Yusuf Bello| The emir of Rano, one of the newly created emirates in Kano, Tafida Abubakar Ila, is dead. The royal father died on Saturday, a day after he was…
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Another four COVID-19 deaths recorded in Lagos
By our reporter| The Lagos state government on Saturday said four COVID-19 patients have died of complications from the virus. In a tweet on its verified twitter handle, the state…
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UPDATED| Again, Kano leads as NCDC confirms 238 new COVID-19 cases
Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Friday night confirmed 238 new COVID-19 cases across the country with Kano for the second day running recording more new cases than any other state. The…
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US approves remdesivir for emergency treatment for COVID-19 as Nigeria exceeds 2000 cases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday granted authorization to Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) for emergency use of its experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to treat patients with COVID-19,…
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Africa’s COVID-19 war: A mixed bag of wins and losses
Anne Mawathe The spread of the coronavirus in Africa has exposed the precarious nature of many of its healthcare systems. I am writing this at a fraught time in the…
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