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Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Governor confirmed this in a statement which he personally signed on Saturday. The statement revealed that he and some of his close aides tested…

Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said himself and his wife, Edith will be going into self-isolation for next 14 days after one of his daughters tested positive for COVID-19. The governor made this known via his Twitter…

Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Seun Fakorede has tested positive for coronavirus. The 28-year-old, who became the youngest commissioner in Oyo state when he was appointed in August 2019, disclosed his COVID-19 status…

World No 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, have tested positive for coronavirus following Adria Tour he organised in Serbia and Croatia this month. The player was the face behind the Adria Tour, a series of…

A Black Lives Matter protester has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a 10,000 people rally in Melbourne, Australia. The man who is in his 30s reportedly marched through the city on Saturday and developed Covid-19…

Stoke City manager, Michael O'Neill has tested positive for COVID-19 after the latest round of testing for Premier League staff and players on Monday. A planned friendly match between Stoke and Manchester United which was to take place…

Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive for COVID-19, it emerged on Monday morning. John Okiyi Kalu, commissioner of information in the state, announced the case in a statement, saying the governor had gone into…

Rivers state government has announced that the manager of a hotel recently demolished by Governor Nyesom Wike for violating the lockdown order, has tested positive for coronavirus. In an announcement made on Sunday May 24, the state…

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has expressed confidence that “good old football with fans will come back very soon” despite the ongoing global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Domestic and continental club…

Three Nigerians recently evacuated from Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus, it emerged on Sunday morning. On May 6, 256 Nigerians were repatriated to Nigeria due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Professor Akin Abayomi,…

Sacked Kano Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Muazu Magaji, who celebrated the death of Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for coronavirus. Magaji upon hearing of the demise of Kyari celebrated by making some…

A courier driver who works with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Nassarawa has tested positive for Coronavirus. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ review meeting at the…

10 doctors who work with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus, after treating patients with symptoms of the virus. Chairman of the hospital's branch of Association of Resident Doctors,…

Kaduna State government has confirmed that the 16 new Coronavirus cases earlier reported by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the State are Almajiris who returned from Kano. The Kaduna State Commissioner of Health, Dr…