UNITED Nations (UN) officials have warned Nigeria to decongest her internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the northeast of the country to prevent the rapid spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic.

CHURCHES across Katsina State defied the government's lockdown and suspension of mass gatherings today and held their usual Sunday services putting their congregations at risk of contracting the dreaded coronavirus.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Like most of you, I watched with horror yesterday as hundreds of people gathered for the funeral of Abba Kyari in Abuja. Government functionaries turned out on their droves unprotected in total defiance of health warnings to maintain social distancing

GOVERNORS of the six states that make up Nigeria's southwest geo-political zone have closed all entry points into the region as part of an intensified effort to combat the spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic.

NAIROBI'S governor Mike Sonko has added the popular alcoholic drink Hennessy to the list of essential relief items he is handing out to Kenyans during the coronavirus lockdown period claiming it is an effective throat sanitizer.

INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) officials have warned that Nigeria is facing the prospect of her worst recession in 30 years as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe.

FINANCIAL institutions including the World Bank have warned African governments against initiating copycat lockdowns in response to the global coronavirus pandemic as the economic impact of such actions could end up causing more lethal damage.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff Mallam Abba Kyari has become Nigeria's most high profile casualty of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe after he succumbed to it yesterday and passed away.

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how you look at it, this lockdown feels like an economic blockade for Nigeria. I can see our GDP falling from $375bn to around $200bn, our foreign earnings dropping from $28bn to about $10bn and unemployment rising by about 30%. Drastic post-Covid action will be needed to turn the tide, with foreign investment at its core

KANO Central Mosque appeared like a ghost town today as Muslims across the metropolis shunned today's weekly Friday Jumat prayers after the recent revelation that the coronavirus pandemic is now prevalent in the state.