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  • See names of high profile Nigerians who have died from, contracted COVID-19 so far

    See names of high profile Nigerians who have died from, contracted COVID-19 so far

    While countries all over the world continue battling and adjusting to a new normal brought about by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), one thing that has remained a sort of mystery since this global trying moment is the non-discriminatory approach of the virus. The fatalities cut across countries, class, race, tribe and other known/unknown forms of human classifications.

    The situation is not different in Nigeria as artisans, health workers, clerics, top political figures, musicians, bank executives, footballers and several others have either survived or loss their lives to the raging virus.

    Recently, the Minister of Health and member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Osagie Ehanire, lamented that educated and well-to-do Nigerians constitute many of the fatalities from COVID-19 in Nigeria.

    “A disturbing picture emerging from statistics is that not only are most fatalities observed to be linked with preexisting diseases, many are educated, well-to-do people, who chose home-based care, where they develop sudden complication and have to be rushed to hospital,” he said.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that as of Friday, August, 14, 2020, Nigeria had a total of 48,445 confirmed cases, 35,998 discharge and 973 deaths. TNG understands that these are not just statistics especially for the loved ones of the deceased whose lives might never remain the same even after the world gets over this pandemic.

    TNG highlights below a list of prominent Nigerians who lost their lives to the virus after contracting it to further drive home the point that the virus is real and that the recent global freedom should not be taken for granted that the fight against the virus is won and over.

    1. Suleiman Achimugu

    Suleiman Achimugu was a former Managing Director of PPMC, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) subsidiary in charge of petroleum products marketing and distribution.

    Achimugu’s family said he died on March 23 after showing symptoms of the virus following his return to the country from the United Kingdom.

    He was Nigeria’s first fatality.

    2. Abba Kyari

    President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, on April 17 succumbed to coronavirus at 69.

    About a week before he tested positive for the virus, he was in Germany meeting with energy officials at Siemens on a deal to restore Nigeria’s electricity grid.

    He was transferred from the capital Abuja to Lagos for medical care where he was confirmed dead.

    Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State

    3. Abiola Ajimobi

    Abiola Ajimobi, a two-term governor in Nigeria’s southwestern Oyo State died from underlying health conditions after contracting coronavirus.

    He passed away in Lagos at the age of 70 on June 25.

    Ajimobi was born on December 16, 1949, in Oyo State, South-west Nigeria.

    He served as senator before his election as Oyo governor in 2011. In 2015, he became the first Oyo State governor to win re-election.

    4. Bayo Osinowo

    Before his death, Mr Osinowo was a senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District. He passed away on June 15 at the age of 64.

    His death came at a time when he urged the public to be mindful of the deadly virus.

    5. Dan Foster

    Nigeria-based African American popular radio presenter and broadcaster, Dan Foster aka The Big Dawg died from COVID-19 complications on June 17.

    6. Wahab Adegbenro

    The Ondo State commissioner of health, Wahab Adegbenro, died from COVID-19 complications on July 2 at the state’s infectious disease hospital.

    He died two days after handing the positive test result of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to him. Many who spoke about the late Adegbenro said he was one of the most hard-working cabinet members of the state government.

    7. Pastor (Dr.) Richmond Leigh

    Pastor (Dr.) Richmond Leigh, the Senior Pastor and Founder of Richmond Sisan Leigh Ministries, also known as Father’s House Bible Church, is dead.

    TNG reports that Pastor Leigh was said to have died at an undisclosed hospital in Warri on Friday, July 4 after contracting the dreadful virus. He was the second cleric to die of the virus in the state.

    8. Jide Odekunle

    Chief Jide Odekunle was General Manager of Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA during the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos State.

    According to reports, the top socialite reportedly drove himself to the Onikan Isolation Centre with his wife on Sunday, July 5 and died shortly after of Coronavirus complications at the centre.

    9. Tunde Braimoh

    The Lawmaker representing Kosofe constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Tunde Braimoh lost the battle against COVID-19 on Friday, July 10, 2020.

    Until his death, he was the chairman house committee on information, security and strategy in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

    10. Buruji Kashamu

    Former Senator representing Ogun East in the 8th National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu is the latest on the list of prominent Nigerians to die of the deadly virus.

    TNG reports that the former Nigerian lawmaker died of COVID-19 on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos.

    He was aged 62.

    11. Babatunde Oke, Onigbongbo Local Council Chairman

    Babatunde Oke was executive chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) until his death on August 12.

    Oke according to reports died last Wednesday from COVID-19 complications. He was the second council chairman in Lagos to die from the virus.

    He was 57 years old.

    Prominent Recovered Cases

    It was not all about deaths for the Nigerian elite class that contracted COVID-19. On a broader note, majority of the elites who tested positive for the virus won the battle against it in a couple of days.

    Some of these lucky ones are;

    Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State.

    Others are; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi.

    Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godsfrey Onyeama also recently recovered from the virus after testing positive on July 19.

     

     

  • WHO worried as COVID-19 cases surpass 13 million worldwide

    WHO worried as COVID-19 cases surpass 13 million worldwide

    COVID-19 cases rose above 13 million across the world on Monday, climbing by one million in just five days, with over 570,000 people dead.

    The Reuters global tally, which is based on government reports, shows the disease is accelerating the fastest in Latin America.

    The Americas account for more than half the world’s infections and half the deaths.

    Parts of the world, especially the United States with more than 3.3 million confirmed cases, are seeing huge increases in a first wave of COVID-19 infections while others “flatten the curve” and ease lockdowns.

    California, one of the states witnessing a surge in cases, announced fresh restrictions on Monday, shutting bars and restaurants, among others.

    Other places, such as the Australian city of Melbourne and Leicester in England, are implementing a second round of shutdowns.

    Chinese-ruled Hong Kong, albeit with a low 1,522 cases, is to tighten social distancing measures again amid growing worries about a third wave.

    The United States reported a daily global record of 69,070 new infections on July 10.

    In Brazil, 1.86 million people have tested positive, including President Jair Bolsonaro, and more than 72,000 people have died.

    The U.S. state of Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases in 24 hours on Sunday, more than South Korea’s total since the disease was first identified at the end of last year.

    Coronavirus infections were rising in about 40 U.S. states, according to a Reuters analysis of cases for the past two weeks compared with the prior two weeks.

    Yet U.S. President Donald Trump and White House officials have repeatedly said the disease is under control and that schools must reopen in the autumn.

    “The president and his administration are messing with the health of our children,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on CNN’s “State of the Union” programme.

    “We all want our children to go back to school, parents do and children do. But they must go back safely.”

    STAY AT HOME
    Hungary has imposed new restrictions on cross-border travel as of next Wednesday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in new cases in several countries, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Sunday.

    The leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia called on residents of an area that has seen a surge in coronavirus cases to stay at home despite a ruling by a judge who threw out a mandatory lockdown order for the district of 160,000 people.

    Spain, which has been one of the European countries worst hit by the coronavirus, lifted nationwide confinement last month, when the pandemic seemed to have come under control.

    The first case was reported in China in early January and it took three months to reach one million cases.

  • Nigeria records 12 deaths in 24 hours as COVID-19 cases hit 27,564

    Nigeria records 12 deaths in 24 hours as COVID-19 cases hit 27,564

    Twelve people died of COVID-19 in the various isolation centers of Nigeria in the last 24 hours, the NCDC announced on Friday.

    An additional 454 cases were also announced for Friday, taking the country’s total to 27,564.

    The number of people discharged increased from 10,801 to 11,069 – which means 268 were discharged in 24 hours.

    Lagos remains the leader of the COVID-19 table with 87 cases.

    Its cumulative total is now 10,910 cases.

    Below is the breakdown of cases recorded on Friday.

  • Delta displaces Lagos, records highest single day COVID-19 cases in Nigeria

    Delta displaces Lagos, records highest single day COVID-19 cases in Nigeria

    Nigeria on Wednesday, set a new record after it announced that the country has recorded 790 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 26,484.

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Twitter, saying the new cases were reported in 22 states, with four deaths.

    The new cases make up for the highest single-day tally for COVID-19 infections in the country.

    Delta State with 166 dethroned Lagos which reported 120 new infections.

    Others are Enugu-66 FCT-65 Edo-60 Ogun-43 Kano-41 Kaduna-39 Ondo-33 Rivers-32 Bayelsa-29 Katsina-21 Imo-20 Kwara-18 Oyo-11 Abia-10 Benue-6 Gombe-4 Yobe-2 Bauchi-2 Kebbi-2.

  • Lagos accounts for half of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as toll hits 14,554

    Lagos accounts for half of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as toll hits 14,554

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has just announced that the record for the COVID-19 in Nigeria has risen to 14,554. 681 new cases were recorded on Thursday.

    The centre made this known via its Twitter handle.

    The new cases per states are listed below:

    new cases of #COVID19;

    Lagos-345

    Rivers-51

    Ogun-48

    Gombe-47

    Oyo-36

    Imo-31

    Delta-28

    Kano-23

    Bauchi-18

    Edo-12

    Katsina-12

    Kaduna-9

    Anambra-7

    Jigawa-5

    Kebbi-4

    Ondo-4

    Nasarawa-1

  • COVID-19 cases explode in Abuja as Lagos records slight decline

    COVID-19 cases explode in Abuja as Lagos records slight decline

    Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory of Abuja has recorded a spike in its COVID-19 cases, the highest in the last one week.

    This is as the nation’s virus caseload jumped to 11,844 and the death toll also increased from 323 to 333.

    But in Lagos, the virus curve may be flattening.

    According to the latest figures of infections released by the NCDC on Friday night, the FCT recorded 70 cases, out of the 328 new cases declared. Lagos got a low of 102 cases.

    The figure for the FCT was the highest for the Nigerian capital, since last Saturday when it recorded 52 cases.

    On Sunday, the confirmed cases declined to 48 and went as low as 14 on Wednesday.

    Now, it boomed again to 72.

    Figures for Lagos in the past five days may also be showing signs that the state has reached the peak and may be flattening the curve earlier than the July-August prediction.

    The virus caseload for the state is also on a downward trajectory, with a new daily total of 121.

    After reaching a daily peak of 378 on Saturday, it declined to 188 on Sunday.

    On Thursday, the confirmed cases for Lagos also fell to 102.

    Here is the breakdown for the states

    Lagos-121
    FCT-70
    Bauchi-25
    Rivers-18
    Oyo-16
    Kaduna-15
    Gombe-14
    Edo-13
    Ogun-13
    Jigawa-8
    Enugu-6
    Kano-5
    Osun-2
    Ondo-2

    11844 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
    Discharged: 3696
    Deaths: 333

  • More Covid-19 cases will hit Nigeria, FG warns

    More Covid-19 cases will hit Nigeria, FG warns

    The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says Nigeria is yet to reach the “peak” of COVID-19 infections.

    The Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the COVID-19 daily news conference on Monday in Abuja.

    He said it was necessary to restate to the citizenry that Nigeria had not reached the peak of confirmed cases, adding that the battle against COVID-19 was a long term battle.

    Mustapha urged Nigerians to pursue a strategy that would aid the sustainable control of the spread of the disease, stressing that risk communications and community engagement should remain top priority.

    He added that precision approach to containment and management should be adopted based on the overall assessment, including available data on the public health considerations and resultant economic impacts.

    According to him, the PTF is of the opinion that Nigeria is ready to allow science and data determine her cautious advancement into the second phase of the eased lockdown for a period of four weeks.

    He said: “It is the consideration of the PTF that while Nigeria’s confirmed cases have increased in the period under review, the following factors should inspire confidence in the response.

    “Majority of the confirmed cases are in a handful of local government areas in the country as 20 out of the 774 LGAs nationwide account for 60 per cent of the cases.”

    Mustapha said there was an opportunity to concentrate efforts in the high-burden areas, adding that the federal agencies and state governments were working together on the promotion and utilisation of guidelines on case management.

    According to him, there is increased capacity to detect, test and trace those infected with the virus as 29 testing laboratories have been activated, with Bauchi being the latest addition.

    He added that the test count nationwide had exceeded 60,000, stating that a shift in focus to community engagement and enhanced risk communication was imperative.

  • 16 dead in a day, Lagos records highest daily infections as Covid-19 cases hit 8,344 in Nigeria

    16 dead in a day, Lagos records highest daily infections as Covid-19 cases hit 8,344 in Nigeria

    Nigeria, on Tuesday, reported 276 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the new tally of confirmed cases in the country to 8, 344, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced.

    Nigeria recorded one of its highest daily death figures since the beginning of the outbreak as 16 people were reported to have died from the virus on Tuesday, bringing the death figure to 249.

    The agency in a late night tweet on Tuesday said the new cases were reported from 15 states. These states are Lagos, Rivers, Edo, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, Kano, Delta, Ebonyi, Gombe, Ogun, Ondo, Borno, Abia and Bauchi.

    Lagos state remains epicentre of COVID-19 in the country and it also reported the highest daily figure from the virus on Tuesday.

    There was an increase in the number of infections reported on Tuesday ( 276) compared to the number reported on Monday (229).

    The figures of confirmed cases in the country has been fluctuating in the past few weeks.

    The 276 new cases are reported from 15 states: Lagos – 161, Rivers – 36, Edo – 27, Kaduna – 19, Nasarawa -10, Oyo – 6, Kano – 4, Delta – 3, Ebonyi – 3, Gombe – 2, Ogun – 1, Ondo -1, Borno – 1, Abia -1

    and Bauchi -1.

    How states stand:

    So far, Nigeria has tested 46,803 samples with 8,344 confirmed cases with 5,708 active cases, of which 2, 385 infected people have recovered and discharged from the virus, with 249 deaths.

  • Manager of hotel demolished by Wike among 27 new COVID-19 cases in Rivers

    Manager of hotel demolished by Wike among 27 new COVID-19 cases in Rivers

    The Rivers State Government on Sunday confirmed recording 27 new positive coronavirus cases in the state.

    According to a statement released on Sunday evening by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, the Manager of Prodest Hotel demolished some two weeks ago by Governor Nyesom Wike was among the new cases.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the embattled manager, identified as Bariledum Azoroh after the demolition was detained, tried and convicted at a magistrate court in Port Harcourt while undergoing a 14-day isolation.

    Meanwhile, the owner of the hotel, Gogorobari Needam had since cried out the ‘shredded’ way the trial was conducted. He also accused Gov Wike of hijacking the judicial system in the state.

    According to the commissioner, the hotels were demolished because “the owners violated Executive Order 7 which banned the operation of hotels.

    The COVID-19 Taskforce members from the Local Government who went to enforce the Executive Order were brutalized and dehumanised leading to the death of one of them.”

  • Wike relaxes lockdown, blames oil workers for 60% of COVID-19 cases in Rivers

    Wike relaxes lockdown, blames oil workers for 60% of COVID-19 cases in Rivers

    Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday relaxed the lockdown of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt local government areas of the state for six days.

    According to the governor who spoke in a state broadcast on Wednesday, the relaxation kicks-off today.

    He said the lockdown would be restored in the capital city on May 26.

    He said: “Residents and visitors of these local government areas can therefore go out of their homes for their lawful businesses from May 21 until 8pm, Tuesday, 26th of May 2020, when the lockdown will be restored and maintained until further notice.

    “It is important to emphasized that the relaxation only allows for free human and vehicular movements and the opening of limited businesses, such as banks, supermarkets, shopping malls and grocery shops.

    “All land, sea and air exit and entry borders and routes into Rivers State shall remain closed. Similarly, all open markets, motor parks, hotels, bars, night clubs, in-service restaurants and barbers’ shops must remain shut.

    “Religious gatherings of more than 50 persons remain prohibited. All public weddings, burials and other social gathering also remain prohibited. Private and commercial vehicles, including tricycles must continue to limit the number of passengers to two persons only.

    “The wearing of face masks or coverings in public spaces, including commercial and private vehicles remains compulsory as contraveners would be arrested and summarily dealt with as the law demands.”

    …Blames oil workers for multiple COVID-19 cases in the state

    Meanwhile Gov Wike has insisted that oil workers are responsible for 60 per cent of the state’s COVID-19 cases.

    Blaming the rising COVID-19 cases in the state on unscreened oil workers, the governor noted that 60 per cent of infections in the state came from such employees returning from rigs.

    As at the time of filing this report, Rivers had 53 positive Coronavirus cases out of which 29 were active and 21 discharged. Three deaths were recorded.

    Speaking with the management team of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited at Government House, Port Harcourt, the governor said the development was the reason he insisted that oil workers coming into the state must be tested to know their Coronavirus status.

    The governor said oil remained the mainstay of the economy and clarified that all his actions were not targeted at anybody or organisation.

    He recalled that recently the Nigeria Airforce Base, Port Harcourt quarantined 14 oil workers out which three of them tested positive for the virus.

    He said: “It’s not in anybody’s interest to deny people to carry out their official duties. Oil is the main stay of the economy of Nigeria and without it, we that is in this part of the country will find it difficult to function.

    “My concern is that companies should always notify government of workers they are bringing into the state, so that our health officials can monitor them.