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A top New York City doctor who was on the front line of the US fight against coronavirus has taken her own life. Dr Lorna Breen, who was medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Manhattan, died of self-inflicted injuries on Sunday, police said. The 49-year-old’s father, Dr Philip Breen, told the New York Times: “She tried to do her job and it killed her.” New York accounts for 17,500 out of America’s coronavirus 56,000 deaths. The elder Dr Breen said his daughter had had no history of mental illness. She died in Charlottesville, Virginia,…

Seven inter-state buses with 95 passengers billed for night travel have been impounded by police in Lagos just before they took off, the command said on Sunday. The buses were discovered around 8pm on April 21 in the Bhojson area of Ebute Metta preparatory for departure for Benue, Abuja and Ilorin, spokesman Bala Elkana said in a statement. Elkana said drivers and passengers were charged to court, adding that they were among 620 violators arrested in one week from various parts of the state and charged to court for violating restriction order. Others included the Imam of Sheik Central Mosque,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 64 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, taking the new total to 1337 cases across the country. The centre for disease control also announced the discharge of 11 patients and no new death. “64 new cases of COVID-19 reported; 34-Lagos, 15-FCT, 11-Borno, 2-Taraba, 2-Gombe”. “As at 11:20pm 27th April there are 1337 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. With 255 patients discharged and 40 deaths.” NCDC said, “One case previously reported as a Lagos State case, is now reported as an FCT case. “The total number of confirmed cases in…

Teams will be given “temporary dispensation” to make five substitutions to help with the congested schedule they could face when the season resumes, Fifa has proposed. Most leagues around the world have been halted by the coronavirus pandemic. The dispensation can be implemented by organisers for competitions scheduled until the end of the 2021 season. A Fifa spokesman told BBC Sport “health comes first” and no competition is “worth risking a single human life”. They added: “Football should only resume when the health authorities and governments say it is absolutely safe and non-disruptive of health services being delivered to the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday slammed a total lockdown on Kano state while lifting those of Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory. He also urged Nigerians to observe social distancing and to stay away from social and large gatherings. Read speech below ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the resilience and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has lifted the lockdown placed on the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states after 28 days imposition. The President said the lockdown in the two states and the FCT will take effect from Monday, 4 May 2020. In a national address on Monday, President Buhari said he took the decision after recommendation from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. “Based on the above and in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the various Federal Government committees that have reviewed socio-economic matters and the Nigeria Governors Forum, I have approved for a…

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has dismissed reports that the state rejected Federal Government palliatives donated through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. The palliatives sent to Ondo were 1800 bags of rice and 700 gallons of vegetable oil as part of measures to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown in the country. Governor Akeredolu who spoke through his Special Adviser on Public and Inter-Governmental Relationship, Ms. Ademosu Bunmi, said the state government never contemplated returning the rice to the Federal Government and expressed shock to have read in some section media that he rejected the…

President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8 pm, according to a statement by his spokesman. Nigeria has been on lockdown for 28 days and the President is expected to address the situation even as new cases mount. According to Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President, (Media & Publicity) the address will be aired on state-owned media. Buhari to address Nigerians by 7pm on Monday “Television, radio and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)…

Three patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 are presently on the run in the ancient city of Kano, Chronicle NG has gathered. The Coordinator of Kano Taskforce on COVID 19, Dr Tijjani Hussain, disclosed this on Monday. He said the three coronavirus patients fled from their homes and have been unreachable. According to him, the patients also switched off their mobile phone and their homes are now deserted. He said that they must have relocated elsewhere, explaining that the Task Force has now begun a search for the trio. “We are collaborating with security agents to track them and…

A Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) fuel station on Yaya Abatan Road, in Ogba, Lagos state. The immediate cause of the fire at the fuel station which is situated on College road in Ogba could not be ascertained by Chronicle NG as residents battle to put out the fire. An unverified report claimed that the Lagos Fire Service Department arrived the scene without water in their tank. Please retweet for help NNPC fillings station College road in Ogba is on fire. Please people needs help right now pic.twitter.com/1Ye1ZOBl95 — big head (@bighead7789) April 27, 2020 Lagos state fire service came…