April 2020

Nigeria on Saturday recorded 49 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 542, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC said 23 cases were…

The death of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, weeks after the senior presidential aide’s infection with coronavirus, has undoubtedly created a void in the upper echelons of the current regime. Based on…

The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration has noted with concern the video trending on social media, showing a man pulling off his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) unprofessionally after participating in the…

The CKN News Foundation has empowered some vulnerable Nigerians as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility at this crucial Covid-19 lockdown. The Publisher of Nigeria's high flying online media platform Chris Kehinde Nwandu disclosed…

Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff died on Friday, April 17, 2020. Kyari was flown to Lagos State after he tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus which has claimed many lives worldwide. Here, ABIA ONLINE brings to…

Abia State Government has expressed shock over the news of yet another alleged extra-judicial killing of a citizen by security agents, this time in Ohafia. In a statement, the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, said…

Abia State COVID-19 medical Rapid Response (RR) Team received information from NCDC national control room on a suspected COVID-19 patient named Vincent Prosper who called them from Abia State to report among other things that he was…

The Abia State Joint Taskforce on Covid-19 has taken a more stringent measures in the enforcement of border closure and the lockdown in the State. The Taskforce led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Homeland Security, Chief…

The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has declared that every state in Nigeria will have its share of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chikwe said this during his appearance on Channels Television’s…

The Coalition of Civil Society Group has raised an alarm over an alleged plot, by what it termed 'some powerful politicians' to release former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu out of prison under the guise of the recent…