Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21
Kenyan fatuma noor named CNN African Journalists 2011 Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Competition were announced may 18,2012 by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel. The competition which is now in its 17th year received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speakingAfrica. 34 finalists from 12 countries : Tunde Akingbade, Freelance, The Guardian on Sunday,Nigeria Joshua Anny, Joy FM, Ghana Manar Attiya, Ahram Hebdo, Egypt Adriaan Basson ; Piet Rampedi, CityPress,South Africa Najlae Benmbarek, 2M TV, Maroc Demelza Bush, Craig McKune ; Verashni Pillay, Mail ; Guardian Online,South Africa Ramusel Graça,Televisão Santomense, São Tomé e PrÃncipe Arsénio Henriques, Soico – STV, Moçambique Edward Echwalu, Freelance for The Observer,Uganda Teresa Sofia Fortes, A Semana, Cabo Verde Isabel João, Novo Jornal, Angola Ahaoma Kanu, National Daily Newspaper, Nigeria Tom