COVID-19: Coronavirus News Update For Sunday, May 3, 2020

Good day, Nigeria, welcome to Naija News roundup of top Coronavirus (COVID-19) news headlines for today Sunday, May 3, 2020.

Below is a roundup of top stories on the COVID-19 disease…

NCDC Confirms 220 New Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday at 11:50 pm confirmed 220 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria.

This brings the total number of cases in the country to 2388.

According to the breakdown by NCDC, 62 new cases were recorded in Lagos, while, 52 in FCT, 31 in Kaduna, 13 in Sokoto, 10 in Kebbi, 9 in Yobe, 6 in Borno, 5 in Edo, 5 in Bauchi, 4 in Gombe, 4 in Enugu, 4 in Oyo, 3 in Zamfara, 2 in Nasarawa, 2 in Osun, 2 in Ebonyi, 2 in Kwara, 2 in Kano and 2 in Plateau.

Ganduje Disobeys Buhari, Relaxes Kano Lockdown

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has announced the relaxation of the Presidential lockdown imposed on Kano State to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19).

Governor Ganduje announced that Kano residents would be allowed to make purchases during the free days.

He stated that the two free days would be on Mondays and Thursdays from 10 am to 4 pm.

The Kano State Governor said no markets will be allowed to open, adding that only a few supermarkets would be allowed to operate.

Like TB Joshua, Coronavirus ‘Disgraces’ Prophet Odumeje

Like TB Joshua, Coronavirus has disgraced Prophet Odumeje as the pandemic failed to end in April as predicted by the controversial Anambra based prophet.

Naija News recalls that Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) trended in March, for an infamous prophecy in which he claimed the COVID 19 would disappear on March 27.

The SCOAN General Overseer had revealed during a church sermon in February,  that the pandemic will be over by the end of March.

“This month, 27th, it will be over, by the end of this month, whether we like it or not, no matter the medicine they have produced to cure whatever, it will go the way it came,” the Prophet had said.

Just like TB Joshua predicted March ending, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere of the Spiritual Director of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry World Miracle Center, alias Land of Freedom, popularly known as Prophet Odumeje, said Coronavirus will vanish April ending.

COVID-19: Pastor Giwa Reveals Creators of Coronavirus

The senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ, Pastor Adewale Giwa has accused those against the lifting of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown of manufacturing the deadly disease.

In a statement on Saturday, Pastor Giwa stated that creators of COVID-19 want the lockdown to continue so they can perpetuate their evil plans.

According to the popular clergyman, creators of the deadly disease want people locked at home while they carry on with their nefarious activities.

He claimed that the fear of coronavirus has killed a lot of people more than the disease itself.