Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has narrated the ordeal he endured in isolation while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and how he contracted the virus.

El-Rufai disclosed on Tuesday, April 28, that he suffered serious headaches and fever within the first week of his isolation, Daily Trust reports.

El-Rufai says he suffered serious headaches and fever within the first week of his isolation Source: Depositphotos Speaking in a Hausa live media chat with selected radio stations in Kaduna, the governor said though he was not certain as to when or where exactly he contracted the virus, he suspected that he picked it up from Abuja where he attended several meetings.

He said he did not have symptoms of cough or other respiratory problems but noted that he suffered excruciating headaches and fever which he said he will not wish for his enemies.

“I suffered a lot. I was isolated for 26 days without contact with my wives, children, in fact, nobody except for healthcare providers,” El-Rufai said.

“I did not see my wives and children, I stayed alone for 26 days in a room, even the person who was assigned to bring food to me was well kited so I don’t infect him and I was always on drugs sometimes twice a day.”

He noted that though no member of his immediate family had tested positive for coronavirus, he said he infected a colleague, one of his drivers, his domestic staff and a close friend.

The governor noted that he was fine on the first two days in isolation but by the third day, he was hit by a serious fever that lasted two to three days adding that he couldn’t read or do anything and even found it difficult to pray.

El-Rufai said when he started to get better, he began reading online about everything that had to do with coronavirus, recited the Qur’an, and then attending virtual meetings.

He disclosed said at some point, his phones were seized by his doctor.

A 37-year-old lady, who was arrested earlier this week for stabbing her mother-in-law to death in Niger state, has given a reason for her action.

The suspect identified as Fatima Sani, reportedly stabbed her 70-year-old mother-in-law identified as Aishatu Umaru, following a misunderstanding with her husband Sani Umaru, which resulted in a divorce.

Fatima who was visibly unremorseful, told the police during interrogation, that she decided to stab her mother in-law because the deceased never liked her and did not give her peace since she got married to her son.

”Since I came into that family, I have not known anything called peace. Every day is punctuated with my mother-in-law’s trouble. There is nothing I did that pleased her and I decided to stab her to death so that everything would be over.

I know I have done something that even Allah will not forgive me, but let the law take its course. Since she did not want me to have peace in my matrimonial home, Allah will not set her free.”

In new astonishing reports, a giant asteroid will fly close to earth on Wednesday morning (European time) but will not collide with earth according to the National Space Agency (NASA).

The giant rock half the size of Mount Everest, is officially named 1998 OR2, and will fly by at almost 19,500 miles per hour today (29 April).

The Asteroid 1998 OR2 is thought to be sized between 1.8 and 4.1 kilometres in diameter which is roughly 0.5 to 2.5 miles and will be visible from Earth as it comes close to the planet and can be seen with a telescope as it can’t be seen with the naked eye.

Asteroid 1998 OR2 will come 3.9 million miles close to the earth’s surface, and the distance not considered near by a layman, is close enough to the earth according to scientists.

Close enough to be considered a “Near Earth Object” (NEO) by NASA.

Even though the asteroid won’t hit Earth, NASA unfortunately reckons there are still 22 space rocks that could hit Earth in the years to come.

Any fast moving space object that comes within around 4.65 million miles is considered to be “potentially hazardous” by NASA.

The space agency explained,

“Sentry is a highly automated collision monitoring system that continually scans the most current asteroid catalog for possibilities of future impact with Earth over the next 100 years.

“Whenever a potential impact is detected it will be analyzed and the results immediately published here, except in unusual cases where we seek independent confirmation.”

The asteroid flyby is expected to occur at 5:56 a.m. ET, according to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. The center tracks Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs, that could collide with Earth.

NASA says they have been tracking this particular asteroid for 20 years, according to NASA.

The asteroid has a mask like wearing look, making it more interesting as the world battles Coronavirus with the use of face masks this period.

“The small-scale topographic features such as hills and ridges on one end of asteroid 1998 OR2 are fascinating scientifically,” said Anne Virkki, head of planetary radar at Arecibo Observatory, in a statement.

Arecibo Observatory is a National Science Foundation facility managed by the University of Central Florida

“But since we are all thinking about Covid-19, these features make it look like 1998 OR2 remembered to wear a mask.”

A 24-Year-old man has been stabbed to death, just days after his father died from Coronavirus.

Gomoh, worked with the NHS, was speaking to a friend on the phone when he was stabbed “multiple times in a ferocious assault” by a group of men in masks seconds after leaving his home at 10.25pm on Sunday.

Detective Inspector Tony Kirk, of the Mets Specialist Crime Command, said;

“David’s family are going through unimaginable torment

“Within days his mother has seen the death of her husband and son; his sister has lost her brother and father, both are now heartbroken.

“David was a young man who had worked hard to put himself through university and, like his mother, worked hard for the community in the NHS.

“At this time we believe the only thing David did to be murdered was walk down a street.

“He was apparently approached by a group of men wearing masks and stabbed multiple times in a ferocious assault.

“I have no doubt this was a planned attack that singled out David because he happened to be in that area.

“David and his mother, who have done so much to help the community, now need the public to come forward and tell us what they know.

“If you have any information, please think of this young man and the suffering of his family and call us.

“If you don’t want to give your name, call Crimestoppers, but do make that call. David’s family deserve both answers and justice.”

A Nigerian woman and her two children, both under the ages of 10, were burnt to death in a fire outbreak that took place inside her one room apartment in Alikor estate in Choba, Rivers state, today April 28th, 2020.

According to reports, the fire is said to have been caused by the kerosene the woman sells. Her body and those of her children have been evacuated and deposited at the morgue.