Ex-BBNaija Housemate, Maria, Tests Positive For COVID-19

Oyinlola Awonuga
Writer

Ad

Sanae Takaichi Shatters Glass Ceiling, Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

By Abiola Olawale ​Sanae Takaichi officially made history on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, by being elected as Japan's first female prime minister following a parliamentary vote. Takaichi, an ultraconservative leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured the top post after a coalition deal with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party (Ishin no Kai). The 64-year-old…

PDP To Know Fate on Oct 31 as Court Delivers Judgment on National Convention

By Abiola Olawale The political landscape of Nigeria's main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), remains suspended in uncertainty as the Federal High Court in Abuja has set October 31 as the date for judgment in the contentious suit challenging the party’s planned national convention. ​The high-stakes ruling, which follows the conclusion of legal…

Brent Flirts With $60 as Oversupply Fears Deepen

Oil prices continued to inch lower in early Tuesday trading as concerns about oversupply and sagging demand resumed their grip on the market, even as trade-talks between the United States and China offered a glimmer of optimism. At the time of writing, WTI was down 0.52% at $57.22, while Brent had fallen 0.54% to $60.61.…

Ad

A former Big Brother Naija season 6 housemate, Maria Chike, has confirmed contracting the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

The reality star made this known in an Instagram story on Wednesday.
Maria, who is currently in Ghana, said that she is receiving medical care and will remain in the country until her recovery.

‘My heart beats. I have tested positive to COVID-19 but I can reassure you I am doing really well. I initially had a negative result from Dubai less than 24 hours after coming into Ghana, upon arrival to Ghana I tested positive and asked to quarantine, I got a different doctor that tested me again.

“We have so many back and forth results of positive and negative but finally I have tested positive. Please do not take COVID for granted and do not try to be as stubborn as myself always. I have been placed in the best possible care and receiving treatment.

“I will be in Ghana until I am fully recovered and tested negative. I love you all and cannot wait to be back to work,” she wrote.

Ad

X whatsapp