Ebonylife Film’s The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is coming to Netflix. Anyone surprised? The 2017 romantic comedy directed by Ishayo Bako is one of the studio’s tentpoles which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and tells the story of aspiring restaurateur (Zainab Balogun) returns to her home in Lagos to try and refine the fare at her family’s little hotel, only to find that her parents are planning on selling out to a rich (and devilishly attractive) buyer (Kenneth Okolie).

CEO EbonyLife and executive producer made the announcement recently on Instagram. Netflix is ever more determined to increase the Nollywood titles in its catalogue – Niyi Akinmolayan’s The Set Up just arrived the streamer yesterday and as the coronavirus pandemic continues to force lockdowns and social distance, we can expect more content to hit Netflix.

Anambra discharges index coronavirus case

The Anambra state government has announced that the index case of Coronavirus in the state has been discharged after testing negative twice for the virus. Governor Willie Obiano made the announcement on Wednesday April 22, while serving an update on his administration’s effort to combat Coronavirus in the state.

Borno records another coronavirus death

The Borno State government has confirmed the death of another Coronavirus patient in the state. Alhaji Umar Kadafur, the State’s Deputy Governor who also heads the state committee on the control of coronavirus made the announcement on Wednesday April 22. The development has led to the closure of Biu market for immediate fumigation. Kadafur said.

Adamawa records first case of coronavirus

The Adamawa state government has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the state. The state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri announced this in a state broadcast today Wednesday April 22. According to the governor, the victim is a returnee from Kano state. This comes 14 hours after Kano state recorded 14 more COVID-19 infections.

NCDC confirms 91 new cases of coronavirus

91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

74 in Lagos
5 in Katsina
4 in Ogun
2 in Delta
2 in Edo
1 in Kwara
1 in Oyo
1 in FCT
1 in Adamawa

As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 197
Deaths: 28 pic.twitter.com/oDazHLpLp0

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 22, 2020