Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has debunked claims that he had a hand in the creation of the deadly global pandemic, COVID-19.

There are some conspiracy theories accusing the billionaire of creating the coronavirus outbreak.

Even here in Nigeria, some clerics had pointed accusing fingers at the business tycoon.

Most recently, the founder of the Household of God Church, Pastor Chris Okotie, had said that COVID-19 is a grand plan to reduce the population of the world.

He said Gates, was leading a conspiracy to destabilize the global economy and carry out a “satanic ahenda” against the church.

He had said, “There’s a man who is the protagonist of this whole process that we’re seeing today. His name is Bill Gates.”

But appearing on CNN on Thursday, Gates said, “It’s a bad combination of pandemic and social media and people looking for a very simple explanation.”

The business mogul noted his foundation has provided more funds to buy vaccines to save lives around the world than any other.

“So you just turn that around. You say, ok, we’re making money and we’re trying to kill people with vaccines or by inventing something,” he added.

“And at least it’s true, we’re associated with vaccines, but you actually have sort of flipped the connection.”

Bill Gates lamented that the wide spreading conspiracies may generate to “vaccine hesitancy.”

Following the closure of schools on March 20, 2020 in Ondo State due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state government is set to reopen for academic activities.

The House of Representatives says 80,000 Nigerians are currently held as sex slaves and in forced labour across the world.

Thirteen reverend sisters at a Michigan convent have died from coronavirus.

Nigeria has received seven tonnes of hydroxychloroquine from India.

Former Tanzanian president, Benjamin Mkapa, 81, is dead.

Nigeria has declared that the Madagascar COVID-19 herb syrup did not show any evidence that it could cure COVID-19.

Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his trip to Mali.

The Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has received 47 members of Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups.

Nigeria’s flying officer, Tolulope Arotile, has been laid to rest.