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COVID-19 Patient Delivers Baby At LUTH
A COVID-19 patient has been delivered of a baby at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos State. ABN TV reports that LUTH made this know in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday afternoon, saying the mother and child are well and alive. “A team of LUTH Drs, anesthetists & nurses delivered a woman with Covid19 of a...
BREAKING: Bola Tinubu’s Personal Aides Test Positive For COVID-19
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, one of his aides had tested positive for COVID-19 after his late Chief Security Officer, Alhaji Lateef Raheem, died from COVID-19 complications. He explained that another aide, who also tested positive after the death of Raheem, had been isolated in accordance with the guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease...
BREAKING: UK To Pay £60K For Families Of NHS Workers, Carriers Who Die From COVID-19
Health workers and carriers who die from coronavirus will receive a payment of £60,000, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. He said: "Of course, nothing replaces the loss of a loved one. But we want to do everything we can to support families who are dealing with this grief." Speaking at the daily Downing Street press conference, he said 21,092 people had...
Police Killing: Damage From Ohafia Protest Terrible, Unimaginable — Abia CP, Mourns Victim
The newly posted Commissioner of Police in Abia State,Janet Agbede has expressed sympathy over the recent killing of late Friday Arunsi of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of the State by a team of policemen said to have acted under the influence of alcohol, assuring the family justice, ABN TV reports She also expressed disappointment over the level...
Ikpeazu Releases Timetable For Distribution Of Food Palliatives To LGAs In Abia
The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has made a public timetable for the distribution of food palliatives on the 17 Local government areas of the State. This in a statement made available to ABN TV, signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu is furtherance of the state government's ongoing delivery of food and personal...
BREAKING: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians By 8pm
President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation on Monday by 8:00pm. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this. “President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8pm. “Television, radio and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Federal...
COVID-19: Lucky Igbokwe Urges NASS To Give Legislative Backing To Non-Disclosure Of Travel, Health History
Businessman and philanthropist, Mr. Lucky Igbokwe popularly known as Don Lulu has called on the National Assembly and the 36 state Houses of Assembly to enact laws that will curb non and partial disclosure of travel and health history of Nigerians at point of admission in hospitals, saying this will help in curtailing the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Igbokwe said...
BREAKING: DSS DG, Yusuf Bichi’s Mother Dies In Kano
Karimatu Abubakar, the mother of the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, is dead. She died in Bichi town on Sunday night and was buried on Monday. There has been an uptick in strange deaths in Kano, though the state government said they are not COVID-19 related. On Sunday, Muhammad Garba, commissioner of information, asked residents not...
Nicotine Could Protect From COVID-19, French Researchers Suggest
Researchers studying COVID-19 patients in the Paris public hospital network have found evidence that smokers could be better protected from the virus than others, though they warn that smoking can aggravate symptoms for those who do contract the illness. Researchers from several institutions saw that of the 11,000 or so patients hospitalised in Paris public hospitals for COVID-19 at the...
ABN TV Boss Salutes Chief Ndukwe Iko On His Birthday, Calls Him Man Of Good Heart
The Director, ABN TV Mr. Ifeanyi Okali has congratulated Abia born businessman, Chief Ndukwe Iko as he marks his birthday today. Describing him as a man with a good heart, Mr. Okali extolled Chief Ndukwe for contributing meaningfully to the lives of Abians through employment generation and career development. "As a businessman and industrialist, the lives of our people has significantly...
