103-Year-Old Grandmother Celebrates COVID-19 Recovery By Drinking Beer
A 'feisty' 103-year-old grandmother celebrated beating coronavirus with an ice-cold beer. Jennie Stejna, from Wilbraham, Massachusetts, US, remarked that the Bud Light was 'cold' as she took a sip of it in her nursing home bed. When the woman recording her asked 'how is it, good', Jennie said 'yeah' before taking another gulp and licking her lips. Her carer then responded 'it's...
Late NDDC Director Tested Positive For Coronavirus
The late acting Director, Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Ibanga Etang, tested positive for coronavirus, the commission has revealed. NDDC, in a statement by its Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said the commission was compelled to make the declaration after getting clearance from the deceased family. “The family has authorised the Commission to announce the late...
FG Seeks To Criminalise Non-Wearing Of Face Masks
With the uptick in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country, the federal government yesterday advocated ways to make it a criminal offence for anyone in the country not to wear face masks. The federal government’s advocacy, which entails state enacting laws to punish errant citizens, is in furtherance of its determination to get people to embrace non-pharmaceutical...
BREAKING: El-Rufai Opens Kaduna As Schools, Markets Remain Closed
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has opened the state after 75-day of lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 following the invocation of the Quarantine Act and the Kaduna State Public Health Law to impose the Quarantine Regulations. Also Read: 14 More Almajiri Children From Kano Test Positive For Coronavirus In Kaduna The Governor said from Wednesday, the Quarantine Order will...
BREAKING: COVID-19 Kills Kogi Chief Judge In Isolation Centre
Chief judge of Kogi state, Justice Nasir Ajanah is dead. ABN TV learnt understands that Ajanah died at the COVID-19 isolation centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja. A member of the family confirmed the death to TheCable on Sunday morning. His death came less than two weeks after an aide to Yahaya Bello, the state governor, also died in an Abuja hospital. Ajanah has died...
COVID-19: Russia Records Highest Daily Death Toll
Russia on Tuesday recorded its highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic as the country grapples with a spike in infections spurred by the highly contagious Delta variant. An official government tally reported 652 coronavirus fatalities over the past 24 hours, topping a record that was set in December last year. A record-high number of daily deaths —...
Nigeria Is Currently Witnessing 3rd Wave Of COVID-19 – Osagie Ehanire
Nigeria is currently witnessing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Minister of Health Ehanire Osagie. Osagie, who made the announcement at the presidential steering committee’s COVID-19 press conference on Monday, August 1, urged for state engagement in sample collecting, reporting, and case treatment. Only 17 states, he claims, submitted data or samples in the previous cycle. READ ALSO: I...
Fears As 18 Nigerian Army Generals Test Positive For COVID-19
At least 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), military sources told Channels Television (not ABN TV) on Sunday. The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week. According to the sources, the affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 Chief of Army Staff...
Don’t Panic, I’m In Stable Condition — Ikpeazu Assures Abians
The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has assured the people of the State that he remains stable and in high spirits. The Governor whose second Covid-19 test returned positive on Sunday said that his decision to present himself for a second test was to remove all doubts about his status, after testing negative initially. "As your Governor, I have a responsibility...
COVID-19: Abia One Of The States With Highest Survival Rate — Ikpeazu
-Applauds Concerned Abians for donating isolation facility to FMC Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that the state is leading in terms of COVID-19 testing capacity in the entire South East region. The Governor in highlighting efforts of his administration in containing the pandemic added that Abia is the only state with 16-Modular GenXpert equipment, making it a leading...