COVID-19: Paris Set To Enter 2nd Lockdown
Paris is set to enter a strict second lockdown in attempt to slow the spike in coronavirus cases. Emmanuel Macron's government has ordered bars in Paris, along with Lyon and nine other cities on 'heightened alert', to close at 10pm from tonight. There is also a 10 person restriction at public gatherings with attendees at weddings and parties limited to 30. Gyms and other indoor...
We Don’t Have The Capacity To Produce Vaccines – Ihekweazu
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director-General Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on Monday declared that Nigeria does not have enough capacity for production of vaccines. Ihekweazu, who made this known during a television programme in Abuja, expressed optimism that the country will not lack access to vaccines when they are available. He, however, said most of the vaccines would have to be...
Nigeria At 60: United We Stand, Divided We Fall – Sen. Kalu
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu has commended Nigerians for their steadfastness, resilience, selflessness and patriotism in the pursuit of Nigeria's unity. According to Kalu, the strength of Nigeria lies in her cultural, ethnic and religious diversity. He faulted perpetrators of secession agenda among ethnic groups, stressing that Nigeria will not break up...
Trump Is Well Enough To Return To White House – Doctor
President Donald Trump will leave the hospital at 6.30 pm on Monday night despite his doctors saying he is 'not out of the woods' after being given a cocktail of drugs to treat COVID-19. Trump, 74, was admitted to Walter Reed on Friday amid reports he had trouble breathing and had a fever. He has since received care from the...
Now UK Visitors To Italy MUST Take COVID-19 Test
Italy has introduced compulsory coronavirus testing for UK visitors. Minister of health Roberto Speranza announced that arrivals from European countries 'at greater risk for Covid-19' - such as the UK, France and Spain - must provide evidence of a negative test taken in the 72 hours prior to travel. Visitors unable to provide proof of a negative result at the border have to take a test in Italy. Some...
I Am Off COVID-19 Drugs, Trump Claims
President Donald Trump said on Friday he is off all the medication he's been taking to treat his COVID-19, telling talk radio host Rush Limbaugh he feels 'perfect.' Trump called into Limbaugh's show for a 'radio rally' with the popular conservative radio star while he remains quarantined inside the White House because of his bout with the coronavirus. 'I feel perfect,' the president said...
COVID-19: Ensure Transparent Use Of FG’s N1bn Intervention Fund, Abia Lawmaker Charges Ikpeazu
The member representing Bende North State constituency Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Chijoke Chukwu has urged the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to ensure judicious and transparent utilisation of the federal government’s intervention fund for COVID-19. This is even as he seeks to see a visible impact in his constituency and all parts of Abia through improvement of health...
Adamawa Governor Threatens To Demolish Houses Of COVID-19 Palliative Looters
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, has given all those who looted COVID-19 relief items in the state 12 hours to return them. In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, Fintiri threatened to demolish any building that houses the stolen items. On Sunday, a mob hit a warehouse in Yola, the state capital, carting away food items such as spaghetti, groundnut oil and cartons of...
BREAKING: Nigeria May Experience 2nd Wave Of COVID-19 – NCDC
Nigeria may experience a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said. He disclosed this at the ongoing media briefing with reporters organised by the National Youth Service Corps on Monday. The DG said the country must abide by the protocols and guidelines developed to avoid a second wave of the virus. He warned...
Why We Cancelled “2020 Evening Of Carols” — Magic FM Management
The management Saturn communications, owners of Magic 102.9 FM Aba, has finally explained why the third annual Evening of Carols was cancelled. The company on Tuesday said the COVID-19 outbreak which has led to a limit in number of persons at a public gathering has made it necessary for the 2020 edition of the programme to be called off. It further...