Grandmother, 90 First To Receive Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine In Britain
A 90-year-old British grandmother became the first person in a Western country to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine, as Britain rolled out Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug in the biggest inoculation drive in its history. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was “the best early birthday present” and added: “My advice to anyone offered the vaccine is to take it....
You Must Take COVID-19 Vaccine Before Dec. 1, FG Tells Civil Servants
The Federal Government has set a deadline of December 1 for civil servants to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, announced this at a briefing on Wednesday in Abuja. “With effect from 1st December 2021, Federal Government employees shall be required to show proof...
COVID-19 Third Wave: FG Shuts Down Parks In Abuja
The Federal Government has shut down various parks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as the country battles a second wave. Ikharo Attah, the Head, Media and Publicity of FCT Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 Enforcement, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, NAN reports. Mr Attah said the administration would not lose its guard on the control of the...
COVID-19: Suspend Flights From UK Now, Atiku Warns FG
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday urged the federal government to immediately restrict flights, temporarily, from the United Kingdom. Atiku’s call comes on the heels of news of a new strain of COVID-19 circulating in the UK. The new strain is said to be more infectious than the original COVID-19 virus. Several countries, including France and other EU states, have already...
Don’t Go Near Those Who Have Been Vaccinated, They’ve Become Homosexuals — Iran Cleric
Iran’s regime has executed 4,000 to 6,000 gays and lesbians since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, according to a 2008 British WikiLeaks cable. An Iranian regime cleric in the holy city of Qom on Tuesday issued a homophobic rant against people vaccinated for COVID-19, claiming that they become gay after receiving the vaccine. Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian wrote on his Telegram social-media...
Panic As New Malaria Mosquito More Deadly Than COVID-19 Emerged
In African cities, a new malaria mosquito is emerging, with potentially devastating effects for those who live there, according to a new report. Researchers from the Netherlands’ Radboud University Medical Center and the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Ethiopia said that the larvae of Anopheles stephensi, India’s main mosquito vector of malaria, are now “abundantly present” in locations across Africa. Vectors...
Chief Dan Okeke Sends Note Of Quick Recovery To Gov. Ikpeazu
A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abia state, Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke has sent a warm note of speedy recovery to the State governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu who recently tested positive for COVID-19. Ikpeazu who had since proceeded on self-isolation is the fourth governor to test positive for the virus. All the three governors – Nasir el-Rufai...
COVID-19: Joe Biden Gives Trump Credit After Receiving Vaccine (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
President-elect Joe Biden received his COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware on Monday, posing for the cameras as a local nurse administrated the shot and giving credit to President Donald Trump's administration for its rollout of the cure. He thanked the medical staff and urged Americans to follow coronavirus restrictions during the holiday period, including wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. Biden,...
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...
Fifth Anniversary: Prof. Ibe Salutes Ikpeazu, Donates 250 COVID-19 Test Kits, 2 Ambulances, Others
The Chancellor/Proprietor, Gregory University, Prof Gregory Ibe has congratulated the Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu on his fifth anniversary in office and the first anniversary of his second tenure as the state governor. Prof. Ibe while describing the governor's five years in office as productive added that he is challenged by Ikpeazu's reformative policies to complement the apparent productive...
