Coronavirus Kills First Bank Regional Manager
A Regional Manager with First Bank PLC in Kano, northern Nigeria, Abdullahi Lawal, has died of a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID -19). ABN TV reports that family sources said the deceased Nigerian banker took ill on Friday and was first put on admission at a private clinic in Kano from where he was referred to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. The late...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Mobilses 100 Religious Bodies To Pray For Abia Gov
Apex Igbo Youths group Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) on Tuesday described as a sad and unfortunate development the news of the rising cases Of Coronavirus in the South East. The group was reacting to the news of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State’s infection. The governor, who announced his positive result on Monday, became the first Governor in the...
Five Persons Get Infected, Die In Sokoto While Conveying Body Of Cholera Victim
Five persons have died while conveying their brother who died of cholera in Lagos state to Sokoto. The deceased were seasonal migrants to Lagos state where they worked as scavengers. Daily Trust learnt that, they were living at Ojota, an area said to be worst hit by cholera in Lagos state. It was learnt that, one of them got infected and died...
Cholera Kills Five In Kano
The government of Kano State has confirmed that it had recorded five Cholera-related deaths in the state. It also added that very strong preventive measures had been put in place to tackle the outbreak. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the state com...
Nearly 20 Million Nigerians Are Infected With Hepatitis B Or C, Says Minister Of Health
Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health has disclosed that nearly 20 million Nigerians are infected with Hepatitis B or C. This was made known by the health minister while speaking at the launch of the national strategic framework for viral hepatitis a...
We’ll Extend Oversight To How COVID-19 Donations Were Utilized, Rep. Onuigbo Vows
Member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency, Honourable Sam Onuigbo has said the House will soon extend its oversight function to how COVID-19 donations and grants to Nigeria were expended. The lawmaker disclosed this to newsmen at the 22nd coronation anniversary and birthday of the Ugwu I of Ugwu Ibere, Prof. Samuel Ifenwata, at Chris Methodist Church,...
Sperm Containing Coronavirus Raises Risk Of Spread Via Sex ― Study
Chinese researchers who tested sperm of men infected with COVID-19 found that a minority of them had the new coronavirus in their semen, opening up a small chance the disease could be transmitted sexually, scientists said on Thursday. According to Reuters, a study by doctors at China’s Shangqiu Municipal Hospital of 38 men hospitalised with the disease found that six...
Lagos Commissioner Did Not Test Positive For Coronavirus ― Ministry of Health
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has said that its Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, has not tested positive to COVID-19 disease as widely speculated. Director of Public Affairs of the Ministry, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, in a statement on Friday, said the commissioner is hale and hearty and in good health. He stated that: “The attention of the Lagos State Ministry of Health...
It’s Greed To Be Stingy With Vaccines – South African President Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is greedy of nations who have more than enough to be stingy with vaccines. Ramaphosa said this at the ongoing peace and security conference in Dakar Senegal. Although he didn’t specify any particular country, he said it's disappointing that some countries are still being stingy and unwilling to give out their vaccines to...
EXPOSED!! Ukraine’s Medical Programme Is Fraudulent, Council Tells Nigerian Students
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has described Ukraine’s medical programme as fraudulent. Many Nigerians anxious to study abroad see Ukraine as a good option. But in an interview with Daily Trust (not ABN TV), the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, said Russia is the language of expression in Ukraine, but the...
