COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 400K In U.S
The coronavirus pandemic hit another stunning milestone Tuesday, with the U.S. death toll soaring past 400,000 as new variants continue to pop up across the country. The deadly marker, confirmed by Johns Hopkins University, represents about one-fifth of all reported deaths around the world and comes less than a year after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the U.S. The...
Atiku Abubakar Receives Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine (Photos)
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, his media aide Paul Ibe said on Wednesday. The former number two citizen, who is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, had received the first shot on January 6. “H.E @atiku earlier today took his second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. He had earlier had the first...
VIDEO: There’s Nothing Wrong With Sleeping With A Woman During Menstruation — Marriage Counselor
Controversial self-acclaimed marriage and relationship expert Counselor Lutterodt has yet again made an unpopular claim. Speaking in an interview session on Accra-based Angel FM, the maverick Counselor indicated that there was no wrong in having sexual intercourse with a woman during her period. He even went on to say that, there are even health benefits that come with it. READ ALSO: Police...
BREAKING: Governor Bala Mohammed hospitalised in London
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has been hospitalized in London for an undisclosed illness. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen yesterday in Bauchi, quoted a special message sent to the people of the state by the governor from his hospital bed in London ahead of...
Lassa fever outbreak: Enugu govt warn residents against bush burning
The Enugu State Government has cautioned the residents of the state of uncontrolled bush burning, saying the fleeing rodents may cause the spread of Lassa fever disease in homes. Dr Boniface Okolo, the Director of Public Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, made this known in Enugu on Thursday, explaining that fleeing rodents from burning bushes were likely to run into...
Abia govt to intensify efforts in tackling disease burden
Chief Emole Egbulefu, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in Abia, says the state government will evolve policies and programmes to eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the state. Egbulefu said this on Thursday during a news conference organised by the ministry to mark the 2020 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day with the theme, “Beat NTDs: For good, For all”. He also said...
BREAKING: Israel Confirms Its 1st Case Of Coronavirus
The virus was confirmed in a citizen who flew home from Japan earlier this week after being quarantined on the stricken cruise ship Diamond Princess. “One of the passengers who returned home from the cruise ship in Japan tested positive in a checkup by the health ministry’s central laboratory,” a ministry statement said. The statement added that the other dozen Israeli passengers...
Popular Nollywood Actor Dallas, Dies In Hotel Room In Abia
Another Nollywood star actor and film maker, Frank Dallas Ebulukwu is dead. He reportedly died in his hotel room in Umuahia, the Abia State on Wednesday, where he was attending a summit. Following his sudden demise, the National President of AGN, Mr Emeka Rollas, has declared three days of morning and prayed in honour of the late actor. In a statement...
Chinese Man Tested Negative For Corona Virus At Lagos Hospital
The Lagos State Government has said that the Chinese citizen who presented at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja yesterday and suspected to have Corona virus has tested negative to the infection. The commissioner of health, Professor Akin Abayomi who made this known through a press statement noted that the likelyhood of #COVIDー19 infection in this particular patient was very low & the conclusion...
Coronavirus: Facebook To Partner With Nigeria To Combat Fake News – Lai Mohammed
The social networking site, Facebook, has pledged to partner with Federal Government to check the spread of fake news and disinformation in the wake of the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who announced this at a news briefing in Abuja on Friday, said it’s obvious that the purveyors of fake...
