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FG Bans Alcohol In Satchets, Polythene

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The Federal Government has indicated plans to completely phase out the high concentration of alcohol in sachet and small Polyethylene Terephthalate and glass bottles in the country. The moves are contained in a statement by the Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Saturday titled: ‘NAFDAC cautions on alcohol abuse.’ She said,...

China MOCKS President Trump Coronavirus Diagnosis

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The editor of an influential Chinese state-run newspaper has mocked Donald Trump after the US President and first lady Melania Trump both tested positive for the coronavirus. Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, a major Chinese tabloid and mouthpiece of the Communist Party, said that President Trump and his wife 'have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19'. He claimed...

Trump Given Experimental Antibodies From Mice That Are NOT Available To Public

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Donald Trump has been given an experimental coronavirus antibody cocktail not available to the public and made from mice as part of his treatment for coronavirus.  The cocktail, developed by US drugmaker Regeneron, is also starting to be used in recovery trials in the UK and was described as 'very positive and very potent' by an Oxford professor this morning. As...

Trump Is Doing ‘Very Well’ And In High Spirits, Says Doctor

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President Donald Trump is doing 'very well' and in high spirits, while undergoing an experimental treatment for coronavirus, his doctors say. Trump's personal physician Sean Conley offered an update on his condition outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Saturday morning alongside several other members of the president's medical team. 'This morning, the president is doing very...

Trump Returns To White House Takes Off Mask Even As Cases Rise Among His Own Staffers

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President Donald Trump left the Walter Reed hospital on Monday night and was taken by helicopter back to the White House, taking off his face mask when he arrived back at the White House on Monday night, despite two staffers standing behind him and his still being infected with the coronavirus. He exited from Marine One after leaving Walter Reed...

COVID-19: Abia One Of The States With Highest Survival Rate — Ikpeazu

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-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...

COVID-19: Trump’s Refusal To Start Transition Means ‘More People May Die’ – Biden

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Joe Biden warned a 'dark winter' is ahead as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic and awaits a vaccine. The president-elect spoke about the pandemic-devastated economy after holding a virtual meeting with CEOs and labor leaders, including AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and General Motors CEO Mary Barra. 'We're all agreed that we want to get the economy back on track. We need our...

Army’s Operation Crocodile Smile, Like Python Dance Targeted At Killing Us — Igbo Youths Cry

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Igbo youths under the aegis of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) have alleged that the recently launched Operation Crocodile Smile Vl by the Nigeria Army is an effort to kill the youths of the region extra-judicially. The group said the Nigerian security forces want to carry out a repeat of the 2017 Operation Python Dance, known in Igbo...

Bird Flu Outbreak In Uk

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A flock of 30,000 Christmas turkeys are being culled at a farm in East Anglia after an outbreak of bird flu. The outbreak is the latest in a string of cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of avian influenza to be reported in poultry flocks across the UK. The new case was confirmed to have been found on Friday in turkeys being...

No Approved COVID-19 Vaccines Yet, NAFDAC Warns

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday stated that it has not approved any COVID-19 vaccine. It warned fake vaccines have started circulating in the country, urging the public not to purchase such drugs as they can cause COVID-19-like illnesses and can lead to death. It also urged government establishments, agencies, and big corporations not...

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