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...
Pope May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19
Pope Francis has been warned of potential exposure to Covid-19 after a Vatican diplomat was infected with the virus, Australian media reported on Friday. Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the Holy See's ambassador to Australia, had a face-to-face meeting with Francis at the Vatican on October 6, less than two weeks before testing positive for COVID-19 in Australia, Nine News reported. Australian...
“FG Made Emergency Vaccine Requests To Combat Cholera Outbreak” – Report
The Federal Government has made four emergency requests to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for cholera vaccines as the country grapples with a rising death toll from the disease. Nationwide data show that cholera has killed no fewer than 500 people as of October 26, 2025, underscoring the urgency of bolstering outbreak response efforts. The report, exclusively obtained from the...
Buhari, Osinbajo To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Saturday
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses on Saturday. Nigeria on Tuesday took delivery of 3.9 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, the first batch of the 16 million expected through the World Health Organisation-led COVAX facility. The government is expecting 129 million vaccine doses to vaccinate 70 per cent of its population within...
“We Are COVID-19 Free” — Kogi Reject Test Results
The Kogi government says the state is COVID-19 free. In a statement on Wednesday, Saka Haruna Audu, Kogi health commissioner, said the state government has developed “full testing capacity” and “conducted hundreds of tests” which have come back negative. This position is contrary to that of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The centre said two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in...
COSEYL Calls For Revitalisation Of Nigeria’s Health Sector
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has called on State and federal governments to make efforts to use the opportunity of COVID-19 pandemic to rejig the country's health sector. COSEYL made the call in a statement signed by Hon. Goodluck Egwu Ibem and Comrade Kanice Igwe, the President and Secretary-General respectively on Monday. The Coalition noted that times when...
Man In Shock After DNA Test Revealed That His Newborn Twins Have TWO Different Fathers
A Chinese man is left stunned after finding out that his twin babies have two fathers. The parent, who remains unidentified, made the shocking discovery after taking the newborns to undergo a DNA test as part of the standard procedure to register their births in China, a DNA analyst told reporters. Also Read: More Rumors Claim North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Is...
BREAKING: Doctor Who Died Had No Link With COVID-19 Patients — FMC Umuahia MD
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia has debunked rumours that a new house officer, who died four (4) days after his resumption in the hospital died of COVID-19. In a release signed by the Chief Medical Director of the Centre, Dr. Azubuike Onyebuchi made available to ABN TV, he said even though the demise of the doctor coincided with the...
BREAKING: Bola Tinubu’s Personal Aides Test Positive For COVID-19
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, one of his aides had tested positive for COVID-19 after his late Chief Security Officer, Alhaji Lateef Raheem, died from COVID-19 complications. He explained that another aide, who also tested positive after the death of Raheem, had been isolated in accordance with the guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease...
COVID-19: Oyo Govt Orders Closure Of All Night Clubs, Limits Gatherings At Wedding, Burial Ceremonies
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde on Monday night announced a limitation on gatherings for religious services, weddings, parties, burial ceremonies, among others to not more than 30 persons. This is just as he announced that all night clubs are to be closed until further notice. The governor made this known in a statewide broadcast he made on Monday night, saying...
