UPDATE: Abia Loses Commissioner For Environment
The Commissioner for Environment in Abia State Dr. Solomon Ogunji is Dead. ABN TV confirmed the news of his demise in a phone with a close family member this morning. ABN TV reports that Dr. Ogunji was a 2019 aspirant for Abia South Senatorial seat and was confirmed Dead in Aba at the early hours of Sunday May 24th 2020. He was...
INDIAN DOCTORS SAVE LIFE OF NIGERIAN ODINAKA EMMANUEL AFTER SUCCESSFUL GASTRIC CANCER SURGERY (Photos)
Doctors in Batra Hospital in New Delhi, India have successfully saved the life of a young Nigerian identified as Odinaka Nweke Emmanuel after he underwent gastric cancer surgery A non governmental organisation, Igbos Love Themselves Charity Foundation announced this on Saturday in its official Facebook page. “Halleluya, Odinaka Nweke's surgery went successfully today in Batra Hospital New Delhi. To God...
COVID-19: 20 States Yet To Have Testing Laboratories
Experts urge govs to set up laboratories As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the country, 20 states are yet to have testing laboratories. Some of the states experiencing community transmission are among the top 10 with the disease. This is happening as Nigeria’s testing capacity still trails behind what obtains in neighbouring African countries. As at Friday, Nigeria had 26...
PTF Condemns High Purchase Of Hydroxychloroquine By Nigerians
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has decried the rate of purchase of hydroxychloroquine by Nigerians. While addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the PTF Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, warned the citizens against self-medication, especially when they have the symptoms of COVID-19. He explained that the drug has not been certified for the treatment of the disease and could be...
Do Not Remove Your Pubic Hair, Gynaecologist Urges Women
A gynaecologist has urged women not to remove their pubic hair. Dr. Jen Gunter, the author of The Vagina Bible, warned against waxing or shaving because it can cause “microscopic trauma” that can lead to infections. While the purpose of pubic hair is somewhat of a mystery, going “au naturel” is necessary to protect the skin by acting as a barrier...
COVID-19 Cases: Lagos Has Not Reached Its Peak Yet – Abayomi
The Lagos State government has asked residents to continue to comply with the measures put in place to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases in the state. Despite the increasing figures of COVID-19 cases reported recently, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi, believes the state has yet to reach its peak. While giving an update on the outbreak...
Lagos To Admit Only Severe Cases Of Coronavirus At Isolation Centres
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has announced that they will now be concentrating on people with severe cases and isolating them while mild cases will be managed at home. ABN TV reports that the health commissioner said the decision became necessary as they've exceeded the containment phase and now at the active community transmission stage. He added that...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 284 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Now 6677
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, has announced 284 more new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), making the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria rise to 6677. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night. “284 new cases of #COVID19; 199-Lagos, 26-Rivers, 19-Oyo, 8-FCT, 8-Borno, 7-Plateau, 6-Jigawa, 5-Kano, 2-Abia, 1-Ekiti,1-Delta, 1-Kwara,1-Taraba,” NCDC tweeted. “6677 cases of...
Coronavirus: Non-medical Masks Now Recommended For Canadians, Says Officials
As many provinces across Canada begin to loosen public health restrictions and gradually open their economies, federal public health officials are now officially recommending that people wear non-medical masks in situations where physical distancing isn’t possible. After initially advising against wearing non-medical masks, federal health officials said in April that people who don’t have symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by...
Lagos Doctors Begin Indefinite Sit-At-Home Strike To Protest Police Harassment
The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has directed members to embark on a Sit-at-Home strike to protest alleged harassment of its member at the frontline of Covid-19 by security operatives. The group accused the Police in Lagos of Harassment of its members through conflicting directives on the status of essential workers. In a press statement, the association...
