Post COVID-19: Ndukwe Iko Urges Govt To Scale Down On Major Capital Projects, Face Health And Food Sustainability
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state, Chief Ndukwe Iko has called on the federal government to adopt globally recognized standards in overcoming the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Chief Iko, a former governorship aspirant in Abia state, said that there is a need for the government to scale down on major capital projects at...
BREAKING: New Telegraph Editor Waheed Bakare Is Dead
The New Telegraph Saturday Editor, Waheed Bakare, is dead. ABN TV learnt Bakare died Sunday evening after a brief illness. He was formerly with The Punch before switching to the New Telegraph newspaper. The late Bakare was a regular feature on Television Continental (TVC) Journalists Hangout. According to his brother, Bakare succumbed to an illness he battled in the last two weeks.
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 313 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 7,839
Nigeria has recorded 313 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7,839, ABN TV reports. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Sunday. Data from the NCDC showed that five more patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the country. It said, “On the 24th of May 2020, 313 new confirmed cases...
Late Solomon Ogunji Died Of Illness Related To High Blood Pressure — Abia Govt
The Abia state government has finally revealed the cause of the death of the Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Solomon Ogunji who passed on late Saturday night. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, made available to ABN TV on Sunday. According to the State Government, the Commissioner died at the Abia State...
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...
