BREAKING: 66-Year-Old Dies Of Coronavirus In Lagos
A 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom has died of coronavirus in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known via Twitter handle on Wednesday. He also confirmed that cases of coronavirus had increased to 130 in the state. He tweeted, “Lagos recorded another #COVID-19 related death: a 66-year-old Briton, who travelled from India via Dubai...
Delta Assembly Majority Leader Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
The majority leader of the Delta state house of assembly, Hon. Tim Owhefere is dead. Owhefere, a fourth time member of the state assembly, passed on Wednesday at the federal medical center, Asaba, where he has been undergoing treatment. The deceased who represented Isoko North constituency until his death was said to have been hospitalized for about two weeks before his...
Stakeholders Encourage Youth Involvement In Malaria Combat
Stakeholders from the health sector have called on Nigerian youth and women to join the fight against malaria in the country. They made the call on Saturday at an engagement meeting in Abuja organised by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance in collaboration with the Global Fund and Malaria and NTDs Youth Corps. Welcoming participants to the event, Aloyce Urassa of the...
BREAKING: Immigration Boss, Babandede Testes Positive For Coronavirus
The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammed Babandede, has tested positive for coronavirus. The CG, who disclosed this in a WhatsApp message to our correspondent this morning, explained that he is already on self-isolation since he returned from the United Kingdom on March 22. The PUNCH later called him on the phone and Babandede confirmed the development. He stated, “Today, I tested positive...
Tinubu Congratulates Prof. Uchegbu On Election As Cambridge Varsity President
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian-born Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and top-flight researcher, Ijeoma Uchegbu, on her election as President of Wolfson College, one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge. Professor Uchegbu, renowned for her innovative work in nanoparticle drug delivery, is currently a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College London (UCL). The President, according to a...
BREAKING: New Coronavirus Case Hits Abuja, NCDC Confirms
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, on Sunday, confirmed a new case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This brings the cases in Nigeria to 27. The NCDC had confirmed three cases in Abuja on Saturday bringing the cases in FCT to four. Details later…
Abia Records 2.1% HIV Prevalence, Passes Anti-Stigma Law As State Intensifies PMTCT Campaign (Video)
The Abia State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (ABSACA) has disclosed that the state’s HIV prevalence stands at 2.1 per cent, based on the 2018 National AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), compared to the national average of 1.4 per cent. Director General of ABSACA, Dr. Mrs. Uloaku Ukaegbu, made this known in an interview to mark World AIDS...
BREAKING: Ondo Records 1st COVID-19 Case
Ondo State has recorded its first COVID-19 case. It was reported 48 hours after the State Government ordered the closure of all its borders, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu confirmed this via his verified twitter handle on Friday night. Akeredolu said the infected person has been placed under isolation and would be monitored closely. He said he has activated all necessary protocol to locate all...
Deceased Patient’s Relatives Kill Delta Medical Doctor As NMA Talks Tough
The Nigerian Medical Association has condemned the murder of one of its members, Dr Uyi Iluobe, who was reportedly killed by relatives of his patient at a hospital in Oghara, Delta State. Iluobe was murdered on December 31, 2022. The NMA, in a statement by its President, Dr Uche Ojinmah, on Monday, urged the National Assembly to criminalise violence against healthcare...
I Had Malaria Not Coronavirus, Journalist Insists
An Ondo-based journalist, who was discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Akure, has claimed he had malaria and not coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday said the journalist tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking after he was discharged, the 33-year-old journalist, who resides in Ore, Odigbo Local Government, urged the public to ignore reports that he tested positive for Coronavirus. He...
