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...
EXCLUSIVE: Fear As 25 Chinese Go On Isolation, Over 1800 Nigerian Workers Directed To Go Home In Abia
There are indications that 25 Chinese may have been infected with coronavirus after going on test and later isolation over undisclosed reasons. They, however, claim that only 5 tested positive for malaria and taken to an undisclosed hospital in Port Harcourt. Also Read: APC Chieftain, Prince Apugo Laments Rising Cases Of COVID-19 In Abia The Chinese along with nearly 2,000 Nigerians are...
Mob Raids Warehouse In Mazamaza Reportedly Housing COVID-19 Palliatives [VIDEO]
Residents discover Covid-19 palliatives that should have been shared to the people stored away in a warehouse stored at Mazamaza community in Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State https://youtu.be/MnT7xE6ywBY After the hoodlums gained entrance into the warehouse, they looted some COVID-19 palliatives, a resident who witnessed the event said. The warehouse is located on Benster Crescent, popularly called Monkey Village. The...
COVID-19: Ensure Transparent Use Of FG’s N1bn Intervention Fund, Abia Lawmaker Charges Ikpeazu
The member representing Bende North State constituency Abia State House of Assembly, Hon Chijoke Chukwu has urged the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to ensure judicious and transparent utilisation of the federal government’s intervention fund for COVID-19. This is even as he seeks to see a visible impact in his constituency and all parts of Abia through improvement of health...
Camp Reopening: NYSC Will Comply With COVID-19 Guidelines, Says DG
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has assured that it would enforce strict compliance with all safety guidelines endorsed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in all its Orientation Camps across the country. The organisation said that since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, it had not recorded any case...
Florentino Perez Tests Positive For COVID-19
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday, February 2. A statement from the Spanish giants said Perez, 73, had returned a positive result in the club's routine tests and was currently asymptomatic. It read: "Real Madrid C. F. would like to inform that our president Florentino Pérez has tested positive in the...
COVID-19 Protocol: Govt Seals 5 Hotels In Abia
Five hotels operating within the jurisdiction of Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State have been sealed by the local council COVID-19 sensitisation/monitoring team. Our correspondent gathered that the team sealed the hotels due to what it described as public negligence and poor compliance to COVID-19 protocols as directed by the government. A source, who spoke with our correspondent, warned...
Two Nightclubs To Be Demolished For Violating COVID-19 Safety Protocols
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it will be demolishing two nightclubs in the suburban town of Karu in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) over violations of COVID-19 safety protocols. Head of Public Enlightenment of the FCTA Task Force on Enforcement of COVOD-19 Guidelines, Ikharo Attah who confirmed that Cool Leo and Paris nightclubs were sealed off over the...
FG Raises Alarm Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccines From China
The Federal Government has raised alarm over three thousand doses of fake COVID-19 vaccines sent to Africa from China. The Director of Hospital Services of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, made this known in a letter dated March 26, 2021, to the Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions. “The Ministry is in receipt of...
Group Carpets EFCC Chairman, Bawa Over Sen. Kalu’s Retrial, Says He’s Seeking Public Clap
A group, Concerned Abia Professionals has condemned the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa over his comment that the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor will be retried, describing it as a deliberate attempt to attract public applause. The group wondered why the EFCC Chairman, Bawa is not aware that Sen. Kalu's retrial has since commenced...
