Final Autopsy Report Shows George Floyd Tested Positive For COVID-19
George Floyd's final autopsy report has revealed the 46-year-old had tested positive for coronavirus, but died from 'cardiopulmonary arrest' following his altercation with a Minneapolis police officer last Monday. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office released its official findings on Wednesday which showed Floyd was diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 3. Also Read:Policeman Who Killed George Floyd Charged With Murder, Manslaughter The report...
UK Puts Nigeria In Red List, Bars Active Recruitment Of Health Workers
The United Kingdom Government has barred active recruitment of health workers from Nigeria by health and social care employers in the UK. The UK disclosed this in its updated ‘Code of Practice’ for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel’ posted on its website. Nigeria has now been included in the red list of countries facing critical shortage of...
Gov. Ikpeazu Says Health Need Of Abians Top Priority To His Administration As He Commissions Freedom Hospital In Aba
Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said the health need of indigenes of the state remains a top priority to his administration, maintaining that he will encourage any investment that will ...
Nigeria Records 416 COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 10578
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with the NCDC announcing 416 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. ABN TV reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 416 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, June 1. This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the 416...
Nigeria’s Polio-Free Status Still Intact, FG Assures Nigerians
Following reports in some sections of the media that there is an outbreak of a new polio variant in some states, the federal government has urged Nigerians not to panic, insisting that there is no case of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) anywhere in the country since the last case in 2016. Describing the report as a gross misrepresentation of the...
Fulani Residents Reject Eviction From Bushes
Hundreds of nomadic Fulani residents have rejected an executive order directing them to vacate the bushes of some communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. Chairman of the council, Mr Louis Ndukwe had issued the order for those residents in the bushes to leave within seven days following a spate of killings and kidnappings in the council. The...
Abia Speaker Moves To End Sight Deficiency, Flags Off Free Eye Care In Umuahia (Photos)
The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji over the weekend flagged off a free eye medical program for his constituents at Umuahia Central State Constituency. The free eye care intervention program which held at the World Bank Housing Estate in Umuahia is part of the Direct Touch Initiative of the Speaker, and according...
It’s Not Time To Open Schools, Churches, Mosque, Others — Buhari Tells Nigerians
The Federal Government has insisted that Churches, Mosques in the country remain closed amid coronavirus in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated its decision in a post on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday, where it stressed that the updated guidelines for the ease of the COVID-19 lockdown were still in force. Also Read: We Will Continue To Repatriate Almajirai – Northern...
FG Adds Sweden, Austria List Of Restricted Countries
The Federal Government has added Austria and Sweden to the list of high-risk countries restricted from entering Nigeria over the coronavirus outbreak. Already, 13 countries, considered high-risk, have been placed on the list released on Wednesday. They include: China, Iran, South Korea, Germany, Italy, United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, France, and Japan. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed...
Anambra Govt Places Ban On Advertisement Of Herbal Medicines
The Anambra State Government has announced the ban on all forms of open advertisement of herbal medicines in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, on Saturday. Nwosu also said the state government had directed that all advertisements for herbal drugs must be approved by the office of the Special Adviser...
