Enugu State Government has confirmed the spread of Yellow Fever in three Local Government Areas of the state. In a statement issued on Sunday night, the Commissioner of Health, Dr Emmanuel Obi, who listed the LGAs as Nsukka, Isi-Uzo and Igbo-Etiti, said the state government has received reports of strange deaths within the communities. The […]
Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of deaths in Nigeria with about 18 deaths every hour, according to a 2018 UNICEF survey. Over the years, the government and many development partners have made efforts to ensure the prevention and good management of pneumonia cases in the country However, while the global death rate has […]
A total of 76 deaths have been recorded from Yellow fever in three states. The cases were recorded between November 1 and November 11, 2020, in Delta, Enugu and Bauchi states. According to an update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 19 cases have been confirmed in the three states with 222 suspected […]
THE Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has died from complications arising from COVID-19. The serial killer died at precisely 1.10 am on Friday morning after his lungs finally collapsed. Sutcliffe contracted the bug on November 7 in prison. He was put in isolation and monitored closely but refused any treatment for coronavirus. A Prison Service spokesman […]
One of Nigeria’s main priorities now is getting the COVID-19 vaccine and this is a matter of utmost concern to the Buhari administration, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday at the opening session of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum which featured presentations by some Heads […]
Imo State has recorded 12 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic since the index case was confirmed in the country. Also within the period, 616 confirmed cases were recorded, while 580 infected persons recovered from the pandemic. State Coordinator of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Sebastian Okwu, who disclosed this in Owerri, during a media […]
*Govt: we’re awaiting sample results The Commissioner for Health, Caretaker Chairman of the council, Mr Kelani Abdullahi, Bashir Bello and lawmaker representing Lagelu Constituency in the House of Assembly, Akintunde Olajide, confirmed the outbreak of the ‘strange’ illness yesterday. At least, 57 ‘strange’ deaths occurred in Enugu State and 30 in Delta State between late […]
Pfizer and BioNTech say the first vaccine they have developed against COVID-19 can prevent more than 90 percent of people from getting infected. According to the BBC, the vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries and no safety concerns have been raised. Two doses, three weeks apart, are needed and trials in […]
Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger state, has tested positive for coronavirus. Advertisement The Niger state government broke the news in a tweet on the Twitter handle of the governor. “FLASH: @GovNiger, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Governor Sani Bello who revealed the news today said the result of his […]
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the scientists who will lead his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, signaling his plans to prioritize Covid-19 from the outset. The advisory board will be led by three co-chairs: epidemiologist and former Federal Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner David Kessler, former surgeon general Vivek Murthy, and Yale public […]
