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 […]
Two persons have been confirmed dead at a Fulani and Tiv farm settlement in Odo-Ere, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State as a result of strange illness. Others affected by the strange illness were said to be receiving treatment at some private hospitals and ECWA Hospital Egbe. A Director in the YWLGA, Mr […]
The Enugu State Government has confirmed that Yellow Fever is the cause of deaths from a reported strange illness in Ette Uno and Umuopu communities of Enugu Ezike town, Igbo-Eze North Area council. This is contained in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, to newsmen on Saturday in Enugu. […]
Prof Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos state, said new COVID-19 cases have been discovered in another secondary boarding school. Abayomi disclosed that a staff fell ill, received first aid treatment at the school clinic, but later tested positive for COVID-19 at the Lagos State Biobank on Nov. 2. He noted that contact […]
