adminCOVID-19: Imo Speaker bars legislator from plenary for sneezing
Imo House of Assembly Speaker, Dr. Chiji Collins, at their last plenary Wednesday ordered the Honourable member representing Nkwerre state Constituency, Hon. Obinna Okwara out of the Chambers for sneezing…
NEW SYMPTOMS: If there’s sudden loss of smell or taste, it may be COVID-19
A loss of a sense of smell or taste may be a symptom of COVID-19, medical groups representing ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists have warned. Citing a growing number of…
US Surgeon-General on COVID-19: “This week, it’s going to get bad”
Monday, the Surgeon General of the United States, Jerome Adams, MD, said on the ‘Today Show’ that this week could get bad for many Americans who will face a growing rise of COVID-19 cases…
COVID-19: CUPP wants Bayelsa Governor, 16 APC Governors, others tested to curtail spread
…Wishes Kyari speedy recovery The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has drawn up an advisory list of top government functionaries that may have made contact with the Chief of…
INVESTIGATION: “Nigeria has less than 500 ventilators for COVID-19 patients”
As the COVID-19 infection spreads to six states in Nigeria, with fear that the infection could get worse, highly-placed health workers have said that the nation does not have up…
COVID-19: Aisha Buhari bars access to President Buhari as Kyari goes into quarantine
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has blocked off all access to the President at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, following the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari’s reported COVID-19 infection.…
COVID-19: Uzodinma ignores directive on social distancing, holds elaborate swearing-in ceremony
…As Civil Society kicks Barely 48 hours after the Imo state governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma addressed Imo people in a statewide broadcast urging strict compliance to social restrictions, the government…
COVID-19: Ebonyi bans burials, weddings, seminars
Governor of Ebonyi state, Chief Dave Umahi, Monday banned all forms of public gathering including wedding ceremonies, burials, conferences and seminars in the state. The ban will stay in force…
Atiku’s son tests postive to COVID-19, hospitalized
…CUPP reacts One of the sons of Nigeria former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has tested positive to COVID-19. This was disclosed by Atku Abubakar himself through his Twitter handle,…
COVID-19: IGP orders enforcement of social restriction
…Warns against unnecessary arrests, detention Following the rampaging spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) across the world and the increasing number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)…
COVID-19: Wake up Mr. President, we have an emergency – CUPP
In view of the growing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with a total of 27 identified cases as at Sunday, the Nigerian opposition under the aegis of the Coalition of…
If funded, COVID-19 medication could be ready in weeks – Prof. Iwu
…Says $2m required for large scale production Chief Executive Officer of Bioresources Development Group, Professor Maurice M. Iwu, has assured Nigerians and the world at large that his plant-based medicine…
It’s Niger Republic that recorded first case of COVID-19, not Niger State – Govt
The Niger State Government has refuted an online publication claiming that Niger state now confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state. According to a press statement issued by the Chief…
Imo: Why 27 General Hospitals couldn’t save Emenike
The night was thick with trepidation and the feeling of helplessness, asphyxiating. From anxiety, it was utter gloom as loved ones waited with bated breath. Eventually, the long wait had…
CUPP to Buhari : Don’t mismanage Coronavirus threat like you mismanaged security
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has expressed shock over the declaration that Nigeria has recorded its first Coronavirus case in the populous city of Lagos. The opposition coalition…