…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) Mohammed Adamu has directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police nationwide to enforce social restriction orders imposed by governments at all […]
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 United political Parties (CUPP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rise up to his responsibilities and be proactive. In a statement signed by the […]
…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 for the treatment of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, may be available for use within the next few weeks, without compromising safety or regulatory requirements. […]
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 Press Secretary to the Governor, Mary Noel Berje, the said publication was actually referring to the first case of COVID 19 confirmed in Niger Republic […]
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 come to an end with the shattering pronouncement by the doctors that Ndubuisi Emenike was dead. Then the wailing began; tears flowed freely as even […]
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 has therefore charged President Muhammadu Buhari, as a matter of urgent public safety, not to mismanage the country’s response to the virus the way he […]
…Two varsity students hospitalized Two students of Ebonyi State University(EBSU) are currently on intensive care at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC), Abakaliki after undergoing Female Genital Mutilation(FGM). This is also as a patent medicine dealer and parents of a victim of the illegal mutilation have been arrested in Ukwuagba, Ngbo community, Ohaukwu local government […]
The Chinese National Health Commission said Friday that there are 830 confirmed cases of the new Coronavirus countrywide, while at least 25 people have died. At least 10 cities, and at least 33 million people, have been put on lockdown. Airports around the world have begun screening travelers for the Coronavirus. The Chinese National Health […]
The Ministry of Health in Abia has confirmed the outbreak of lassa fever in Olokoro community, Umuahia South Local Government Area. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Chief Egbulefu Eze, told newsmen in Umuahia on Tuesday that a 28-year-old man, who died in the community, was diagnosed of lassa fever. Eze allayed the fears of […]
.By Jennifer John The 34 Field Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze has continued its medical outreach in Imo state, with Izombe Community in Oguta Local Government Area as the latest beneficiary. Speaking during the flag-off of the exercise in Izombe The commander 34 Artillery Brigade Obinze, Imo state, Brigadier General Yusuf Ibrahim Turkur said […]
