The Federal Government is set to expand the social register for palliative distribution by employing digital models including the use of Bank Verification Number (BVN). The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while responding to questions at Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19. She noted that…
Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, on Tuesday, confirmed that a medical doctor contracted COVID-19 while treating the third case in the state. Yaya-Kolade said the doctor, who is now the fourth case in the state, was at present receiving treatment at the state Isolation Centre. The first two cases in the state…
Two Chinese doctors in Wuhan who were critically ill with Coronavirus woke up to find that their skin turned dark after the virus damaged their livers. Dr. Yi Fan and Dr. Hu Weifeng, both 42, were diagnosed with the novel Coronavirus while treating patients at the Wuhan Central Hospital in January. Their abnormal skin colour…
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 15 suspects for allegedly violating the lockdown order of the state government. DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, had on April 14…
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi has disclosed that 17 hospitals in the state have been exposed to Coronavirus. Abayomi said the state Ministry of Health through one of its agencies Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFEMAA), is helping the hospitals decontaminate its facilities. Some of the hospitals have also been told to stop…
Four people have died and others were injured after a driver took the wrong lane in Sangotedo, Ajah, Lagos State. According to reports, three out of the four people who died in the accident are siblings. The siblings were in the area to visit their mother when they were killed this morning, April 21. A…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) notes the apology by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic, Boss Mustapha, on the violation of heath safety and social restriction directives by certain government officials during the funeral of the late Chief of Staff to the…
Earlier today, Toke Makinwa exposed a fraudster who tried to blackmail her with her ‘nudes’, though Nigerians on social media believe it was all staged. The on-air personality claimed in her post that the fraudster mailed her with the alleged nude photo, though it turned out the photo was photoshopped. Sharing the photos she wrote;…
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele popularly known as Jenifa is one who many look up to as a role model because of her strength and courageous spirit. Her ability to push on like nothing happened despite what she has been through these past few weeks is another part of her worth emulating. Looks like the 42…
The mysterious death of a passenger at a checkpoint in Osun-Oyo boundary has caused panic and fear in many. PUNCH reports that the passenger died after coughing. Read their report below… Police operatives and some medical personnel at Osun/Oyo border on Sunday evening reportedly intercepted a car, said to have conveyed a sick man, who…