A Nigerian doctor has reportedly died of Lassa fever. The deceased identified as Dzuana Vanen Philip got admitted into Benue State University after several years of applying for Medicine and Surgery at other universities. Phillip got inducted in 2019 and began his housemanship at Federal Medical Center, Makurdi. According to the information gathered, Dzuana who…
The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over his comments on the 14-day lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that he is not an expert in that area. The Presidency told Prof. Soyinka that he lacked professional competence to kick against the decision of the President because he…
Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Nine were recorded in Osun State, two in Edo State and one in Ekiti State. “As at 12:30 pm 1st April there are 151 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria,” said NCDC. Nine have been discharged while…
The Taraba State Government has announced the closure of markets in the state and a ban on a public gathering of more than 20 people. The state’s Deputy Governor, Engr. Haruna Manu who made the announcement on Wednesday, April 1, further disclosed that the stay at home order and closure of the state borders is still…
The federal government, Wednesday, began the disbursement of N5,000 to one million indigent Nigerians in the country. But the beneficiaries the money said to be from the Conditional Cash Transfers Scheme, were paid N20,000 each covering four months. The action was in line with a recent directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that the conditional cash…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that an American who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to the US. He made this known while giving an update on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. The commissioner said the last confirmed coronavirus case recorded in the state was on Tuesday. He…
Following the recent lock-down order in Lagos state, Lagos state government as announced that residents above 60 years will benefit from the free food packaged by the Ministry of Agriculture Lagos state. According to the press released by LSG, packs of the raw food items will be distributed to every local government in the State,…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said he does not know the location of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, in Lagos. Kyari, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, in a statement on Sunday, said he would be in Lagos on Monday for “further tests and observations”….
Six persons lost their lives on Tuesday when a truck fell on a taxi along the Epe Expressway in Lagos State. The taxi with number plate SMK – 312ES was said to be conveying seven persons to a destination in the state when the tragedy struck after the Epe Long Bridge. PUNCH Metro learnt that the…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi’s former wife, Chanel’s chin has reacted to his coronavirus video and blamed it on mental illness and hard drugs. Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi had made a plea to God, asking him to spare the world and send the Coronavirus to him instead. The flamboyant Yoruba King was captured in…