Many residents of Kogi state have been left in a state of fear after a strange disease killed 50 persons in the state. As a result, the Kogi House of Assembly has called on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of the strange disease. The tragic incident happened in Olamaboro Local…
152 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Sunday, November 16, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-136, Kano-4, Niger-3, Ekiti-2, Kaduna-2, Ogun-2, Taraba-2, and FCT-1. There are now 65,148 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1,163 deaths…
157 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Monday November 16, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-97, Oyo-37, Kaduna -9, Bayelsa-3, Edo-3, Ekiti-3, Ondo-2, Osun-2, Plateau-1. There are now 65,305 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1,163 deaths has…
The COVID-19 test result of iconic singer, Erykah Badu has shown both positive and negative at the same time. One test, which used a swab from her left nostril, came back positive, a second test, which used a swab taken from her right nostril, was negative for the novel coronavirus, People Magazine reports. “No symptoms….
No fewer than 20 new cases of leprosy have been recorded in Kogi State. Briefing Journalists in Lokoja on Monday at the COVID-19 palliatives distribution for communities of persons affected by leprosy and disabilities in Kogi State, the State Program officer, Leprosy Mission Nigeria, (LMN) Mrs. Hannah Fashona explained that the new cases were recorded…
Lagos State has again confirmed the highest number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria. Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday confirmed 152 new infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19) with 136 recorded in Lagos state alone. NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. The new cases bring the country’s total number of…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in Africa are people living with diabetes. WHO said global studies have found that diabetes increases the risk of severe illness and death among patients infected with coronavirus. The WHO analysis of 14 African countries confirmed that the risk of complications or death…
On Monday, November 16, there are new reports of a suspected Yellow Fever outbreak in three more local government areas in Enugu state. Enugu State had been battling to contain the outbreak of the disease in two communities of Ette Uno and Umuopu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state, which reportedly claimed…
No fewer than 1.3 persons die from road crashes every year, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus has stated. The figure, according to him, ” is equivalent of a COVID-19 pandemic every single year.” Speaking during the live stream global commemoration of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic…
112 new cases of COVID19 have been recorded in Nigeria. A statistics released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, shows that Lagos state which was the epicenter for the disease recorded no new case on Saturday, November 14. Other states with new cases include FCT-27 Oyo-27 Bayelsa-9 Rivers-9 Delta-7 Edo-5 Kaduna-5 Ogun-5 Anambra-3…