The Nigeria Immigration Service has again intercepted some Nigerians heading to Cameroon amid the coronavirus pandemic. The agency stated that 10 persons were refused departure and handed over to health officials for medical checks to determine their status. The NIS spokesman, DCI Sunday James, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, explained that the suspects…
Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, the chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, has revealed that he never saw the test result after the NCDC told him that he was positive for COVID-19. Dokpesi and his father were discharged from the Gwagwalada isolation center a few days ago after being kept there since testing positive for the virus. Taking…
Chinese-born Researcher Arrested in the US for Spying, Stealing American Scientific Advances A Chinese-born former employee of the Cleveland Clinic was arrested on fraud charges related to $3.6 million in federal grants, the FBI said on Thursday, the latest move in a US crackdown on alleged attempts by China to steal American scientific advances. The…
The Coronavirus pandemic has claimed the life of another patient in the Edo state Isolation center. The state governor, Godwin Obaseki, announced this today May 14. This brings to five the number of COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the state. In a related development, 20 COVID-19 patients were discharged from the Isolation center in the…
The founder of DAAR Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi has announced his recovery from COVID-19. In a statement issued, Dokpesi also revealed that he has been discharged from the Gwagwalada isolation center in Abuja. Dokpesi also used the opportunity to thank God for his recovering and also the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on…
The number of Nigerians who have been discharged following recovery from COVID-19 has exceeded the 1,000 marks. As of May 12, the Nigeria Centre Disease Control (NCDC) noted that a total of 959 people who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 had recovered fully from the disease. Following the latest update from NCDC on Wednesday, May…
A Nigerian man, his wife, and their three-year-old child have all tested positive for the novel Coronavirus in Ebonyi State. This was disclosed by the state governor, David Umahi, during a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, May 13. “As at today, we have a total of eight cases, three of the cases are very sympathetic because…
A robot dog is being used to enforce social distancing across parks in Singapore during the coronavirus lockdown. The remote-controlled four-legged machine named SPOT politely asks joggers and cyclists to stay apart in the city-state’s green spaces. The robotdog, built by Boston Dynamics and enlisted by Singapore authorities to help curb coronavirus infections, was first…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday, had a face-off with Dubai returnees who staged a protest at a hotel in Lekki where they are being isolated. According to the evacuees that spoke with The PUNCH, the commissioner, who was clad in a suit and red tie, arrived at the isolation centre…
A new survey has found that people have been breaking lockdown rules to have sex despite the Coronavirus pandemic that has killed close to 300,000 people globally. It shows people can stay at home for so many reasons but have a hard time adhering to home lockdown rules when it comes to the issue of…