No Cure For COVID-19, But You Can Recover By Saturday, the latest figures for Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria are up: 1,095 confirmed, 32 dead and 208 discharged. The last part is proving to be some contradiction for many people: how do you say 208 have recovered and been discharged from hospital for a disease that…
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of “human rights advances” made by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups. But they say the…
The Governor of Ondo State says another positive case of Covid-19 has been reported in the state. The governor said the case is a police officer who was tested in Lagos state but came to the state after which he went back to Lagos and then returned to the state for treatment. The governor who…
An unnamed woman in Sapele, Delta State, has reportedly lost her life after two-month dry fasting. Eyewitnesses said that the incident happened along MTN Road, Okirigwhere in Sapele. It was gathered that the woman, her husband, son, and a friend locked themselves inside the house for two months to complete the 60-day fasting. Our correspondent…
The English Premier League stakeholders are eyeing a resumption of the season on June 8, behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, and reaching a climax on July 27, according to The Times. The paper claims football chiefs, along with other sports governing bodies, have been holding talks with the British government about when…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Friday, arrested one Mr. Godwin Jeremiah, a bricklayer from Ikot Udota Community in Eket local government area for allegedly raping his 13- year-old daughter, Miss Emem Godwin Jeremiah. The arrest was led by the DPO of Eket Police Division, Mr. Sunday Digha with the effort of Eket Local…
A housewife stabbed her husband to death in Bauchi State. According to a Facebook user, Datti Assalafiy, who shared photos of the deceased and the suspect on Saturday, April 25, the incident happened in Itas-Gadau Local Government Area of the state. The reason for the alleged murder is yet unknown.
This is sad! Twin sisters who had each worked as nurses have died within three days of each other after both tested positive for Covid-19. Children’s nurse Katy Davis, 37, passed away at Southampton General Hospital on Tuesday while her identical twin, Emma, a former surgery nurse, died early on Friday. The siblings, who both…
The Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, Taiwo Akerele has resigned from the position. His move to leave the governor’s cabinet results from the current political crisis in the state as the gubernatorial elections are fast approaching. It will be recalled that Obaseki and his predecessor, APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomole are…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said heavy investment in education at national and sub-national levels would provide quality medical and behavioral scientists to produce a vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi, said this in Abeokuta after he led members of the association to donate 1,…