Italian woman, 102, survives coronavirus infection
A 102-year-old Italian woman is the second centenarian this week to survive a battle with the coronavirus. Italica Grondona spent more than 20 days recovering from COVID-19 in a hospital located in the northern Italian city of Genoa, according to CNN. Dr. Vera Sicbaldi said the elderly patient’s story could provide hope to others in […]
COVID-19: NIMR begins test trial tomorrow – Prof Salako
…to commence trial on the efficacy of chloroquine in 2 weeks By Chioma Obinna, As part of efforts to provide laboratory testing for more Nigerians following the increasing cases of Coronavirus disease in the country, the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, will begin clinical trials on three rapid testing kits for the disease tomorrow. […]
‘NSHIP has stopped catastrophic health expenditure in Nigeria’
By Dayo Johnson – Akure Dr Francis Akanbiemu is the Executive Secretary, Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency. In this interview, Akanbiemu speaks on the activities of the Nigeria State Health Investment Project, NSHIP, which will lapse in May after six years of operation in the state. Now that the NSHIP program is ending, […]
Immigration boss tests positive for Covid-19
ABUJA: Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede has tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus days after he returned from the United Kingdom.
COVID-19: PDP charges Nigerians to emulate El-Rufa’i
Ibrahim Hassan – Kaduna The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State on Sunday saluted Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s courage in disclosing his COVID-19 status promptly. The PDP said that singular effort was laudable and would encourage other suspected victims of the disease to make themselves available for tests and quarantine. The party sympathised with the […]
We are on strike because government abandoned logic for force — ASUU President
By Adesina Wahab After a two-week warning strike, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, last Monday, started an indefinite strike to press home their demands. In this interview, the National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, talks about some of the issues in contention. Why is it that your grouse against government […]
It takes more than money to be beautiful ― Happiness Adebayo
One of the most qualified persons to talk about beauty and staying beautiful in Nigeria, Happiness Adebayo, Chief Executive Officer of Glee Luxury Hair and Skincare, who is widely regarded as number one in Africa in the business of human hair and skincare has highlighted what it takes for a woman to be beautiful. She made […]
Tinubu, a unifying, rallying point for all Nigerians – APC Govs
ABUJA: Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have felicitated with the National Leader of the party Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 68th birthday, describing him as a unifying and rallying point for all Nigerians.
The rise and rise of Ifezuoke Chikodili Michael, Nigerian media PR
Every generation has its own beacons of hope for various niches. Most times, we celebrate the previous generation so much that we fail to acknowledge the new crop of light-bearers holding up the torch for their generation and the next. Ifezuoke Chikodili Michael aka Mr Fancy (born 29 March 1992) is a fast-rising Nigerian media […]
Sports and the Coronavirus lockdown
By Chief Segun Odegbami, Were the English Premier League, or the La Liga, or even the Olympic Games to be on somewhere in the world, staying at home for two weeks during this most challenging period in human history, to wear off the destructive power of coronavirus would have been more tolerable for a chunk […]
Doctors warn of risks of using malaria drugs to treat Covid-19
The prospect that a pair of malaria drugs will become go-to medications for treating COVID-19 before they’ve been rigorously tested is prompting new safety warnings from heart specialists and other doctors and experts.
Doctors warn of risks of using malaria drugs to treat Covid-19
The prospect that a pair of malaria drugs will become go-to medications for treating COVID-19 before they’ve been rigorously tested is prompting new safety warnings from heart specialists and other doctors and experts. President Donald Trump has touted the drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as a potential “game changer” for patients sickened by the novel coronavirus, […]
Ighalo wins United’s goal-of-the-month award
Odion Ighalo has won the Manchester United’s March Goal-of-the-Month award, for his sparkling effort against LASK in the Europa League. The former Super Eagles top striker scored a stunning goal against the Austrian club, after some skilled ball juggling in the build-up, it was an effort that perhaps shut up the critics of his loan […]
COVID-19: Osun declares total lockdown after second confirmed case
By Shina Abubakar Following the confirmation of a second coronavirus case in Osun State, the State Government has announced total lockdown effective from Tuesday, March 31, 2020. It also reaffirmed the commitment to shut down all the land boundaries effective from midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2020. The State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, made the disclosure […]
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson warns ‘things will get worse’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Britons to stay home and outlined stricter measures yet to come in the fight against the coronavirus.
Gov. Sanwo-Olu releases statement on coronavirus health emergency in Lagos
My Beloved Lagosians, It is no news that the Coronavirus disease – which the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th of March declared a global pandemic – has witnessed continued acceleration, forcing many countries to take drastic precautionary measures that have disrupted domestic, economic and political affairs across the world. First discovered in Wuhan, […]
