COVID-19: LASUTH places nurses on isolation after patient dies
The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. Tokunboh Fabamwo, said on Saturday the hospital has placed four of its nurses on isolation after they had contact with a patient who died of COVID-19 in the hospital. Fabamwo, who disclosed this to journalists in Lagos, said the patient’s corpse had […]
Fearful Egyptians disrupt burial of coronavirus victim
Egyptian police arrested a dozen people and fired tear gas in a Nile Delta village Saturday, as a crowd protested the burial of a COVID-19 victim, a security source said. Relatives had taken the body of a retired doctor from her home in Daqahliya north of Cairo to the family vault in the village of […]
Breaking: Kano records first case of Coronavirus
Kano State has on Saturday recorded its first case of coronavirus.
Sango/Ifo robbery/cult clash: Ogun vows to bring perpetrators to book
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State government on Saturday vowed to bring all perpetrators of the mayhem which erupted in Sango/Ifo area of the state to book. It also reiterated its commitment to the security of lives and property of all residents of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special […]
Marijuana Legalization in Nigeria: Much ado about nothing
By Temisan Amoye, Marijuana, weed, skunk or Igbo as it is popularly referred to in Nigeria, despite its illegality and vilification has found a way to warm itself into the hearts of Nigerians. A 2018 report by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) revealed Marijuana to be the most consumed “drug” […]
Easter: Zulum greets Christians, says Covid-19 must not kill focus on “Covid-2009”
By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with christians in Borno state and other parts of the country at easter. Zulum’s message, released by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau on Saturday, used the season to warn, that notwithstanding the global focus on Covid-19 pandemic, Nigeria and the international community must never […]
