COVID-19: Why Nigerians should rely more on 112 emergency number
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Despite the rapidly growing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has been repeatedly accused of not responding to calls from cases or potential cases who wish to be tested. In fact, there are also numerous claims that most times, the designated […]
Malawi announces 21-day COVID-19 lockdown
Malawi’s President, Peter Mutharika, on Tuesday announced that the country will implement a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has claimed two lives. In a televised national address, Mutharika said the lockdown will be effective from midnight on Saturday and will end on May 9. “This lockdown may be extended beyond […]
COVID-19, MTN and 5G: 5 burning questions Nigerians are asking
It’s been a tough month for Nigerians. We are grappling with a pandemic that has caused even developed countries to stagger. Lives have been lost. Some people have requested that the year 2020 be returned to its rightful owner. Who? We don’t know. We are in very uncertain times, conspiracy theories swirl, questions are being […]
Police arrest female armourer, recover 21 stolen cars from robbery gang
The Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a female armourer and recovered 21 stolen cars from an armed robbery gang operating at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) car park. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Mba said the female armourer was […]
President of Etsako in diaspora, Drbtgar, sends sanitizers to 7 Kings in the region
The President of Etsako in Diaspora, Cape Town – South Africa, Ogedengbe Bright Uduimho, popularly known as Drbtgar, has on behalf of Etsako people in Cape Town sent sanitizers and other gift items to 7 kings in the Etsako region to share to the communities.
Lockdown: Hospitals, hotels decry reduction in patronage in Ebonyi
Mile Four Maternity Hospital, Abakaliki in Ebonyi has decried extreme depletion on patients in hospitals due to the lockdown caused by Coronavirus pandemic. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the hospital, Mr Friday Ogbonna disclosed this on Tuesday in Abakaliki in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ogbonna, who spoke on behalf […]
