By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Health Sector Reform Coalition, HSRC, has warned state governors not to lift the ban on public gatherings especially at worship centres and market places to avoid the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The health group said that it was better for the people to endure the hardship […]

By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has called on State Governors to refrain from relaxing the lockdown in order to allow Nigerians to attend Jumat prayers and Easter Sunday services. The NMA in a press statement jointly signed by the President, Dr. Francis Faduyile and the General Secretary, Olumuyiwa Odusote alleged that some […]

Demand immediate payment of  COVID-19 incentives By Chioma Obinna The National President of the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAP, Dr. Obinna Ogbonna has described as unfortunate and most disheartening the statement credited to the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire,  claiming he was not aware of any hazard allowance collected by health workers […]

Ireland will potentially ease stay-at-home restrictions and allow some shops to reopen in the coming weeks as part of a step-by-step scaling back of the country’s coronavirus lockdown, a senior health official said on Friday. Irish Health Minister, Simon Harris, has said he expects to be advised on Friday to keep the current restrictions in […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Right and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has declared that Covid 19 would be routed and defeated, if all Nigerians can make fervent prayer and align with  precautions outlined by the World Health Organisation and the Nigerian government. Bamidele advised Nigerians, especially Christains […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has said that the world marks Easter amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Nigerians should pray and also take responsibility by staying safe. In a statement, yesterday by his Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, Ekweremadu in his message to the Christian faithful at […]

Babalola donates N100m to fund By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Government on Friday disclosed that the second  COVID -19 patient in the State has tested negative and discharged from the isolation centre. The 23-year-old man was detected to be a victim of the deadly disease a couple of weeks ago after 14 […]

By Lawal Sherifat Nigerian disagree with Bishop Samuel Ezeofor’s idea that it is wrong to shut down churches in the name of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: It’s wrong to shut down churches — Bishop Ezeofor   Reacting to the Anglican Bishop of Aguata Diocese in Anambra State who argues that the ideal thing […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The South-East zone chairmen of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, unanimously rejected group parading as National Executive of the association. This was contained in a communiqué released, yesterday, after the Zonal Committee Meeting of the association held at Enugu on March 23, 2020, which was signed by Chairman, Imo […]

South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also the current head of the African Union (AU), has defended the World Health Organization (WHO) following President Trump’s criticism of the WHO’s handling of coronavirus. In a statement released on Wednesday night, President Ramaphosa reaffirmed the AU’s support for the WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and called […]