Panic Buying As Ogun Residents Prepare For Lockdown
In just few hours to the lockdown as announced by President Muhammad Buhari, residents of Ogun State are not leaving any stone unturned to ensure their well-being during the 14-day period. DAILY POST reports that Ogun residents early on Monday morning thronged all markets, supermarkets, and shops in the state to stock up their houses […]
Ooni Of Ife Reveals Herbs That Can Treat COVID-19
The Nigerian Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi, has made revelations about the novel coronavirus. The deadly disease has killed over 30,000 people in three months globally. Currently, Nigeria has recorded 111 cases of the global pandemic. Read Also: Coronavirus Death Cases In Africa Rises To 134 On Monday, the Ooni recalled that a divine proclamation came out […]
Sanwo-Olu Confirms 5 Coronavirus Patients Discharged
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that five Coronavirus patients have been discharged at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital. This brings to eight the total number of discharged patients from the Centre. The patients, who had been quarantined at the isolation centre for weeks, looked stable and unruffled. Read Also: Coronavirus […]
COVID 19: CAN Applauds Christians For Compliance
The Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in charge of the 19 Northern States and Abuja (FCT) Rev. Yakubu Pam, has applauded Christians in the North for adhering to Federal and States Government’s precautionary measures in curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the country. He also noted with joy how Christians in the North respected […]
Mike Adenuga Foundation Donates ₦1.5bn To Fight Covid-19
The Mike Adenuga Foundation (MAF), established by business mogul, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., has donated the sum of ₦1.5 billion to support Nigeria’s fight against the global Coronavirus pandemic. Giving the breakdown of the ₦1.5 billion donation, the Foundation said that “N1billion will go to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which is coordinating efforts […]
Rwanda Set To Discharge First Batch of COVID-19 Patients
The Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, has said that the first batch of COVID-19 patients will be discharged next week. He was speaking during an interview with the public broadcaster on Thursday evening March 26. Since the first case was confirmed on March 13, Rwanda has not yet recorded any case of coronavirus death. […]
Africa: Netflix Takes Steps to Handle African User Surge
Cape Town — Clearly the Internet is under pressure with more and more people working and entertaining themselves from home – and now Netflix is taking steps to stop a collapse. The global streaming service is set to reduce its streaming bitrate for African users to to ease Internet capacity during novel coronavirus lockdowns. The move will try […]
Coronavirus Death Cases In Africa Rises To 134
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed that there are now 4,282 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 46 countries across Africa. The health agency also said that the COVID-19 death cases in Africa have increased to 134. Read Also: Coronavirus Could Claim Up To 200,000 US Lives – Fauci […]
Netanyahu’s Aide Paluch Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Rivka Paluch, an aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Monday. However, it was not immediately clear if the 70-year-old leader had been exposed or his work affected. Paluch is Netanyahu’s adviser on ultra-Orthodox affairs. She tested positive hours after her husband was hospitalised with the virus. […]
NAFDAC Orders Emergency Stock Of Chloroquine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday ordered the manufacture of Chloroquine for an emergency stock and possible clinical trial treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to her, “In a very recent publication, […]
Coronavirus: US Regulator Approves 2 Malaria Drugs
A limited emergency-use authorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus patients. In a statement published Sunday, the US Department of Health and Human Services detailed recent donations of medicine to a national stockpile — including chloroquine and […]
Why Akure, Lagos, Ekiti Explosions Must Be Investigated
The Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams has called on the Federal Government to launch a proactive investigation into the recent blasts which occurred in three South-West States. He said the incidences were beyond ordinary blast as claimed by government. Adams made the appeal on Sunday in a statement while reacting to the latest blast in […]