Tinubu Mourns Late Kwankwaso
Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sympathised with a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Alhaji Musa Saleh Kwankwaso. Saleh, who was the District Head of Madobi, died in the early hours of Friday. Read Also: Tinubu Meets Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero […]
Boko Haram Attack Villages In Northern Nigeria, Killing 10
Attacks by gunmen suspected to be from Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist rebels have killed at least 10 people in Borno state in northern Nigeria AP news has reported. The attack which was confirmed by local residents was said to have happened on Saturday. The Borno state government while confirming the attacks said the attackers hit […]
Coalition Of Northern Groups Condemns Kukah’s Message
The Northern Coalition Group has accused the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Reverend Father Mathew Hassan Kukah of exploiting religion to cause disharmony and facilitate further emasculation of northern Nigerian Muslims. The Group made the allegation while reacting to the Christmas message of Bishop Kukah which has caused a lot of reactions in Nigeria. […]
WHO Ex-Director, Adetokunbo Lucas Passes On
A medical expert, Adetokunbo Oluwole Lucas, has died at the age of 89. He was a Professor of International Health at Harvard University, Boston. For a decade, Lucas served as World Health Organisation (WHO) Director of Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. ‘Nigeria, indeed the world has lost an expert in public health,’ President Muhammadu […]
Boko Haram: Terrorists Kill 10 People In Borno
Ten (10) people, including four security personnel, were reportedly killed on boxing day during an attack by Boko Haram in Shaffa, Azare and Tashan Alade villages in Hawul local government area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The attack in the northeast, which started in Garkida where six people were killed and eleven persons persons on […]
COVID-19: South Africa Records More Than 1 Million Cases
South Africa has reached the one million mark for coronavirus cases, with 9,502 new infections announced on Sunday night. Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, who made the confirmation, said the total number of people who have been infected with the virus now stands at 1,004,413. Mkhize said 214 deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Must Be Evaluated First – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has asked the federal government to carry out an independent evaluation of the COVID-19 vaccine before administering it on Nigerians. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV on. Monday, President of the medical body, Professor Innocent Ujah said an evaluation of the vaccine is necessary considering Nigeria’s biological, environmental and […]
Popular Public Speaker, Ubong King Dies Of COVID-19
Popular Nigerian public speaker, Ubong King, is dead. The late Ubong reportedly died in Lagos on Saturday, December 26. He was reported to have died of coronavirus (COVID-19). Read Also: Buhari Mourns Nigerian Doctors Killed By Coronavirus The deceased is survived by his wife, Unyime Ivy-King, and four children. Ubong until his death was the […]
Odunsi Named New Director Of Chicago Uni Cancer Center
Nigerian-born Adekunle ‘Kunle’ Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, an expert in immunotherapy and vaccine therapy for cancer, has been appointed director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center effective March 1, 2021. Odunsi is a nationally recognised physician-scientist with a deep knowledge of discovery and innovation in oncology. He comes to Chicago from […]
Buhari Mourns Nigerian Doctors Killed By Coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Nigerian doctors killed by COVID-19. A statement on Saturday by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, disclosed that Buhari has sent his condolence to the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) over the loss. Read Also: Buhari Govt Sets Up Committee To Fight Hunger In Nigeria The Nigerian leader […]
WHO Issues Warning That COVID-19 Won’t Be Last Pandemic
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has warned that COVID-19 (coronavirus) would not be the last pandemic in the world. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, gave the warning in a video released to mark the first ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday. ‘History tells us that this won’t be the last pandemic and epidemics […]
APC Accuses Gov Udom Of Sharing Palliatives To PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Akwa Ibom State, has accused Governor Udom Emmanuel of sharing COVID-19 palliatives as Christmas gifts to members of Peoples Democratic Party in the state. APC In a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Nkereuwem Enyongekere on Friday, the party said the COVID-19 food items were donated in July by a […]