By Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia The governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, Saturday in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, organised a special thanksgiving ceremony in appreciation to God for his recovery from COVID-19 infection. The event was held at the Eastern
Russia’s experimental coronavirus vaccine is set to be tested on more than 40,000 people across the country. The potential vaccine, called Sputnik V in homage to the world’s first satellite, has already been approved by Russian authorities following two months of small-scale human
By Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja The Federal Government has evacuated another batch of 186 Nigerians stranded in South Africa. The flight conveying the evacuees-Air Peace according to the media aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda departs OR Tambo International Airport at
Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Tuesday, has confirmed new 410 cases of Covid -19. With the latest toll, total cases have now increased to 49,895 with 37,051 recoveries and 981 casualties across the country. Also, NCDC in its latest situation report has
By Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Committee, High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, has declared he has evidence to substantiate his allegations of diversion of N6.25bn COVID-19 palliatives. He denied submitting a petition on the
Dario Vivas, the governor of Venezuela’s Caracas capital district, died Thursday of COVID-19. Vivas, a strong ally of President Nicolas Maduro, announced on July 19 that he had tested positive for the disease. “He died in combat…taking care of his health and all
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Putin emphasized that the vaccine
The United States Government has handed over 200 modern ventilators to the Nigerian government. The items were presented on Tuesday by the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Bert Leonard at the Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse in the nation’s capital. Speaking during the event,
Following the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government on Monday, August 10, said 85 local government areas (LGAs) in 20 states still remain with no testing done and no case reported. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) disclosed
Music star, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has been fined N200,000 by an Abuja mobile court for violating COVID-19 protocols. The FCT Administration filed a four-count charge against him for hosting a concert in Abuja, in clear violation of COVID-19 directives.
The Government of Abia State has called for the investigation of the killing of Abia
By Ifeanyi Onyekachi Cursory look at the title of this write up, particularly by those
Abia State Government says there is no truth in a recently circulating video on social
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has taken a new