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Cuban doctors arrive Italy to battle coronavirus

Fifty-two doctors from the Caribbean nation of Cuba have arrived in Italy to assist with the challenges of the coronavirus in that country. Italy has become the country with the most deaths linked to the virus in the world, overtaking ...

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Eko Hotel shut over threat of Coronavirus

Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island was on Sunday shutdown  by the management over threat of the deadly Coronavirus. The hotel’s management announced on Sunday that it has shut the edifice, saying that its decision to shut the hotel was ...

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If coronavirus happened during elections, politicians would have been knocking at doors with indomie, rice, sanitizers, Shehu Sani alleges

Former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the upper legislative chamber, Shehu Sani, has exposed the hypocritical tendencies of Nigerian politicians. Recall that since the arrival of Coronavirus in the country, politicians have hardly sent out messages to Nigerians ...

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SEAMATA directs markets to provide sanitisers and soaps

The South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has directed market leaders to provide sanitisers, soap and water tap containers in visible locations in markets to check spread of coronavirus. Chief Gozie Akudolu, President-General of SEAMATA, umbrella body of all ...

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Wuhan residents resume work as China ends coronavirus restrictions

This is sweet in the middle. People in Central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to work and public transport is restarting, as some normality slowly returns after a two-month lockdown. The easing of ...

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Disgrace movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison

Weinstein, who turned 68 last Thursday, is being isolated at Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York. Weinstein told prison staff he believed he has the virus when he entered the state prison system last Wednesday from notorious Rikers Island ...

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Doctors say masturbating could boost immune systems against coronavirus

Masturbation is bound to make your day more pleasurable – and it can have health benefits too, so claims a doctor. According to the Doc, the most obvious bonus is its mood boosting qualities. Your body releases endorphins after orgasm, ...

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Covid-19: Angela Merkel in quarantine after her doctor tests positive

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after a doctor who administered a vaccine to her tested positive for Covid-19. Merkel’s spokesman said she was informed about the doctor’s test shortly after holding a news conference on Sunday announcing ...

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Two brothers talk to grandma through a window on Mother’s Day

Two brothers have described speaking to their grandparents through a window as ‘weird’ but added it was necessary to keep them safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Isaac and Ben Rickett, six and eight respectively, brought their grandma Sue, 68, flowers ...

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Coronavirus: God told me the world would go on compulsory holiday – Adeboye

General Superintendent, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said God told him that the world would go on compulsory holiday in view of the raging Coronavirus pandemic. Adeboye, who spoke during his sermon on Sunday said ...

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Italy allowing coronavirus patients above 60 to die

An Israeli doctor working in the coronavirus epicentre of northern Italy said medics are no longer allowed to give respirators to anyone aged over 60. Dr Gal Peleg – who works in Parma, Italy – said artificial respiratory machines are ...

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Coronavirus in Nigeria increases from 22 to 31 on Sunday

The coronavirus cases in the country increased from 22 on Saturday to 31 on Sunday. The  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, on its twitter handle said the cases included 22 in Lagos State, four in the Federal Capital Territory, one ...

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Catholic Priest slumps, dies during Mass in Rivers state

Tragedy struck on Sunday during a service at St Helen Catholic Church, Ogbogoro in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State when a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr Cyprian Kooro, slumped and died during Mass. Parishioners were thrown into confusion when ...

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Atiku Abubakar’s son tests positive for Coronavirus

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in the 2019 General Elections, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive to coronavirus. He made his known via his Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive ...

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N3bn graft: EFCC to arraign ex-HoS, Oyo-Ita, eight others today

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will arraign the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, for N3 billion graft. She will be arraigned before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in ...

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Coronavirus: If God’s in buildings, Rome, Jerusalem, Mecca won’t be shut down — Reno Omokri

Coronavirus has emptied The Vatican, the capital of Catholicism. It caused restrictions in Jerusalem, and Mecca. Synagogues, Churches and Mosques have banned services. What is God telling us? That He is not in places or buildings, but in people! Surely, ...

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Barcelona eye Nigerian star, Wilfred Ndidi as Arturo Vidal’s replacement

Barcelona have identified Nigeria’s midfielder Wilfred Ndidi as a viable replacement for want away Arturo Vidal. Coach Quique Setien has made it a priority to reinforce the midfield with the signing of a central defensive midfielder who does not have ...

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Landlord throw paramedic out of home over coronavirus fears

  An NHS worker has illegally been told to leave his house with just a day’s notice over coronavirus fears. Paramedic Joseph Hoar’s landlady gave him just 12 hours over text to leave his accommodation meaning his vital 12 hour ...

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Fresh case of Coronavirus confirmed in Abuja

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that there is a fresh case of Coronavirus in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja again. Yesterday, three cases of the novel COVID19 was reported in the FCT. This brings the number ...

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Lagos government shuts 32 unregistered pharmacies, patent medicine stores

Lagos State Taskforce on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods has shut 32 pharmacies and patent medicine stores for offences bordering on illegal operation and operating beyond scope of practice. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi disclosed this ...

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