COVID-19
Lab technician in court for allegedly issuing fake COVID-19 test result
A 29-year-old laboratory technician, Eiyonoria Godwin, on Monday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly issuing a forged COVID-19 test result. The police charged Godwin with
Memorial for 30,000 people who died of COVID-19 in New York
The city of New York held a virtual memorial Sunday evening for the more than 30,000 people who have died of COVID-19 since the first death after a confirmed Coronavirus
COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 120 new infections, active cases now 13,245
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said with 120 confirmed new cases of COVID-9, the number of active cases in Nigeria now stands at 13,245. The NCDC disclosed
World awaits China Covid origins report
The much-anticipated report from the international mission to Wuhan to investigate Covid-19’s origins is set to be published this week, following intense US and Chinese pressure over its contents. The
US virus expert Fauci urges country to avoid Europe’s mistakes
The US government’s top infectious disease expert warned Sunday a new wave of coronavirus infections could be on the way, pointing to the climb in cases in Europe as something
AstraZeneca says no evidence of clot risk as more vaccinations halted
AstraZeneca said on Sunday there is “no evidence” its Covid-19 vaccine increases the risk of blood clots, as Ireland joined a number of European countries suspending its use as a
Get COVID-19 jab or leave the force, Malaysian I-G warns officers
Malaysian police officers who refuse to receive a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will have to leave the force,” Abdul Bador, the country’s Inspector General of Police told state news agency Bernama
Student died of Covid-19 complications, not expired drugs – Maritime varsity
By Emma Amaize MANAGEMENT of Nigeria Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has said the 100-level student of department of civil engineering, Okpeku Emmanuel Uhiosanobua, who passed on recently died
Covid-19: Infections Rise in Kenya as Country Enters ‘Third Wave’
Kenya is experiencing a third wave of Covid-19 infections, the country’s health minister, Mutahi Kagwe, has said. On Wednesday, the country recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in a day
Lack of funds may derail Oche Odoh’s European Tour ambitions
Nigeria’s Oche Odoh may lose the opportunity to fly the country’s flag on the European Tour this year unless he secures the funding needed to participate in the Tour under
