The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has on Thursday, announced that every State in the country has received supplies of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, except Kogi State, Page 36 learnt. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the NPHCDA, made the development known today. He said that Kogi State is yet to receive the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has on Monday, advised that Nigerians when sick, should first ensure it is not Covid-19 they are suffering from, before treating for malaria, Page 36 learnt. The NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated this in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle, @Chikwe_1, today. He wrote: “We have...
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has on Thursday, said that over 100 million Nigerians would have received the Covid-19 vaccine by March 2021, Page 36 learnt. This was stated by the NCDC Director-General, DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme. Dr. Ihekweazu expressed confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine,...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has on Wednesday, announced that Nigerians should expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine by the end of January 2021, Page 36 learnt. He stated this during the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo....
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Sunday, indicates that not less than 18 Military Generals of the Nigerian Army have tested positive for Covid-19, following the breakout of the virus during the aborted 2020 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference. The top Military Officers are all confirmed to have participated in the Annual Conference, which...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has on Saturday, announced that he has gone back into isolation, over a new Covid-19 scare, Page 36 learnt. He made the announcement in a broadcast on Saturday, adding that, the measure became necessary, as family members and senior government Officials around him tested positive for Covid-19. According...
The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on Covid-19, has appealed to Nigerians abroad, to suspend any plans of coming home for the 2020 Christmas festivities, Page 36 learnt. Dr. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of the PTF, made this known during the weekly Media briefing of the Task Force According to him, this is one of...
The President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Government, through the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that Nigerians will be part of the early beneficiaries of the Covid-19 vaccine, when it is developed in commercial quantity, Page 36 learnt. The Minister of Health, in Abuja, on Tuesday, stated that anytime a potent vaccine is found...
Legendary Football Superstar, Diego Maradona, from Argentina, has died, after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest, Page 36 learnt. According to Argentine Newspapers, Clarin and Ole, Maradona died on Wednesday morning, local time, in the town of Tigre. The World Cup Winner, only recently had surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain, following a fall....
The Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, may be in the dug-out for the last time, after Nigeria’s second leg clash against Sierra Leone on Tuesday, Page 36 learnt. His fate may have been sealed on Friday night, after a meeting was held following the Super Eagles’ shambolic performance, which saw them throw away a...
International Football Superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, has tested positive for the coronavirus, Page 36 learnt. He will miss Portugal’s Nations League game against Sweden, on Wednesday as a result of his new medical status. The Juventus Forward is “doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation”, according to a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation, PFF. The...
Bayern Munich are now the winners of the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League, after beating Paris Saint German 1-0, in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday night, Page 36 learnt. Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match for the German side, 59 minutes into the match, to gift Bayern Munich their 6th UEFA Champions League title....
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, Executive Committee, has on Tuesday, announced the postponement of the 2021 African Nations Championship by one year, Page 36 learnt. The decision was reached after the Committee met via video-conference, to discuss the future of competitions and other related issues, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “After consultation with Stakeholders, and...
Manchester United has defeated Norwich, to reach the FA Cup semi-finals, with Harry Maguire scoring deep into the extra-time to secure the victory. The game turned on the dismissal of substitute Timm Klose in the 89th minute. Norwich were in the ascendancy after equalising, and looked favourites to snatch a late winner, before the German...
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports, has issued a 25-day ultimatum to illegal occupants of the M. K. O. Abiola Stadium, Abuja, to vacate the facility, for proper rehabilitation to commence, Page 36 learnt. In a Press statement published on the Ministry’s website on Monday, the Minister during an inspection tour of the...
Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, has said that “it is hard for his team to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, because they are not the best team on the continent”. The German Tactician, recently agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal, to continue his work as the handler of the three-time African champions, putting to...
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Thursday night, indicates that boko haram has confirmed the death of its former Commander, Abubakar Shekau, who sources say died during infighting with a rival Islamic State-allied faction, according to a video message from its presumed new Commander. In the short video in Arabic, top boko haram Commander, Bakura...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has on Thursday, mourned the death of a former Zambian President and foremost Pan-Africanist, Kenneth Kaunda, who died at the age of 97 years, Page 36 learnt. The statement personally signed by Goodluck Jonathan reads: I am deeply saddened by the passing on of former Zambian President and foremost Pan-Africanist Kenneth...
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, was reportedly whisked away by his Security Guards, after angry youths stormed his office to protest the gruesome murder of two of their friends, Page 36 learnt.. It was further learnt that members of the National Road Transport Workers, NURTW, otherwise known as Park Manager System, PMS, had...
Emerging report indicates that the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, who hails from the South-East region of the country, took passengers by surprise when he preached peace and unity of Nigeria, on board a Lagos-Abuja flight. The Lagos-Abuja flight 7120 was operated with the Airline’s wide-bodied Boeing 777 aircraft, which had over 300 passengers...
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Tuesday morning, indicates that no fewer than 11 people have been killed in separate attacks in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, on Sunday. According to the locals in the area, 9 residents were killed in a communal clash between Ailla and Adagbo communities, while 2 were killed...
Emerging report reaching Page 36 on Saturday, indicates that violence has broken out at a mega rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State. The rally, which was organised to welcome a former Governorship Candidate of the Green Party of Nigeria, GPN, A. A. Zaura, and other decampees into the party, is taking...
There was reportedly tension on Saturday morning, as members of a supposed sponsored group, #IStandWithBuhari, engaged themselves in a fight, at the Unity Fountain, in Abuja, Page 36 learnt. It was gathered that the Leaders of the group were seen in a heated exchange of words, leading to ‘blows’, over the sharing of monetary resources...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has on Friday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to make a choice between dialogue, on one hand, or an avoidable war against the Igbos, on the other hand, Page 36 learnt. The South-East body was reacting to the President’s exclusive interview, on Thursday, on ARISE TV, where he warned that the Igbos...
