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...
A staunch Buharist, Abubakar Rabiu, was so stricken with joy at President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from his Medical trip to the United Kingdom, UK, that he threw a ram party to celebrate, Page 36 learnt. On Friday evening, the party packed out a popular restaurant opposite the takeoff site of the Federal University Dustin-Ma. Rabiu,...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has reportedly been hospitalised, after collapsing in Sokoto State, Page 36 learnt. It was gathered that the AGF was in Sokoto, on Monday, for the inauguration of the reconstructed State High Court Complex, by the Governor of the State, Aminu Tambuwal. He...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has on Wednesday, in remembrance of the kidnapped 276 Schoolgirls from the Government Secondary School, in Chibok, Borno State, on this day, 14th April, 2014, stated that he is still optimistic that the abducted Chibok Schoolgirls will be rescued, 7 years after they were kidnapped by boko haram...
There was pandemonium at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-West Zonal Congress, on Monday evening, in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, Page 36 learnt. The incident occurred when some suspected hoodlums advanced towards the gate of the WOCDIF Event Centre, where the Congress was taking place, in an attempt to invade the premises. A...
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has raised an alarm, that armed men numbering more than 150, have invaded the Hotel where he lodged, Page 36 learnt. The Media Aide to the former Governor, Lere Olayinka, made this known in a statement to Journalists on Monday. Fayose alleged that the political thugs surrounded...
Emerging report indicates that the South-East Governors will meet in Owerri, the Imo State capital, to deliberate on security-related issues, on Sunday night. Also expected at the meeting are the Brigade Commanders, Navy, Air Force Commanders, new Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and other Stakeholders. The Governors, according to sources,...
Emerging report indicates that the 8 members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, who were kidnapped by armed bandits on March 26, in Kaduna State, under Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s watch, have regained their freedom. Shortly after their release, all the abducted persons were taken to a Hospital for Medical check-up, according to a...
A former Assistant Director, Department of State Security Services, Dennis Amachree, has on Thursday, said that the Police under the watch of the recently sacked Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, was warned three times, prior to the attacks on its facilities in Imo State, Page 36 learnt. Mr. Amachree made the comment during his...
