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COVID-19: OHAI Recruits 300 Volunteers
By Alpha Maidawa Oral Health Advocacy Initiative (OHAI) says it has recruited 300 college graduates in the wake of lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of Coronavirus also known as Covid-19. The Executive Director of OHAI, Dr. Ngutor Ver-or who disclosed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent said the volunteers have been trained as…
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COVID-19: ThisDay Dome Treatment Centre now testing centre
The Federal Government has added ThisDay Dome Treatment Centre to the list of testing centres for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The centre will be open for treatment soon. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, on Monday in Abuja. Ehanire added that…
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Indoor airborne spread of Coronavirus possible – NCDC warns
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has admitted the possibility that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic might be spread in the air under certain conditions after about 200 scientists’ findings. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Directir-General, NCDC, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja, said the scientists urged the…
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Nigeria records 595 new cases of COVID-19, total jumps to 33,153
Nigeria has announced 575 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 33,153. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday . The NCDC said that the new confirmed cases as at July 13 was 595 while four deaths were…
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BBNaija season 5: Winner goes home with N85 Million worth of prizes
The organisers of Big Brother Naija TV reality show, MultiChoice Nigeria have announced that the winner of the season 5 will be going home with N85 Million naira worth of prize. The reality show which is set to commence on the 19th of July is going to be the winnings the biggest since its debut…
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UN expert accuses White House of ‘onslaught’ against media
The UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression on Monday accused the White House of mounting an “onslaught” against the media and referred to a negative “Trump effect” on global press freedom. In his last official press briefing before his six-year tenure ends later this month, David Kaye said in a series of forthright comments…
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Igbo women are lazy, just want to sit down and enjoy their husband’s hard-earned money – Noble Igwe
Nobel Igwe has sparked controversy by advising men to avoid Igbo women because they will desire their death just so they can inherit their property. In a Twitter thread, Nobel Igwe said that Igbo women are lazy, don’t like to work and only interested in their husband’s money. He wrote: “The Igbo women are lazy,…
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Merkel criticizes Chinese involvement in Hong Kong – but wants to keep talking
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Chinese involvement in Hong Kong and called for a united European Union stance towards China. “It is an alarming development with regard to something that has always applied, which is ‘one country, two systems’. “And that is very much being questioned,’’ Merkel said on Monday during a meeting with…
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Glee actress, Naya Rivera found dead 5 days after she went missing
Popular Glee actress, Naya Rivera’s body has been recovered from Lake Piru five days after she went missing while out on the lake with her 4 years old son. Ventura County officials said Monday, July 13, that a body had been found at the lake, and TMZ claims law enforcement sources have confirmed it is,…