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The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LUTH has given birth to a baby boy from a coronavirus patient aged 37 in the hospital successfully. The Lagos State Hospital made this known in a press statement released on Tuesday which said, “A team of LUTH doctors, anaesthetists and nurses delivered another woman diagnosed with COVID-19 of a baby boy (Birth weight: 2.6kg). The 37-year-old mother was delivered of the baby via a caesarean section on Saturday, 9th May. The mother and baby are doing well, we celebrate our committed frontline staff for this achievement.” The delivery is the second time the…

Reports from Benue state says the army has killed four armed people suspected to be herdsmen. This was after the alleged herdsmen were said to have killed two villagers, with several other villagers said to have sustained some gun wounds in Agasha community in Guma LGA, Benue state. They also carried out attacks on church worshippers holding a vigil in Tomatar Iwendyer which is a community under Logo LGA in Benue state and left casualties. The armed herdsmen were tracked to a camp close to the Benue river in the early hours of the morning by the troops of the…

Like we all know, in this country we have three categories of citizens, we have the rich, the middle class and the poor and due to different factors, money is not evenly distributed within these three categories, which makes it hard for learning at home for your children due to the lockdown. The Rich: this is the category of parents that can provide at least 90% of their children’s school needs.The Middle Class: this second stage of parents are those who meet up to at least 50% of their children’s school needs sometimes they are not able to pay for…

The Lagos state ministry of health has updated a report on the state coronavirus cases, saying that the state has discharged 33 COVID-19 patients from their Lagos state isolation centres in Onikan and Eti Osa. The ministry pointed out that of those 33 patients, there were nine females discharged and another twenty-four males, noting that all the patients discharged were Nigerians. Of the 33 patients released, 17 were from the Onikan isolation centre, and 16 of those were from the Eti-Osa(Landmark) isolation centre. The patients are discharged after testing negative for the coronavirus twice consecutively. The total number of released…

With the lockdown issued by the government in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT, People had to work from home for the time. Some stayed at home with their parents, some were with their children, and then there are those who stayed in with a friend. We made a list of funny experiences people have shared with what they had to go through. There are those who were working from the same home with their parents; My mum has turned to a food inspector and nutritionist, and there’s no day she doesn’t give me a lecture about what I eat, last…

There are some famous footballers that were born into the world with a twin, some of these twins ending up facing the same career, sometimes one becomes more successful than the other. We take a look at some of these footballers that have played the game or are still playing the game and their teams. Footballers 1. Frank and Ronald De Boer: Undoubtedly the greatest pair of twins to have ever played the game, the De Boer brothers played for Netherlands, Barcelona, Rangers and Ajax. 2. David and Philipp Degan: Both Degan brothers played for FC Basel before retiring, among…

NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has announced 386 new cases of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country. The report is the second day in a row that the country has announced cases over 300, with the total number of cases now close to 4000. A total number of 78 cases were also discharged today after testing negative for the virus twice consecutively, 10 COVID-19 patients were also confirmed dead also, there are presently 3,116 active cases in the country. 386 new cases of #COVID19; 176-Lagos 65-Kano 31-Katsina 20-FCT 17-Borno 15-Bauchi 14-Nasarawa 13-Ogun 10-Plateau 4-Oyo 4-Sokoto 4-Rivers…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria, EFCC has expressed its readiness to continue to seek justice over then corrupt charges against the former Governor of Abia State Orji Kalu. It would be recalled that the Supreme Court in its recent ruling nullified the trial and 12 conviction of the former governor, his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Jones Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account of Abia State Government. Meanwhile, in a statement released shortly after the Supreme Court ruling, the EFCC said it is more than ready to ensure justice is served on the case. “…

The Kano State government has discharged 16 coronavirus patients after they have tested negative for the novel coronavirus twice consecutively. This was revealed in a statement released by Muhammad Garba, the state’s Commissioner for information on Thursday, bringing the number of discharged cases in the state to 22. Among those released was Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa who is the state’s commissioner for health, a professor of Infectious diseases, Prof Abdulrazaq Garba Habib who is a professor in the Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, and he is also the co-chairman of the state’s task force on COVID-19.…

The coronavirus report for Thursday 7th May records 381 new cases of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country, this is the highest number of cases recorded in a single day. This update comes from 18 states, with 183 in Lagos and another 55 in Kano, there are presently 2,818 active cases in the country. The update also recorded 67 patients released after testing negative for the virus, with four new deaths. The agency said in a tweet, “381 new cases of #COVID19; 183-Lagos 55-Kano 44-Jigawa 19-Zamfara 19-Bauchi 11-Katsina 9-Borno 8-Kwara 7-Kaduna 6-Gombe 5-Ogun 4-Sokoto 3-Oyo 3-Rivers 2-Niger 1-Akwa Ibom…

There have been 10 persons tested positive for coronavirus in association with the State house in Marina. The state’s commissioner of health, Professor Akin Abayomi made this known in a series of tweets posted this Thursday afternoon. The governor and the first lady are constantly tested for the virus and their results have always come back negative, the state’s commissioner for health also pointed this out. The state house in Marina has been the venue for the COVID-19 state briefings before now. There are presently 1,308 confirmed cases in the state, with 920 of those cases still active, 358 discharged…

The world is facing a tough time with the spread of another disease in the form of coronavirus, but this is not the only time that an infectious disease has broken out and cost lives in the world. From epidemics that arose in prehistoric times to the pandemics spreading now, there are over 20 infections that have shaken different parts of the world. We take a look at 5 of those infections that have happened in recent times. DISEASES 1. Ebola (2014-2016): The Ebola virus from 2014 to 2016 was one of the deadliest viral infections that originated in West…

NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has announced 195 new cases for Wednesday 6th May in their daily report of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. This update reports 82 in Lagos and 30 in Kano, among other states as the country continues in it’s easing of the lockdown. 53 cases were discharged also after testing negative for the virus, 5 people also died according to the report, there are currently 2,508 active cases in the country. The Agency made this known in a tweet; It said, “195 new cases of #COVID19; 82-Lagos 30-Kano 19-Zamfara 18-Sokoto 10-Borno 9-FCT…

The Nigerian government has announced an extension of four weeks to the federal government ban placed on flights in the Nigerian airspace. The ban was due to expire tomorrow The Chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha who is also the secretary to the Government of the Federation made this known in the daily briefing today. He said, “Tomorrow marks the last day for the enforcement of the closure of Nigeria’s airspace to flights. “We have assessed the situation in the aviation industry and have come to the conclusion that given the facts available to us…

The Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde earlier today gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the state. The governor gave this update in a series of tweets released on his account. “We have received more results from pending COVID-19 confirmation tests. The result of one suspected case came back POSITIVE, on 03/05/2020, the person is based in Ibadan. The results of five suspected cases came back POSITIVE on 04/05/2020. Four of these five cases are immigrants and the last person is an Oyo State resident. The results of five suspected cases came back POSITIVE on 05/05/2020, four of…

The world of football is one of the highest-paid sports in the world for professional athletes, and that is why there are a lot of young people trying to get into this career path if they can. We take a look at a list of 10 of those highest paid footballers in the world and the club and country they play for. FOOTBALLERS LIST 1. Lionel Messi: ( €131 million ) Argentina and Barcelona. 2. Cristiano Ronaldo: ( €118 million) Portgual and Juventus. 3. Neymar Dos Santos: ( €95 million ) Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain. 4. Gareth Bale: ( €38…

The coronavirus report for Tuesday from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said the country has recorded 148 new cases of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. 43 in Lagos was reported and 32 in Kano among the 17 states. This update also brings in 81 discharges after they tested negative for the virus and fully recovered, and also 11 deaths were reported. There are presently 2,371 active cases in the country. The agency made this known in a tweet; The agency said, “148 new cases of #COVID19; 43-Lagos 32-Kano 14-Zamfara 10-FCT 9-Katsina 7-Taraba 6-Borno 6-Ogun 5-Oyo 3-Edo 3-Kaduna…

Reports coming from Kano state is that another prominent person has died, ex-assistant police commissioner, Hamza Idris Malikawa died in a hospital in Kano. This comes barely 24 hours after report of the death of an assistant commissioner of police in Kano. Hamza’s brother, Rilwanu, confirmed his brothers death.He is the media officer for Kano Pillars FC and he said,”He was admitted to the hospital three days ago, and died yesterday (Monday). He was a diabetic patient.” Kano Pillars FC also mourned in a tweet on twitter, “Our thought and prayers here @pillarsfc are with the family of the Media…

There has been a rise in the use of some user-friendly applications as a direct effect of the lockdown. The social media space cannot get enough of them, and these software companies would be benefiting from the massive growth in users and usage. Here is a list of 5 of those apps. APPLICATIONS 1. Instagram – Instagram has recorded massive usage during the lockdown; Instagram live has been blowing up with different online talk shows, music shows, and events that have been shown live. 2. NetFlix – The movie hosting platform is experiencing a boom with increased users and more…

The NCDC today reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day to date as it announced 245 new cases. The total cases in the country is almost at 3,000 as the country today starts the ease of the lockdown by the federal government. This new coronavirus update comes from 16 states, and the total number of confirmed cases is now 2,802. There were six new deaths also recorded with seventeen more discharged, there are presently 2,292 active cases in the country. The NCDC made this known in a tweet released; It said, “245 new cases of #COVID19;…

While the coronavirus pandemic is still spreading in the country with reported cases daily, the Lagos state ministry of health has offered some form of hope and light by announcing that it has discharged 14 patients who previously had the virus after testing negative for the virus twice consecutively. The ministry said of the fourteen patients, 6 were females and 8 were males. The patients came from the infectious diseases hospital (IDH) in Yaba, the LUTH and the Landmark Isolation centres. These 14 new releases now brings the number of discharged cases to 261 in the state. The ministry said,…