Ondo State: CMD Joins High Profile List Of COVID-19 Positive Patients

The Chief Medical Director of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Ondo State, Oluwole Ige, has tested positive for coronavirus. This was disclosed shortly after the Ondo State Health Commissioner, Wahab Adegbenro’s demise as a result of COVID-19 complications on Thursday. This development comes two days after Governor Rotimi Akeredolu tested positive for coronavirus. The Governor has since urged all his cabinet members to go for compulsory test as he hoes into isolation. According to a statement released by Adeeyo Babatunde, spokesperson of the teaching hospital, the CMD…

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Evacuations Of Nigerians Abroad Suspended Until New Measures Are In Place

The Federal Government has suspended all evacuations of Nigerians stranded abroad pending new protocols on COVID-19 as it affects quarantine of returnees are put in place. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this in Abuja yesterday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. β€œThe issue of quarantining in hotels would no longer be feasible. The evacuation was suspended to give room for new measures that would require citizens returning from overseas to get tested and self-isolate at home rather than in designated hotels. β€œThere is…

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Benue COVID-19 Index Case Rejects Test Result; Charges Over 45 Days Unlawful Detention

-YOMMY AYILARA.   I AM NOT POSITIVE TO COVID 19, MY RESULT WAS STAGED -Susan Lawani   Susan Lawani is a Nigerian in the Diaspora visiting Nigeria after a long time and permanently resident in London, UK as a NIDO (Nigerians In Diasporas Organisation).   Susan Lawani who was been claimed to be the index case of Covid-19 in Benue State made a video from her forceful detention center giving out information that has been hidden from Nigerians.   Susan revealed that she has been in detention for 43 days…

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