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Critics linking 5G to COVID-19 talking in ignorance –Adebayo, licensed telecoms operators’ chairman

Critics linking 5G to COVID-19 talking in ignorance –Adebayo, licensed telecoms operators’ chairman

Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, debunks allegations that 5G technology is responsible for COVID-19, popularly called coronavirus. He tells SIMON UTEBOR that those spreading the propaganda are not well informed about science Recently, there has been so much talk about 5G technology, what is a 5G technology? 5G is the…

Easter: Pray against COVID-19, Abiodun, el-Rufai, other govs beg Christians

Easter: Pray against COVID-19, Abiodun, el-Rufai, other govs beg Christians

As Christians in Nigeria join others in the world to celebrate Easter amid COVID-19 pandemic, Governors of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola; Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai; and Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, have felicitated with Christians on the occasion. Other governors that joined Christians in the country to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ are Hope Uzodinma…

Lockdown: ‘Hoodlums’ break into shops in Lagos, Ogun, rob residents

Lockdown: ‘Hoodlums’ break into shops in Lagos, Ogun, rob residents

Suspected hoodlums broke into shops and some houses in Alimosho and Ifako-Ijaiye local government areas of Lagos state on Saturday.  The hoodlums were said to have come in from Agbado area through to Abule Egba where they looted shops and robbed residents of their belongings. Some witnesses said the incident happened in broad daylight as…

5G and other tales by moonlight

5G and other tales by moonlight

In case you are just tuning in, let me keep you up to speed. They say fifth generation of wireless communication technology, known as 5G, was launched in China in November 2019 to weaken our immune system and infect us with the coronavirus. They say Bill Gates, the Antichrist, will then plant chips in our…

Osun discharges 10 COVID-19 patients

Osun discharges 10 COVID-19 patients

Ten patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Osun state have been discharged after recovering from the disease. Gboyega Oyetola, the governor, broke the news at a media briefing on Saturday evening. The coronavirus cases in the state soared following the arrival of some Ivory Coast returnees to the state. A total of 18 out…

Four LASUTH nurses in isolation after death of COVID-19 patient

Four LASUTH nurses in isolation after death of COVID-19 patient

he Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it has placed four of its nurses in isolation after their contact with a patient who died from complications of COVID-19. In an interview with NAN, Tokunboh Fabamwo, chief medical director of LASUTH, said the step was taken in line with standard practice. The hospital had earlier…

Osinbajo: Buhari concerned about problems associated with lockdown

Osinbajo: Buhari concerned about problems associated with lockdown

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari is seriously concerned about problems associated with the lockdown. Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the spread of coronavirus. Speaking with an NTA correspondent after meeting the president, Osinbajo said Buhari is concerned about the problems associated…

Another COVID-19 patient dies in Lagos

Another COVID-19 patient dies in Lagos

Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos state, has announced the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state. He made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday morning. According to the commissioner, the patient died in a private facility. “We are however saddened by the death of another patient from #COVID19 related complications in a…

COVID-19: FG may extend lockdown as cases rise to 305

COVID-19: FG may extend lockdown as cases rise to 305

There are strong indications that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), may extend the lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory. This came after the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, spoke at Friday’s edition of the committee’s daily media briefing….

Robbers attack policemen at checkpoints, snatch AK-47 rifles

Robbers attack policemen at checkpoints, snatch AK-47 rifles

A six-man robbery gang has attacked two police checkpoints in Enugu State, snatching Ak-47 rifles from some policemen manning the spots. The robbers, who were operating in a tricycle otherwise known as ‘keke’, reportedly stabbed three policemen and burnt a patrol vehicle. City Round gathered that the incident took place along Enugu-Nsukka Road by Ugwuojo…