Health

Iran losses 300 to drinking Methanol as a cure to Coronavirus

Iran losses 300 to drinking Methanol as a cure to Coronavirus

The death toll from alcohol poisoning in Iran has risen to 300 after people started to consume methanol because of a rumour that high proof alcohol could cure the coronavirus. Iranian media reports that more than 1,000 have been sickened so far by ingesting methanol across the Islamic Republic, where drinking alcohol is banned and…

Buhari’s full speech on COVID-19 pandemic

Buhari’s full speech on COVID-19 pandemic

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures…

President Buhari did not approve the N30,000 stay-at-home fund — Presidency

The office of the President has denied the widespread news claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari  approved a N30,000 relief fund to be given to every Nigerian with verified Bank Verification Number (BVN) under the directive of the government for citizens to stay at home. The reports had quoted his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…

COVID-19: IT IS TIME TO DISCUSS UNIVERSAL FREE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NIGERIANS

COVID-19: IT IS TIME TO DISCUSS UNIVERSAL FREE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NIGERIANS

COVID-19: IT IS TIME TO DISCUSS UNIVERSAL FREE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NIGERIANS, by Debo Onifade   While I pray that Nigeria and indeed the rest of the world will overcome the COVID-10 plague soonest, I wish to address a more important issue today that electorates and politicians need to think about.  It is about universal…

Coronavirus: Buhari deliberately didn’t close Nigeria’s borders on time in order to protect his family – Reno

Coronavirus: Buhari deliberately didn’t close Nigeria’s borders on time in order to protect his family – Reno

Reno Omokri has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari deliberately didn’t close Nigeria’s borders on time in order to protect his family. Omokri made this allegations while reacting to the news that Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari has tested positive for Coronavirus.   According to Reno, Buhari decided not to close the border after Nigeria recorded its first case of Coronavirus…

Coronavirus: Aisha Buhari seeks total lockdown

Coronavirus: Aisha Buhari seeks total lockdown

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called for a total lockdown of activities across the country as coronavirus toll hits 36 with one death recorded on Monday. Mrs Buhari specifically cited the case of state governors shutting down schools but allowing their parents to continue going to work. She noted that much as…

BREAKING: NCDC confirms five new coronavirus cases in Abuja, Lagos, Edo

BREAKING: NCDC confirms five new coronavirus cases in Abuja, Lagos, Edo

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed an additional five cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 35. The NCDC via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Monday said, “Five new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: two in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), two in Lagos State and one…