Chloroquine cqb Treat Coronavirus at Early Stage – NAFDAC DG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaChloroquine cqb Treat Coronavirus at Early Stage – NAFDAC DG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 26, 20205

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has said chloroquine is effective for the treatment of COVID-19 at the early stage of infection. During a virtual news conference on Tuesday, adeyeye stated the research has shown that chlorine is effective for an early stage Covid-19 infection. Mojisola stated that chloroquine can be used prophylactically and that countries like Ghana and Senegal have also embraced the clinical...

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NewsPolice Kill Wanted Serial Killer in a 2-Day Operation

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 26, 2020

Feyisola Dosumu, a wanted serial killer in Ogun state has been killed by the police in an operation that lasted two days. Dosumu who was also known as ‘Hacker Spartan’, was said to be a notorious cultist and drug addict and had been declared wanted by the police over the murder of nine people at Ogere and Iperu-Remo in Ikenne Local government of Ogun state. The Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, said that Dosumu lived...

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South-West Rejects Presidency’s Position That IG Should Determined the Structure of Amotekun

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSouth-West Rejects Presidency’s Position That IG Should Determined the Structure of Amotekun

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 26, 2020

The South-West states, through its mouthpiece, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, have rejected the Presidency’s position that the Western Nigerian Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, will be run in compliance with the structure defined by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. Last Tuesday, the Senior Special Assistance to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, that the structure of the security network would be...

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Ebonyi Bans Underaged Herders, To Prosecute Chief Herdsmen

NewsNigeriaEbonyi Bans Underaged Herders, To Prosecute Chief Herdsmen

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 26, 2020

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has banned underaged herders’ activities in the state. He warned that any underaged herder caught rearing cattles in the State will henceforth be arrested and the Chief Herdsman in charge of the underage will also be arrested and prosecuted. The Governor said this in a communique issued at the end of an expanded Security Council Meeting held at the International Conference Centre in Abakaliki. Leaders and members of the...

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After Calling Journalist “Stupid” for Asking Question, Fani-Kayode Apologizes

NewsNigeriaAfter Calling Journalist “Stupid” for Asking Question, Fani-Kayode Apologizes

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 26, 2020

The former Nigeria Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has tendered apology for referring to a journalist, Eyo Charles, as “stupid”. Fani-Kayoye made the apology in a statement on Wednesday. In the statement, he said, “I met with my advisors till late last night and I wish to say the following. I hereby withdraw the word ‘stupid’ which I used in my encounter with a journalist in Calabar. I have many friends in the media...

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NCDC Confirms 252 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 252 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 252 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC, which made the disclosure on its official twitter handle on Tuesday, said that a Multi-Sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, has continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country. The public health agency said that the 252 put the country’s total number of infections at 52,800, with...

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JobsNewsPolitics774 Job: PDP Reps Threaten to Sue FG Over Allocation

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2020

The People’s Democratic Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has threatened to sue Federal Government over what it described as breached in relation to the FG’s Special Works Project designed to provide 774,000 jobs in the country. A few weeks ago, the caucus rejected the allocation of only 25 slots to members of the House of Representatives as against the 30 slots allocated to the upper chamber members. Also, 30 slots were allocated to...

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Planes, Trains, & Electric Automobiles: How Do We Move Around in a Zero-Carbon World? –By Bill Gates

ClimateEnvironmentOpinionPlanes, Trains, & Electric Automobiles: How Do We Move Around in a Zero-Carbon World? –By Bill Gates

PilotnewsAugust 25, 2020

We want more people to be able to travel without contributing to climate change. Earlier this month, I wrote about how COVID-19 is a cautionary tale for climate change. There’s no doubt that we have experienced terrible suffering and economic hardship over the last several months. But as hard as it is to imagine right now when we’re still in the middle of the pandemic, climate change has the potential to be even more devastating. The...

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SAD NEWS: Students Preparing for Exams Kidnapped Inside School

Crime & SecurityNewsSAD NEWS: Students Preparing for Exams Kidnapped Inside School

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 25, 2020

Reports say that some yet to be identified gunmen stormed  Prince Academy in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted a number of Secondary School students preparing for their examinations Monday morning. The gunmen were said to have first raided houses in Damba-Kasaya community in Chikun LGA before heading to the school. A local resident who simply identified himself as Wakili Bawa said the gunmen came “in a large number like they always...

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WHO Says 172 Countries Engaging With Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Says 172 Countries Engaging With Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

Up to 172 countries have been engaging with the “largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio” coordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), its chief said on Monday. “At present, there are nine vaccines that are part of this dynamic portfolio,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus at a virtual news briefing, referring to the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility. He added that nine other vaccines were under evaluation for the longer term. According to him, COVAX...

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