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Super Eagle Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi In Induced Coma, Following Emergency Surgery

Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi
After ‘urgent’ surgery for a significant stomach injury, Taiwo Awoniyi, a striker for the Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest, is allegedly in an induced coma and getting critical care. After receiving treatment for a few minutes, the 27-year-old Nigerian international resumed play after colliding with a post during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester before being substituted out. After the severity of the injury was determined on Monday, the 27-year-old was taken to the hospital and underwent immediate surgery, Forest revealed on Tuesday, May 13. Mail Sport is aware that the first indications are that the surgery went well. Doctors wereRead More

El-Rufai Condemns Interstate Travel As Kwara, Oyo, Rivers Arrest 251

Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has said illegal interstate travel is spiking coronavirus spread
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has condemned illegal interstate travel, as it is fueling the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state. El-Rufai, who made the speech via hisRead More

Coronavirus: Lagos May Commence Chloroquine Clinical Trial Next Week

Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi with Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Government has said it will commence chloroquine clinical trial for the treatment of coronavirus disease within the next one week or thereabouts. This is sequel to theRead More

Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 386 New Cases In Nigeria; 176 in Lagos, 65 in Kano, 31 in Katsina, Others

3912 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and eighty six (386) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus casesRead More

Ogun Vows To Prosecute Face Mask Order Violators

Police
The Ogun State Police Command has vowed to arrest anyone moving around the state without wearing a face mask and arraign such person before a court. The state government hadRead More

Coronavirus: I Was Treated With Black Seed, Others – Kano Task Force Co-Chair

Co-chairman of Kano State Task Force on COVID-19, Abdulrazak Habib
The co-chairman of Kano State Task Force on COVID-19, Abdulrazak Habib, has narrated his experience as a coronavirus (COVID-19) patient. Habib, a professor, who works in the Department of MedicineRead More

Panic Erupts As Coronavirus patient Dies In Commercial Bus In Niger

Niger State
Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State was thrown into a state of panic, when a passenger who violated the interstate night travel ban, died in aRead More

We’re Under Pressure To Announce False Coronavirus Case – Kogi

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello
The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Haruna, has said the state is under unecessary pressure to declare that it has COVID-19 cases where there is none. The healthRead More

Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 381 New Cases In Nigeria; 183 In Lagos, 55 In Kano, 44 In Jigawa, Others

3526 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and eighty one (381) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus casesRead More

Coronavirus: Lagos Discharges 48 More Patients; 32 Males, 16 Females

Lagos State COVID-19 Situation Report
The Lagos State Ministry of Health said 48 more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities to reunite with the society. The affected individuals are 32Read More

Lagos Govt. Issues Guidelines For Restaurant Operators

L-R: Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, during a press briefing on the first case of Coronavirus in the State at Lagos House, Marina, on Friday.
The Lagos State Government has said operators of restaurants and eateries in the state must put in place measures to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the stateRead More