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5 Things To Know About Dissolution Of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)

Posted: October 11, 2020 at 9:56 pm   /   NEWS

Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been dissolved by the IGP with immediate effect, Here are 5 things to know about its dissolution.   The IGP Mohammed Adamu made this announcement on Sunday afternoon during a press conference at the force headquarters in Abuja. He added that all officers in the disbanded and special unit would […]

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SARS banned: Nigeria Police dissolves Special Anti-Robbery Squad [SARS]

Posted: October 11, 2020 at 9:30 pm   /   NEWS

Nigeria Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolution of Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. This is happening as #EndSARS protest which started in Lagos, reached abroad as Nigerians in UK, US, Canada and other countries protested against police Brutality and the ending of SARS. According to the statement from Police […]

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#EdoDecides2020:It’s Official: Obaseki wins re-election as Edo governor

Posted: September 20, 2020 at 6:35 pm   /   NEWS

Governor Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has scored the highest number of votes in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election and has been declared the WINNER. The result of the election, held in all Edo’s 18 local governments, was declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Benin, the […]

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The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It – HARVEY A. RISCH, MD, PHD

Posted: July 28, 2020 at 8:09 pm   /   Featured, NEWS

The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It. HARVEY A. RISCH, MD, PHD As professor of epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health, I have authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and currently hold senior positions on the editorial boards of several leading journals. I am usually accustomed to advocating for […]

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COVID-19: Traders lament on the 5,000naira imposed fine as Amuwo Odofin LG re-opens four markets in Lagos

Posted: July 26, 2020 at 6:36 am   /   Featured, NEWS

The market leaders are reported to have signed an undertaking to comply with all the safety protocols as regards COVID-19. The Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area in Lagos has reopened four markets for business after three days of closure following concerns about their non-compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines, Imposes a 5,000 naira fine on each […]

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Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine triggers immune response

Posted: July 24, 2020 at 5:50 am   /   Featured, NEWS

A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. Trials involving 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight coronavirus. The findings are hugely promising, but it is still too soon to know if this is enough to offer protection and larger […]

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Exactly Where We Are with Vaccines and Treatments for COVID-19

Posted: May 1, 2020 at 10:30 pm   /   NEWS

Scientists around the world are working on potential treatments and vaccines for the new coronavirus disease known as COVID-19. Several companies are working on antiviral drugs, some of which are already in use against other illnesses, to treat people who already have COVID-19. Other companies are working on vaccines that could be used as a preventive […]

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases exceed 1,000

Posted: April 25, 2020 at 11:42 am   /   NEWS

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases exceed 1,000 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 114 cases of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria on Friday, April 24. The new cases are among the highest to be reported in the country by the government agency. The 114 new cases are reported from nine states- Lagos (80), Gombe (21), FCT […]

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Umahi’s wear-mask or get-flogged order barbaric – Ubani

Posted: April 24, 2020 at 7:57 pm   /   NEWS

Umahi’s wear-mask or get-flogged order barbaric – Ubani A former Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Monday Ubani, has described as barbaric the pronouncement of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, that any resident found on the street without a face mask will be flogged. The lawyer also scolded the governor of Cross River State, […]

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Oxford University Just Injected The First Participants in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Posted: April 24, 2020 at 12:46 pm   /   NEWS

Oxford University Just Injected The First Participants in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Oxford University is launching a human trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine, with the daunting aim of making a successful jab available to the public later this year. Of the more than 100 research projects around the world to find a vaccine – described by […]

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