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Coronavirus: Doctors wear face masks for newborns
Fast asleep, swaddled in a towel and snug in a pink beanie, a baby born during a pandemic in a Thai hospital needs one last item to ensure its health – a face shield. Bangkok hospitals are using the shields on newborns in their maternity wards to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Thailand has
COVID-19: India extends lockdown by three weeks
India’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world covering 1.3 billion people, will be extended until May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday. The move comes despite complaints from millions of poor, a vast underclass who have been left almost completely without support as jobs have vanished and incomes dried up. “From the
Vanessa Bryant remembers husband, daughter, says life truly unfair
The anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s 60-point NBA finale was recalled by his widow, Vanessa, on Monday in an Instagram post remembering the late Los Angeles Lakers legend. “My husband worked his a** off for 20 years,” Vanessa Bryant wrote of her superstar husband, who died in a January 26 helicopter crash with daughter Gianna and
Corps member infected with COVID-19 in Ondo
Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State has recorded another case of the deadly coronavirus disease as a corps member, whose identity has not been revealed has contracted the disease. It was gathered that the corps member was a medical doctor, having his primary assignment, at the 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, and reportedly had contacted with
How to access N50bn COVID-19 intervention fund – CBN
Nike Popoola The Central Bank of Nigeria says interested stakeholders must meet its set criteria to access its N50bn intervention loans for small and medium scale enterprises. The CBN introduced the N50bn Targeted Credit Facility as a stimulus package to support households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and guidelines
Farmer punches wife to death in Ondo
Peter Dada, Akure A farmer, identified as Eric Olowokande, has been arrested by the men of the Ondo State Police Command on Monday for allegedly beating his wife to death at Idanre town in the Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The 71-year-old suspect allegedly committed the offence during an argument with the deceased,
Police deploy special forces in Lagos, Ogun, arrest 191
Adelani Adepegba and Tobi Aworinde following the upsurge in criminal activities in some communities in Lagos and Ogun states, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional intelligence and operatives to strengthen security and bolster public confidence in the affected areas. They include the Police Mobile Force, Federal Special Anti-Robbery
I will never coach Nigeria again – Oliseh
Kelvin Ekerete Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has sensationally disclosed that he will never coach the country’s national team again, even if he was handed the opportunity a second time. Oliseh, who had a total of 52 caps for the Eagles, scoring two goals between 1993 and 2002, managed the national team between 2015
Abductors kill son of Bauchi doctor fighting COVID-19
Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi The police in Bauchi State have announced the arrest of three suspects in connection with the abduction and killing of a 15-year-old boy. The victim, Sadiq Suleiman, was a Senior Secondary School 2 pupil. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Kamal Abubakar, who confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro in
Herdsmen behead two men in fresh Benue attack
John Charles Makurdi Suspected herdsmen on Monday killed two young men in a renewed attack on the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. According to Oyaje Sule, an uncle to one of the deceased, his nephew identified as Oche Alaade and friend were beheaded by suspected herdsmen, who allegedly went away with their heads.
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