COVID-19: Beijing In ‘Race Against Time’ To Contain Outbreak
[ODUNEWS] June 15 – BEIJING – Authorities in China’s capital warned on Tuesday that a Covid-19 surge in cases linked...
COVID-19: UAE Confirms 1,319 New Cases In 24 Hours
[ODUNEWS] United Arab Emirates – The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced 1,319 new coronavirus cases, bringing the...
COVID-19: Beijing Tests Millions; Puts Thousands in Lockdown After ‘Ferocious’ Outbreak at 24-Hour Bar
[ODUNEWS] China- Beijing is rushing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for its cheap alcohol...
UK: Health Minister Gillian Keegan Apologizes For Having In-person Meeting Despite COVID-19 Status
Gillian Keegan, a health minister has apologised for continuing a meeting despite discovering she had tested positive for COVID-19. Gillian...
Iraq: At Least 92 Killed In Second Covid-19 Hospital Fire In Months
At least 92 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire at a Covid-19 hospital the city...
#EndSARS: Ogun Panel Submits Final Report, Awards N218m Against Police
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has received the report of the Ogun State Judicial Panel of Investigation on Police...
JUST IN: Johannesburg’s Mayor Makhubo Dies Of COVID-19
The mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub and largest city, Geoff Makhubo has died after contracting the coronavirus. Geoff...
Governor Dapo Abiodun Heads APC Anambra Governorship Primary Election Committee
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved...
Thousands Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes With Viagra Escape Wuhan Laboratory
Thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes inoculated with Viagra have potentially escaped from a high-security laboratory in Wuhan, China. The Wuhan...
Don’t Take COVID-19 Vaccines – Oyedepo Advises Church Members
The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has asked his members not to...
Apple to invest over 1 bn euros in Munich microchip R&D hub
US tech giant Apple said Wednesday it planned to invest more than one billion euros ($1.2 billion) in Germany and...
NPHCDA Gives Guidelines For COVID-19 Vaccine Registration In Nigeria
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has on Monday, March 1 released the guidelines on registering for the COVID-19...
Biden To Offer $4 Billion To Fund Coronavirus Vaccinations In Developing Countries
President Joe Biden is committing billions of dollars to a cash-strapped global project aiming to send coronavirus vaccines to poor...
NSYC: 138 Corpers, Camp Residents Tested Positive
The Director-General of National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed that 138 out of 34,785 corps members and camp...
BREAKING: Nigeria Officially Hits Recession, The Worst Ever Since 1987
Nigeria has officially slid into its worst economic recession in over three decades. According to gross domestic product numbers released...
BREAKING: Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Found To Be 94.5% Effective
The drugmaker Moderna announced on Monday that its coronavirus vaccine was 94.5 percent effective, based on an early look at...
Millions At Risk As Coronavirus Disrupts Immunization Campaigns – UN
Millions of people, including in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria, risk contracting diseases such as polio and measles as the...
BREAKING: Niger State Governor, Sani Bello Tests Positive For COVID-19
Niger State governor, Sani Bello has revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and he’s currently on Isolation. The governor...
Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Pass 1.82 Million
The number of confirmed cases in the African continent reached 1,827,034 with a death toll of 43,913 as of Thursday...
Abia State University Demands N15,000 “Pandemic Prevention Fee” From Students
Following the resumption of the academic session after the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, Abia State University has demanded that each student...