As show of love to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor has paid over N1 million hospital bills for poor patients at Regina Caeli Hospital, Awka. Bishop Ezeokafor who was at the hospital to commission projects like the newly […]
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Igbo Ekunie wades into “Mkpụrụ Mmiri” debacle in Igboland
A coalition of Igbo individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora known as Igbo Ekunie Initiative (IEI) has waded into debacle in Igboland involving the hard and destructive drug, Methamphetamine, commonly known as “Mkpụrụ Mmiri”. Igbo Ekunie disclosed this in a press release condemning the manufacturing, sales, distribution and consumption of Mkpụrụ […]
Nigeria Records 1,584 New Cases of Covid-19
Nigeria yesterday recorded 1,584 new cases of COVID19.According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control, the new cases were reported from 10 states and the federal capital territory. A breakdown of the cases show Lagos recorded 906,FCT-258Rivers-217Edo-85Oyo-50Ogun-16Ondo-14Bayelsa-12Osun-10Bauchi-9Kano-7 Till date,222,655 cases have been confirmed,211,373 discharged and2,984 deaths recorded across the 36 […]
Canada Lifts Travel Ban on Nigeria
Canada, on Friday became the latest country to lift its travel ban on Nigeria. Making the announcement at a news conference, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos stated that the ban was no longer needed as the spread of the Omicron Variant of Covid-19, for which the ban was imposed, is already […]
Malta Becomes First EU Country to Legalize Cultivation and Personal Use of Cannabis
Malta has become the first EU country to legalise the cultivation and personal use of cannabis. According to the new law, adults will be allowed to carry up to seven grams of cannabis, and grow no more than four plants at home. But smoking it in public or in front […]
Over 156 Physically Challenged Persons in Anambra Receive Prosthetic Fittings From Caring Family Enhancement Initiative
The Caring Family Enhancement Initiative, CAFE, a charity organization founded by the wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Dr Ebelechukwu Obiano, has provided prosthetic fittings for one hundred and fifty-six Persons with disabilities. The beneficiaries had indicated interest in the programme which is run free of charge, and each […]
Anambra Ministry Of Women Affairs Rescue About 16 Children Used For Begging
The Anambra State Ministry of Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, on Saturday, December 11th, 2021, rescued from begging syndicates, Sixteen children of different age groups. The rescue was carried out by the Social Welfare Department of the Ministry, following reports by concerned citizens, about the number of children being […]
Nigeria Kick-starts Administration of Booster Covid-19 Shots to Fully Vaccinated Nigerians
Nigeria on Friday kick-started the administration of COVID-19 booster shots to fully vaccinated individuals in response to the Federal Government’s review of the country’s vaccination programme following the detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria. According to the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), […]
Nigeria Records 533 New Cases of Covid-19
Nigeria yesterday recorded 533 new cases of Covid 19. According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control, the new cases were reported from 10 states and the federal capital territory.. A breakdown of the cases show Lagos recorded 428 cases,FCT-45Rivers-33Edo-9Ogun-8Oyo-3Delta-2Kaduna-2Gombe-1Jigawa-1Kano-1 Till date, 216,451 cases have been confirmed,207,661 discharged and2,981 deaths […]
The Omicron variant of covid-19 is not as deadly as the earlier variant of the virus,Dr Jonathan Obaje
Research has shown that the African Omicron variant of covid-19 is not as deadly as the earlier variant of the virus. This was made known by a Nigerian Research Scientist, Dr Jonathan Obaje. Dr Obaje who is in Singapore revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria through a phone […]