Disturbed by the rising cases of COVID- 19 in the state, especially the 712 cases recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu yesterday expressed concerns over the development. New Telegraph gathered that the total cases of the pandemic in Lagos as at Tuesday night is 32,720 with […]
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Chris Bode, has said that COVID-19 second wave was ravaging Nigeria and claiming many lives. Bode, who spoke at a news conference in Lagos, yesterday, also revealed that a mutated strain of coronavirus was responsible for the increased number of deaths arising from COVID- […]
Some lawyers in Lagos have urged the judiciary to fully implement virtual court sitting as a strategy to control the second wave of COVID-19 scourge in Nigeria. In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, yesterday, the lawyers regretted that the judiciary abandoned virtual court proceedings when COVID-19-induced restrictions were eased. A […]
…says 172m lines may have been linked The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has allayed the fears of subscribers over possible mass disconnections of telephone lines at the expiration of the deadline for the mandatory integration of the National Identity Number (NIN) with the SIM registration database. The telecoms regulator described the fears as un-founded, noting […]
There was pandemonium in the United States yesterday as thousands of pro-Trump demonstrators stormed the Capitol, the complex housing the United States Congress and made their way into the Senate chamber, and halting the congressional count of Electoral College votes confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. As a result of the breach, […]
Swedish researchers have said that women who have used oral contraceptives could be at lower risk for ovarian and endometrial cancers. Although oral contraceptives are known to be associated with a higher risk for breast cancer, a new study in Cancer Research suggested the increased risk is small and of short duration. At the same […]
Beyond the recent suspension of the over nine-month strike by the university lecturers’ union, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), this is the right time to take retrospective evaluation of the crisis, given its implications on the overall growth of university education and national development. Although this would not be the first time the […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted the “insurrection” of pro-Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol and demanded an end to their “siege”. The Democrat called on outgoing President Donald Trump to “step up” and repudiate the violence, reports the BBC. In a tweeted video, Trump repeated debunked claims the vote was “stolen”, but […]
Capitol Police have put the US Capitol Building on lockdown amid violent clashes between police and Trump supporters, gathered to protest the 2020 election results. Footage shows demonstrators swarming the Capitol building, breaking the temporary barrier that had been put in place ahead of today’s events. US media describe some protesters climbing on parts […]
…stay at home, save yourselves from untimely death he begs Nigerians Regina Otokpa, Abuja The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Chris Bode, has revealed that a mutated strain of coronavirus was responsible for the increased number of deaths arising from COVID-19 related complications in the country. This came as he appealed to […]