Jeff Bezos trillionaire tale and Nigeria e-commerce
By Aliyu Yakubu America’s Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant, Amazon, is becoming a trillionaire in the midst of covid-19 global pandemic. This is both good and bad news. Good…
ExxonMobil donates equipment to Akwa Ibom in fight against covid-19
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has commended ExxonMobil for donating equipment and items worth millions of naira to curb the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Emmanuel, who…
Wike and the whelps of Eleme
KEN UGBECHIE ..Gongbeat column It’s been all too horrid. Sticky. The matter of Governor Nyesom Wike ordering and supervising the demolition of two hotels in his Rivers State. Acting on…
Isaac Boro did not die in vain – Lawmaker; donates to constituents
To mark the Isaac Boro Day, Mr Wisdom Fafi, a member of Bayelsa House of Assembly, representing Constituency 2, Kolokuma Opokuma Local Government Area, has donated motorcycles, foodstuffs and cash…
COVID-19: Chinese, 2 Indians among 67 patients discharged in Lagos
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 67 COVID-19 patients, including two Indians and a Chinese national. The ministry, in a tweet on Saturday…
No proof touching surfaces can spread COVID-19 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has not been proven if people can contract the novel coronavirus by touching surfaces where it lingers, such as handles, doorknobs or keyboards….
Pregnant COVID-19 Lagos patient delivered of baby boy as Lagos discharges 67.
Health workers in Lagos are basking in the euphoria of success in Lagos following a successful delivery of a baby boy by a positive COVID-19 patient. The baby was delivered…
41 persons have died from lassa fever in 5 months – Bauchi govt
Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), said 41 persons have died of Lassa fever from January to date in the state. Mohammed, who disclosed…
Buhari receives Madagascan COVID-19 Herbal ‘Drug’, says I’ll not put it to use without endorsement from our institutions
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Madagascan native formulation against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he will listen to science before allowing traditional or any new medicines to be administered on…
Bundesliga to resume in empty stadiums with tight security, health protocols
The gaze of the sporting world will fall on Germany this weekend as the Bundlesliga becomes the first major soccer league to emerge from the shutdown caused by the coronavirus…