Health

Founder and Senior Pastor of Father’s House Bible Church in Effurun, Delta State, Pastor (Dr.) Richmond Leigh, is dead. Newsextra24 has learnt The popular cleric reportedly died on Friday. He was said to have been ill briefly before passing on at an undisclosed hospital in Warri. Pastor Leigh had few …

President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for making Nigeria proud by providing leadership that led the country to become polio-free. The President also commended other members of the Presidential Taskforce on Polio Eradication and world leaders who contributed to attaining the polio-free status. In a statement by …

COVID-19: Oyetola orders lockdown of four local government areas from Tuesday *Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakumosa East and Atakumosa West affected *Extends relaxation in other areas for another two weeks Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun has ordered the total lockdown of four of the local government areas …

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Tony Ijohor and Chief of Staff, Mr Terwase Orbunde have tested positive to COVID-19. The governor disclosed this on Saturday while briefing Newsextra24 in Makurdi. He further said that the State Head of Service, Mrs Veronica Onyeke …

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has tested negative for coronavirus. (COVID-19). It will be recalled that the governor who tested positive for the virus penultimate week has been in self isolation where he has equally been receiving treatment. However, a repeat test of the virus on his samples carried …

N48 MILLION NAIRA WORTH COVID-19 ITEMS DONATED TO PTF BY NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA. To flatten the curve of COVID-19 Pandemic and protect especially the frontline workers, the Nigerian Diaspora #COVIDー19 Eradication Support Fund as well as other Diaspora Groups mobilized Fund and procure Personal Protective Equipment worth a total of …

The Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Governor confirmed this in a statement personally signed by him on Saturday. He said himself and some of his close aides tested positive for the virus after carrying out the coronavirus test. He further disclosed that …

454 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-87 Edo-63 FCT-60 Ondo-41 Benue-32 Abia-31 Ogun-29 Oyo-19 Kaduna-17 Delta-16 Enugu-15 Borno-14 Plateau-9 Nasarawa-8 Kano-5 Bauchi-4 Gombe-2 Katsina-1 Kogi-1

The Vice Chancellor of Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi, Professor Msugh Hembe, Thursday has tested positive for coronavirus. The Professor disclosed the news himself through his verified Facebook account, said that the results of his test came out on Monday and returned positive. This comes after the university authorities had …

Cross River State has finally recorded 5 positive cases of the dreaded Coronavirus, Newsextra24 Reports This was announced by the Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme on Wednesday, July 3 in an internal memo to staff and patients of the hospital obtained. Prof. …