Lockdown: 39 strippers, clubbers, 581 others arrested in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested and charged 620 persons, including 39 strippers and revellers at a nightclub, for violating the lockdown directive to curb the spread…
Pain, solitude, fear: Survivors tell their stories of COVID-19
Long Read A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger and the desire to share, or change their life: Twelve people from different parts of the world who…
NYSC denies suspension of members’ allowance for April, May
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denied news release purportedly issued by the Director-General, conveying to members that their monthly stipends for April and May, would be contributed to the fight against COVID-19. The NYSC advised…
X-raying the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under Covid-19 – Onyema Dike
Ten months ago, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development did not exist. But then 10 months ago if you said Corona, young people would think of a beer brand while older folks would think of…
I thought I was going to die, woman in recovery from COVID-19
It’s been almost two months since Calgary filmmaker and video producer Judy Gabriel went to the doctor with a cough and a sore throat. Although she initially asked if she needed a COVID-19 test in late February, it was a…
Lagos reassures of commitment to end COVID-19
Lagos State Government has assured residents that it will not rest on its oars until a complete stop is put to the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state, just as it received 160 Personal Protective Equipment…
Coronavirus: Identical twin sisters die within days of each other
Identical twin sisters who had worked as nurses at the same hospital died within days of each other after testing positive for coronavirus. Katy and Emma Davis, 37, both suffered from underlying health conditions and had been unwell for some…
*Man kills neighbour for not allowing him watch movies during lockdown (Punch) *Lagos reassures of commitment to end COVID-19 (Guardian)
Man kills neighbour for not allowing him watch movies during lockdown (Punch) A occupant of Taiwo Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi area of Lagos, Taiwo Eluyemi, dispersed some neighbours who came to his apartment to watch movies on Wednesday in compliance with…
Hopes dashed as coronavirus drug remdesivir fails first trial
A potential antiviral drug for the coronavirus has reportedly failed in its first randomised clinical trial. There had been widespread hope that remdesivir could treat Covid-19. But a Chinese trial showed that the drug had not been successful, according to…