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The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, says he will not disclose the name of the drug used in treating COVID-19 patients, some of whom have already been discharged. Ehanire said this during the daily briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Friday. The minister said the most important thing was that people were getting treated. …

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A 35-year-old farmer and councilor representing Iwogu ward in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Ibrahim Kasimu Oboshi, also known as Ogah, has married two young women on the same day. He married Nazira Dahiru Ozegya and Rabi Isyaku Akose on March 28, 2020. Speaking exclusively to Daily Trust Saturday, he said, “I am an …

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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria now has the capacity to test 1,500 people a day for coronavirus (COVID-19). The Minister made the comment at Thursday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. “With the expanded national case definition and addition of two new laboratories to test for COVID-19 …

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An unknown soldier has reportedly shot an unidentified young man dead in Delta State, south-south Nigeria, the police in the state have said. The incident occurred on Thursday at Ugbuwangue community in Warri South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, on the second day of the lockdown directive issued by the state governor, Ifeanyi …

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An Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun, on Thursday, sentenced two men to death by hanging for killing one Rofiat Adebisi, who at the time of her death was a student of the Osun State University, Osogbo. Giving his judgment in the trial that lasted almost two and half years, Justice Oyejide Falola, said …

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Respite came the way of people of Umuatako Community in Aba as they can now protect themselves from contacting oronavirus as one of them, Mrs Jecinthia Kakaide, decided to produce and distribute facemasks to them free of charge, People in the community can now put on the facemasks following the decision of Mrs Jecinthia Kakaide …

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An unknown soldier has reportedly shot an unidentified young man dead in Delta State, south-south Nigeria, the police in the state have said. The incident occurred on Thursday at Ugbuwangue community in Warri South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, on the second day of the lockdown directive issued by the state governor, Ifeanyi …

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