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A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, doctors report. The 25-year-old needed hospital treatment after his lungs could not get enough oxygen into his body. Reinfections remain rare and he has now recovered. But the study in the Lancet Infectious Diseases raises questions about how much immunity can be built up to the virus. The man from Nevada had no known health problems or immune defects that would make him particularly vulnerable to Covid. Covid infection timeline 25 March – First wave of symptoms, including sore…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 164 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Monday. The 164 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 60,430. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 208 patients from isolation centers across the country with no new death reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 64 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 20,086. Nigeria announces 163 new coronavirus cases as Lagos infections rise The Federal Capital Territory reported 26…

Urges parties to shift grounds to allow shut varsities reopen Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday waded into the disputes between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government over the enrollment on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and other outstanding issues. Lawan met with a delegation from ASUU led by its President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi at the National Assembly to discuss the lingering crisis which has made it impossible for some universities to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdown. ASUU leaders paid similar visit to the Senate President in October 2019 to find a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Thursday, October 8, 2020, secured the conviction of five internet fraudsters in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The convicts are, Babalola Kehinde Omogbolohan; Adekoya Abayomi Peter; Stephen Ogbebor Damilare; Opeogun Temitope Felix and Sodiq Sanni (a.k.a Alan Anderson). Having pleaded guilty to amended one-count charge of fraudulent impersonation, Justice Ibrahim Watilat of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Division convicted and sentenced Omogbolohan, Damilare and Felix to five months in prison each, while Peter bagged four months for the crime. Court jails internet fraudster over N10m Bitcoin scam Omogbolohan and…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja noted that disbanding the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is the first step to extensive police reforms by his administration. Speaking at the launch of the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES), aimed at creating 774,000 jobs across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country, President Buhari also directed that all those responsible for misconduct or wrongful acts be brought to justice. ”I will like to use this opportunity to say a word on the recent genuine concerns and agitations by Nigerians about the excessive use of force and in some cases extra-judicial killings…

The chairman of Udu Harbour Market, in Udu council area of Delta state, Freedom Odiete, has been shot dead by suspected assassins. It was gathered that the tragic incident which happened Sunday was the third attempt by hoodlums to take his life. Odiete, who was popularly known as Opito, was ambushed in Ekete Community by Cross-and-Stop Junction, along the DSC Expressway in the council area. Witnesses said he was driving his Pathfinder SUV when the assailants struck. He was reportedly shot on the left hand but managed to escape. However, the hoodlums trailed him to where he had taken refuge…

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state, Alhaji Ibrahim Mallaha Gusau is dead. Alhaji Gusau who was instrumental to the emergence of Bello Muhammad Matawalle as governor in 2019 died in Germany on Sunday. This was confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Monday by Yusuf Idris, Director-General to Gov. Bello Matawalle on Media, Communications and Public Enlightenment. Idris said Mallaha died as a result of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Germany where he was on support machine over kidney related ailments. Flood destroys over 100 houses in Gumi LGA, Zamfara…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has ranked the conducts of policemen on electoral duties at the governorship election in Ondo as above average. In a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, head, press and public relations, the Commission’s team visited 12 local government areas in the three Senatorial districts of the state, covering 77 polling units. Ani said the team received a total of 51 telephone calls from its advertised dedicated lines with complaints basically on attempts to induce voters. “There was reasonable distribution of police men at the various polling units ranging from three to about 12 depending on the size…

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Sunday dedicated his re-election victory at the polls to the people of Ondo state, noting that his achievements played a huge role. He described the election as a statement of the people’s assessment of his performance in the last three and a half years. The governor promised to rededicate himself to the challenges facing the state, saying the people have no reason to be poor. Residents of his home town, Owo, trooped to his residence with drums and bands to celebrate the victory. The governor and the deputy governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa rode in an open vehicle…

A London-based firm, La Vida Golden Visas, has proposed a strategy for how Nigerians can visit 163 countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU)Schengen zone, China and Russia, without a visa. It said presently, Nigerian citizens have visa-free access to only 54 destinations, consisting of mainly other poor African countries. It said this makes the country’s passport one of the lowest ranking among many of its West African neighbours, with Ghana at 73, Cameroon at 61 and Cote d’Ivoire at 67 ranking ahead of Nigeria. But La Vida Golden Visas said it has developed a unique Passport Value…