The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, on Wednesday, said Nigerians and the West Africans sub-region are still at risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other highly…
Read Moreby Isi Esene There has been an uneasy calm in Ondo as a yet to be identified disease ravages the sleepy community of Ode Irele in the South-west state. Though…
Read Moreby Damilola Jagun A rumour which circulated on social media that a person died of Ebola Virus Disease, has been refuted by the management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital,…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju 1. The drama continued at a coroner's inquest into a building collapse of a building at Synagogue Church of all Nations, in Lagos. Founder of the church,…
Read Moreby Jewel Stephen The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced young business leaders who are headlining its global campaign to pool 1 million young Africans to act against Ebola in…
Read Moreby Chidi Okoye The first case of the Ebola virus disease has been recorded in Mali, and the first victim in the country is a 2-year-old girl. After being recorded…
Read Moreby Chidi Okoye The head of Health Information of the World Health Organisation, Marie Paule Kieny, has revealed that Ebola drug trials and collection of survivors’ blood for treating patients…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju French developers have created a new device which could allow doctors to diagnose a patient with suspected Ebola in under 15 minutes. France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju The Lagos state government has announced a N50 million donation to First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, the hospital where the index case of the Ebola virus disease…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju As of the designated time of 0900 local time, Nigeria was officially deemed Ebola free by the World Health Organisation having survived for 42 days, or twice…
Read Moreby Laila Ibrahim On Thursday, 16 October, President Goodluck Jonathan credited the Nigerian populace for the successful halt of the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, saying that the cooperation of…
Read Moreby Mark Bassey Morocco has announced its decision to pull out from hosting the 2015 edition of the 'African Cup of Nations'. The North African country made the announcement on…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Senegal will be declared free of the Ebola virus disease on Friday 17 October, while Nigeria, having passed the requisite 42 days, with no new cases detected from the…
Read Moreby Chidi Okoye American business magnate, Donald Trump, has never hidden his disdain for US President, Barack Obama, and he has now taken it a notch higher, by calling him…
Read Moreby Damilola Jagun While people are dying around the world from the deadly Ebola virus disease, a company in Newark, USA, Blue String Ventures has put up for sale the…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Highlife singer, Flavour, has been dropped from the 18th edition of the 'World Creole Music Festival', in the Dominican Republic. Flavour and his band were billed to…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Liberia's deputy health minister and chief medical officer, Bernice Dahn, has voluntarily placed herself under quarantine for 21 days, after one of her assistants died from the…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nation's Secretary General has appointed David Nabarro as the Special Envoy for Ebola, and Anthony Banbury as the Special Representative and Head of…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju It is no longer news that the World Health organisation has commended Nigeria for halting the spread of the Ebola virus disease, as no case of the…
Read Moreby Mayowa Aboah Although Nigeria may have succeeded in halting the threat of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the spread of the disease in other places is still on the…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju According to the World Health Organisation, Nigeria and Senegal have managed to stop the spread of the Ebola virus disease. The apex world health body says the…
Read Moreby Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has declared Lagos State Ebola free. The governor on Friday said the last individual under surveillance has been declared free of the deadly Ebola…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju In compliance with the directive of the Federal Government, the Lagos State Government has directed all schools to resume on 22 September. According to a release issued…
Read Moreby Mayowa Aboah The World Health Organisation has reported that the cases of Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 4,784 with over 2,400 deaths. Director general of WHO, Margaret…
Read Moreby Azubuike Azikiwe Actor, Kingsley Chris Bassey, has been arrested for disrupting a flight, after making a false alert that a passenger aboard had the Ebola virus. He placed a…
Read Moreby Azubuike Azikiwe A female South African national is being held by Nigerian health authorities after showing potential symptoms of the Ebola virus disease. The South African woman, whose identity…
Read Moreby Azubuike Azikiwe Saudi Arabia says it has no plans to ban Nigerian pilgrims from attending the annual hajj, despite the presence of Ebola virus disease in the country. Although…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju According to the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, a new case of the Ebola virus disease has been recorded in Nigeria. On Monday, 8 September, Chukwu disclosed…
Read Moreby Emma Chidiogo The US National Institute of Health has said that a new vaccine for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been developed that can keep humans protected from…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju As the world seeks to find a permanent cure for the deadly Ebola virus disease, Prof Adebukola Adefule Oshitelu, professor of ophthalmology at the Lagos State…
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