LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fear of epidemic eruption leading to spread of COVID-19 pandemic is currently pervading the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters at Ikeja over the presence of waste human deposits about to submerge the two sensitive areas of the headquarters. Investigation by TheCaveat.info early this week reveals that several police officers of the…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian musician Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley, has admitted he broke coronavirus lockdown rules when he travelled to the capital, Abuja, for a concert. That event was in June when all non-essential travel was banned to prevent the spread of the virus. The musician was arrested on…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UEFA Champions League returns on Friday with the remaining places at the final tournament in Lisbon up for grabs as Europe’s top clubs look to go all the way and lift the trophy on August 23 after a suspension of five months because of the coronavirus. AFP Sport looks at the…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have deleted videos of a US-based physician Dr Stella Immanuel where she is seen claiming to have recorded a 100 per cent success rate in the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) using hydroxychloroquine. Immanuel is seen in the video shot in front of the United States Supreme Court with…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Hospital officials in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo say they are struggling to cope with a rush of coronavirus patients despite the distribution of a herbal drink touted as a remedy by the president. President Andry Rajoelina has been promoting an infusion derived from artemisia – a plant with proven anti-malarial properties – as…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the revised budget of N10.8 trillion for the year 2020. The President gave his assent to the budget at about 11:06am on Friday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In his address, the President explained that the budget…
LAGOS JULY 10THE (NEWSRANGERS)-China temporarily banned food imports from three Ecuadorian companies after detecting coronavirus on packaging for frozen shrimp, following fresh scrutiny on refrigerated goods after a recent disease outbreak in Beijing. Samples taken from the packaging of Whiteleg shrimp at the port cities of Dalian and Xiamen tested positive for the virus, General…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak even as it has ravaged his nation, said Tuesday that he has COVID-19. Confirming his diagnosis to journalists in Brasilia on Tuesday, Bolsonaro said that he was suffering muscle aches, fatigue and a fever but otherwise felt “normal.”…