A commonly used asthma treatment appears to reduce the need for hospitalizations as well as recovery time for COVID-19 patients if given within seven days of symptoms appearing, researchers at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday.

“I am heartened that a relatively safe, widely available and well studied medicine … could have an impact on the pressures we are experiencing during the pandemic,” said Mona Bafadhel, lead investigator of the trial.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/asthma-drug-reduces-hospitalization-for-covid-19-by-90-research-shows/

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Boateng’s ex-Girlfriend Found Dead One Week After Their Breakup

Kasia Lenhardt, a famous model from Poland, has been declared dead just a week after her relationship with Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng came to an end.

After 15 months together, the defender announced the breakup with Lenhardt, after a string of personal issues culminated in Boateng crashing his mini and being charged with drink-driving.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/boatengs-ex-girlfriend-found-dead-one-week-after-their-breakup/

BREAKING: First Civilian Governor Of Lagos State, Lateef Jakande Is Dead

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-first-civilian-governor-of-lagos-state-lateef-jakande-is-dead/

South Africa Ready To Sell Or Swap Nearly Expired AstraZeneca Vaccine To Other Countries

South Africa is considering trading its doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, which may be less effective against a local virus variant, and beginning its inoculation campaign with Johnson & Johnson shots instead, the health minister said Wednesday.

The country worst-hit by the pandemic in Africa has suspended its vaccine rollout – meant to begin with Oxford/AstraZeneca this week – after a study found the jab failed to prevent mild and moderate illness caused by a variant discovered in South Africa dubbed 501Y.V2.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/south-africa-ready-to-sell-or-swap-nearly-expired-astrazeneca-vaccine-to-other-countries/

Boateng’s ex-Girlfriend Found Dead One Week After Their Breakup

Kasia Lenhardt, a famous model from Poland, has been declared dead just a week after her relationship with Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng came to an end.

After 15 months together, the defender announced the breakup with Lenhardt, after a string of personal issues culminated in Boateng crashing his mini and being charged with drink-driving.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/boatengs-ex-girlfriend-found-dead-one-week-after-their-breakup/

South Africa Drops AstraZeneca, Places Order For 9 Million Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

South Africa will begin its coronavirus inoculation campaign with Johnson & Johnson vaccines, the health minister said on Wednesday, after withholding the Oxford/AstraZeneca formula over doubts about effectiveness.

The country worst-hit by the pandemic in Africa has suspended its vaccine rollout – meant to begin with Oxford/AstraZeneca this week – after scientists found the shot failed to prevent mild and moderate illness caused by a local virus variant known as 501Y.V2.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/south-africa-drops-astrazeneca-places-order-for-9-million-doses-of-johnson-johnson-vaccine/

Cocaine worth N32bn has been recovered in a consignment at the Tincan Port in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

It was gathered that the consignment, which arrived Nigeria from Brazil on board a vessel marked MV SPAR SCORPIO was placed on surveillance for some days before two clearing agents showed up on Monday to clear it.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/ndlea-intercepts-43-11kg-of-cocaine-worth-over-n32-billion-at-lagos-port/

MTN Announces New Data Deals

The telecommunication company adjusted three major data plans for the comfort of its subscribers:

https://worldtopnewsng.com/mtn-announces-new-data-deals/

Frozen Animal Products Likely Cause Of COVID-19, WHO Expert Says After Visit To Wuhan

The fourth hypothesis was the possibility of a laboratory-related incident, but that this was the least likely of the four to be the cause of the virus’ introduction to humans.

“Findings suggest that the laboratory hypothesis is extremely unlikely to explain the introduction of the virus to the human population,” Embarek said.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/trade-of-frozen-animal-products-likely-cause-of-covid-19-who-expert-says-after-visit-to-wuhan/

Strike: LASU Postpones Exam Indefinitely As University Workers Shut Campus


It was learnt that members of the NASU branch of the unions shut the entrance of LASU in a bid to disrupt the ongoing examination in the school.

The workers shut examination halls and other facilities in the school.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/strike-lasu-postpones-exam-indefinitely-as-university-workers-shut-campus/

Winners’ Pastor Bags 3 Years In Prison For Stealing Church’s $90,000, N4.5m

Samuel, who is an accountant and the church’s treasurer, was arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada on two counts of conspiracy and stealing by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/winners-pastor-bags-3-years-in-prison-for-stealing-churchs-90000-n4-5m/

WHO Excludes Nigeria From Pfizer Vaccine Distribution, Allocates 16m Doses Of Another Vaccine

The organisation recommended temperature for the Pfizer vaccine is -70 degree Celsius even during transportation for the vaccine to be effective.

Recall, Worldtopnewsng.com had reported that Nigeria was disqualified from Global vaccine bid over poor power supply in the country and storage facility for the vaccine.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/who-makes-u-turn-allocates-16-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-to-nigeria/

NDLEA Intercepts Lagos-based Businessman, Other With Cocaine At Lagos, Abuja Airports

“He excreted 83 wraps of substances, which proved positive for cocaine and weighed

https://worldtopnewsng.com/ndlea-intercepts-two-smugglers-with-cocaine-at-lagos-abuja-airports/

WHO Disqualifies Nigeria From Global Vaccine Bid Over Poor Power Supply & Storage Facility


Moeti said WHO could not risk the Pfizer vaccines being wasted.


https://worldtopnewsng.com/who-disqualifies-nigeria-from-global-vaccine-bid-over-poor-power-supply-storage-facility/

You Can Only Send Buratai, Other ex-Service Chiefs To Togo, Ivory Coast Cos US, UK Won’t Accept Them – ex-NIIA DG

But Akinterinwa doubted that the ex-service chiefs who were believed not to have performed at home would perform outside the country.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/send-buratai-other-ex-service-chiefs-to-togo-ivory-coast-because-us-uk-wont-accept-them-ex-niia-dg/

The last six months of 2020 was a bad period for MTN Nigeria, as the company’s telephone subscribers dumped its Y’ellow network within three months.

MTN was the highest loser in the telecoms subscriber base market in the last half year of 2020 compared to Airtel Nigeria, Globacom and 9mobile.

Data from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) showed that Airtel Nigeria, Globacom and 9mobile were on a gaining streak of six months before they hit a roadblock in December. During the six months period, MTN lost about three million subscribers, more than the 2.03 million Airtel, Globacom and 9mobile lost in total.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/mtn-loses-3-million-subscribers-in-6-months/

Nigeria University Workers Begin Strike Tomorrow


Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have written their branches to commence strike from tomorrow (Friday).

A copy of the notice signed by SSANU National President, Mohammed Ibrahim, and NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, was obtained by our correspondent on Thursday.

The non-teaching staff in the universities had announced that they would embark on a nationwide strike from February 5, 2021 over the Federal Government’s handling of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, sharing formula of the N40 billion earned academic allowances and non-payment of arrears of the new minimum wage.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/nigeria-university-workers-begin-strike-tomorrow-unions-write-branches/

Sunday Igboho Set Up GoFundMe, Supporters Raise N4.9m In 19 Hours


Details on the GoFundMe website on Thursday morning, showed that 265 donors have contributed to the campaign.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/sunday-igboho-set-up-gofundme-supporters-raise-n4-9m-in-19-hours/

Exclusive! Mohammed Adamu Is Still Fully In Charge As Inspector General Of Police – Sources

An investigation by worldtopnewsng.com revealed that few power blocs in the Presidency are also pushing for six (6) months extension of IGP Mohammed Adamu’s tenure.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/exclusive-mohammed-adamu-is-still-fully-in-charge-as-inspector-general-of-police-sources/

It’s Confirmed! @cristiano is The Greatest, Becomes top Goalscorer in Football History

Now, Cristiano Ronaldo can claim to be the greatest goalscorer in the history of the game. The only player who could take the record from Cristiano in the future is Messi, who is currently in fifth place with 720 official goals.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/its-confirmed-cristiano-ronaldo-is-the-greatest-becomes-top-goalscorer-in-football-history/

Manchester United Thrash Southampton 9-0

Southampton came into the game with a depleted team due to injuries. Their task got harder when Alexandre Jankewitz was red carded after 78 seconds.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-manchester-united-thrash-southampton-9-0/

Worldtopnewsng.com can authoritatively inform you that AIG Zanna Muhammed Ibrahim is not yet confirmed as acting Inspector General of Police.

Top @PoliceNG chiefs in disclosed this to https:///KdoHIuLbHo that no signal to that effect from the Presidency.

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To Fight Security Challenges In Nigeria, Buhari Should Appoint Either Dasuki, Alkali or Jitoboh

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed God’s mind on the next inspector general of police, as the tenure of the incumbent IGP, Mohammed Adamu gradually comes to an end.

There has been several talks and tension on who takes over from IGP Adamu and as it is known that God doesn’t keep anything from his prophets, Primate Ayodele has revealed those who has the blessing of God to become to next IGP.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/to-fight-security-challenges-in-nigeria-buhari-should-appoint-dasuki-alkali-or-jitoboh/

Nigerian Govt May Shut Schools Again As COVID-19 Cases Surge

Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, had also said travels, reopening of schools, businesses and religious centres contributed to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria during the first wave.

Muhammed said, “The issue of school reopening is something that the PTF has discussed very extensively. The ministry of education decided to open the schools. Based on our own understanding, it was the states that actually wanted to have the schools reopened.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/nigerian-govt-may-shut-schools-again-as-covid-19-cases-surge/

@ndlea_nigeria nab Brazil Returnee who Smuggle 26.850kg Cocaine for N2m at Lagos Airport

“The street value of this singular seizure is put at over N21bn,” the official added.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/ndlea-nab-brazil-returnee-who-smuggled-26-850kg-cocaine-for-n2m-at-lagos-airport/

Seek Probe of ‘Missing N4.4bn @nassnigeria Funds’, @SERAPNigeria writes @DrAhmadLawan, @femigbaja

“The Auditor-General noted in his 2015 report that the National Assembly account was spent N8,800,000.00 as unauthorised overdraft, contrary to Financial Regulations 710. The National Assembly also reportedly spent N115,947,016.00 without any documents. Another N158,193,066.00 spent as cash advances to 17 staff between January and June 2015 is yet to be retired.”

“The Senate Account also reportedly shows that ₦1,364,816,397.95 was spent on store items without any documents to show for the spending. The Auditor-Ge

https:///Xc0ja2vcmH

Lockdown Looms As Lagos Records More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases

Worldtopnewsng.com warned late in 2020 that the surge in infections could continue to worsen during winter.

With the present situation, there are indications that Lagos and few other states might go on a partial or total lockdown as coronavirus cases surge in the states.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/lockdown-looms-as-lagos-records-more-than-1000-new-covid-19-cases/

The country also reported 1,114 new infections on Friday.

This was disclosed in the report published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the early hours of Saturday.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/nigeria-records-highest-daily-death-toll-since-start-of-pandemic/

Nigeria Considers Lockdown In Lagos, Two Others Amid COVID-19 Second Wave

Many jobs were also lost as airlines, hotels, banks, amongst others cut their workforce due to the crushing effect of the lockdown.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/nigeria-considers-lockdown-in-lagos-two-others-amid-covid-19-second-wave/

The Lagos State Government has reduced the tuition fee for students of Lagos State University.

This was disclosed on Friday via the Twitter handle of the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/breaking-sanwo-olu-reduces-lasu-tuition-fee/

COVID-19: It’s Illegal to Travel Abroad for Leisure Purposes, @10DowningStreet Tells Citizens, Residents

“Going on holiday is not a valid reason,” @pritipatel reiterated in her statement to MPs.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/covid-19-its-illegal-to-travel-abroad-for-leisure-purposes-uk-govt-tells-citizens-residents/

Sunday Igboho Rubbishes Ojudu’s Deleted Article, Says Adedibu Died In 2008 Not 2009

“The Fulani herdsmen have been killing, kidnapping and raping the people (of Igangan) but no government came to their rescue until my intervention. I owe the people a duty because I hail from the town." he added.

https://worldtopnewsng.com/buharis-aide-ojudu-shoull-undergo-mental-test-adedibu-died-in-2008-not-2009-says-sunday-igboho/