Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has opened up on her COVID-19 journey and how she Infected her kids with the virus.The 42-year-old filmmaker made this known while addressing her colleagues on the popular filmmakers’ WhatsApp group, Filmic. A debate had risen on the group on how Nollywood can adhere strictly to the health guidelines of COVID-19, […]
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Mr. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, was put on a plane in Siberia early Saturday. His departure was delayed for hours, even though German doctors said it was safe for him to travel. BERLIN — A prominent Russian opposition figure was flown to Germany for treatment of suspected poisoning on Saturday, his spokeswoman said, after […]
Continue ReadingCoronavirus: The burial was over and done in five minutes. Just enough time for the priest to utter a prayer over the body of the elderly woman, in the presence of one relative and two undertakers. The growing coronavirus outbreak in Italy leaves little room for decorum, and Zorlesco, a northern town of 1,700 residents […]
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The Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria has embarked on indefinite strike action to protest the National Universities Commission’s requirement demanding that clinical lecturers must acquire a doctorate qualification in order for career progression in Nigerian university system. Prof Kenneth Ozoilo, National President of MDCAN, announced the strike at a press conference in Jos, […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union on Thursday announced a donation of 80,000 Euros (N32 million), in humanitarian aid to assist families affected by Lassa fever in Nigeria. A statement issued by the EU spokesman, Modestus Chuwulaka, in Abuja, said the fund would directly benefit communities in areas most affected by the outbreak. He said the EU funds […]
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The Lagos State Government on Wednesday morning said a case of Lassa Fever has been recorded and the patient quarantined at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). This is the first known case of the Hemorrhagic fever in Lagos since it’s outbreak in December that has left scores dead across 19 states in Nigeria. Commissioner […]
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The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended on 30th May 2018. The body said this was imperative following Federal Government’s failure to resolve lingering disputes. It said it would down tool if the issues in dispute are not resolved by Thursday, 31st January, 2019. JOHESU chairman, Comrade […]
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A commercial bus driver, Kenneth Anyanwu, who stabbed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a Lagos State Mobile Court sitting in Oshodi. Anyanwu stabbed Olanrewaju Yusuf with a broken bottle following a disagreement on April 26, 2018. The disagreement ensued after Yusuf attempted to […]
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The Health Committee of the Delta State House of Assembly and the State Commissioner for Health, , are currently embroiled in cold war over the health commissioner’s failure to respond to invitations by the committee on health and other related matters. It was gathered that several invitations to the House extended to the health commissioner […]
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National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has called for concerted efforts by stakeholders to curb the menace of quackery in the profession. The President of the association, Mr Abdulrafiu Adeniji, made the call at a news conference to mark the end of the commemoration of International Nurses Week and the International Day of […]
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