Despite the rising cases of coronavirus infections in Osun State, there is an acute shortage of necessary medical equipment, Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) to protect health workers in the state, DAILY POST reports.
Checks across all the 256 newly renovated Primary Health Centres in all the three senatorial districts in the state revealed that workers perform under palpable fear of being vulnerable to the ravaging pandemic.
Recall that the government accessed $20m from the World Health Organisation (WHO) about two years ago to strengthen health care delivery in the state, but analysts in the state have accused the Oyetola-led administration of
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has declared that terrorism and banditry will end only when Nigerians decide.
Buratai addressed newsmen at the State House after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.
“As to whether banditry, terrorism and so on will end, I think it all depends. If Nigerians want it to end today, I can assure you it will end today if everybody joins hands because these bandits are not outside Nigeria, they are not from foreign lands,” he said.
Speaking further the COAS noted that …
Will Smith isn’t known for foul language but had no problem dropping the f-bomb on 50 Cent after the rapper took shots at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
The “Power” producer, 45, posted a private message between himself and the Oscar-nominated actor, 51, Saturday morning where he is seen asking Will about the latest edition of Facebook Watch series “Red Table Talk.” The episode found Will and Jada discussing her “entanglement” with August Alsina while the couple were privately separated.
After asking Will if he’s ok, the “Bad Boy” actor responded that he’s fine and appreciates the concern.
“But …
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has assured that the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State will be free and fair.
Bello who is the chairman of the governorship primary election committee said he was prepared to ensure that the most popular aspirant emerge through credible process at the end of the exercise.
He ruled out the possibility of bias and favourism bin the conduct of the exercise, stressing that his committee has no interest in any of the 12 aspirants.
Bello while addressing the delegates shortly before the commencement of the exercise, said all …
In a statement in Benin yesterday by the state Publicity Secretary, Mr Chris Nehikhare, he said that the charge is an obvious display of APC desperate attempt to try to bully the people.
He said: “It is a common knowledge that the APC is the party that is populated by known thugs and brigands in the many factions that exist within it.”
According to the spokesman, Governor Obaseki’s …
Brazil will begin advanced clinical testing of a Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus Tuesday, issuing the first doses to around 900 volunteers, officials said.
The coronavirus vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac, is the third in the world to enter Phase 3 trials or large-scale testing on humans — the last step before regulatory approval.
It will be administered to doctors and other health workers who volunteer for the program across six states in Brazil, one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic.
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“Trials of CoronaVac, …
A House of Representatives panel has commenced investigation into the recovered assets by various anti-graft agencies in Nigeria.
The ad-hoc panel, chaired by Adeogun Adejoroh (APC, Ondo), is to Identify the location and custodian of the recovered assets.
Also, the panel is to take an inventory of recovered assets both in cash and materials and determine the status of the recovered materials.
The investigation by the panel is coming weeks after the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was accused of failing to give a proper account of 332 out of the 836 …
A creative designer and founder of Uhuru Designz, a United States of America-based clothing company, Izuchukwu Madubueze (simply known as Izu), has taken his own life over an allegation of sexual assault.
Izu, who resided in Tampa, Florida, reportedly moved to the US some years ago.
He graduated from King’s College, Lagos, in 2013, before getting a scholarship to study at the University of Florida.
One good night, a few friends came over to his place and suggested a night out. He agreed and they got dressed and left to the party. A few hours later they were back home …
Tunisia’s president warned Monday that the nation was facing its worst political crisis since independence, urging all parties to set aside differences he said had crippled the parliament and left in a “state of chaos.”
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Kais Saied, in comments on his Facebook page, said that he was empowered by the constitution to take steps to safeguard the nation, but that he would hold off on doing so for now. The comments come after Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned at Saied’s behest last week, amid claims of conflict of interest …
A group of protesters, one of which is Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria, earlier today, staged a protest at the National Assembly, Abuja, calling for the probe and removal of Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, over the illegal expenditure and mismanagement in the Niger Delta Development Commission.
The group led by Okeahialam Cherech called for the suspension and arrest of the minister pending the conclusion of the investigation by the committee. The protesters stormed the main gate of the National Assembly chanting anti-Akpabio songs. The group called for the continuation of the probe, adding that the chilling …
This is coming as bandits in Zamfara State have surrendered 50 guns within the past one week, in acceptance of the state government’s offer of two cows for every gun returned.
The governor said such politicians believed that by sponsoring violence and other acts of criminality, they would be blackmailing the
The families of Faith Ojemire and Faith Esekgabona, female undergraduate students have cried out to security agencies in the country to help secure the release of their daughters from kidnappers.
Ms Ojemire, a student of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, was reportedly abducted in Edo State by some unknown gunmen on December 8, 2019.
NAN gathered that Ms Ojemire’s family paid the sum of ₦500,000 (five hundred thousand naira) to the abductors as ransom to secure the release of their daughter.
However, despite paying the huge sum, Ojemire’s family are yet to see their daughter 7 months after — as …
