More than 70 countries warned they are at risk of running out of HIV medication due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation.
Twenty-four countries said they have a “critically low” stock of antiretroviral medicine, or ARVs, largely used as a therapy to treat HIV, or have seen a disruption in their supply chain as a result of the pandemic, the WHO said.
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“The findings of this survey are deeply concerning,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. “Countries and
Talking to her husband on her Facebook show Red Table Talk, Pinkett Smith said the affair with singer-songwriter August Alsina took place during a period of separation.
Smith described the split, saying: “We decided we were going to separate for a period of time and you go figure out how to make yourself happy and I will go figure out how to make myself happy.”
Pinkett Smith added: “From there, as time
The agency also recovered the body of a child who died in the collapsed building.
It was gathered that the building suffered total collapse leaving its occupants trapped as they were fast asleep at about 4.00 am.
The immediate neighbours of the victims were said to have alerted emergency responders about the incident but on arrival, the first victim to be recovered …
American Navy has graduated its first African-American female strike fighter pilot. She is Madeline Swegle, a Virginia native from Burke.
She will receive her Wings of Gold on July 31, according to Naval Air Training Command.
Swegle first graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2017, according to Stars and Stripes.
She completed her tactical air pilot training syllabus at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, this week, qualifying her to fly F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, among others.
Madeline Swegle
Rosemary Mariner was the first woman in the Navy to fly tactical jets in 1974 as …
In a statement, the White House said Stone was a “victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency.
“These charges were the product of recklessness borne of frustration and malice,” the White House said.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says some operators of tourism businesses are helping some Nigerians to launder money.
On Friday, the agency appealed to the practitioners in South-East, not to engage in such.
EFCC lamented the rate of non-compliance with extant anti-money laundering regulations for Designated Non-Financial Institutions.
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Enugu Zonal Head, Ibrahim Bappa, spoke on Friday while addressing executive members of Society of Tourism Proprietors of Nigeria (STPN), Enugu State Chapter.
The officials were at the commission’s Enugu office at the instance of the …
The Kogi State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restore military checkpoints on Okene – Lokoja- Abuja road to check the activities of bloodthirsty criminals on the road.
A statement signed by the council chairman, Adeiza Momoh Jimoh and Secretary, Ademu Seidu said the road has become a safe haven for criminals, leaving tales of woes on families of their victims.
The statement noted that the Osara – Irepeni axis of the road has become notorious for the activities of the blood thirsty criminals.
The Union also urged the state government …
Ayo Fayose, former Ekiti State Governor, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order an investigation into the sales of properties seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the suspended acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu.
“Those recovered loots that were re-looted must be re-recovered”, Fayose said on Friday.
In a statement by his spokesman, Lere Olayinka, the former governor said the ongoing investigation will be incomplete without digging into “who bought what and how they were sold.”
He noted that the sole aim of the probe must not be to remove Magu from office.
Fayose stressed that …
Three Obas have died in Ogun State between Saturday, July 4 and Thursday, July 9.
The deceased traditional rulers are the Alakija of Ikija Orile Egba, Oba Shamusideen Ayorinde; the Olu of Oke-Odo Ilupeju, Oba Muftau Akindele and the Olu of Imasayi, Oba Olusola Gbadebo Oni.
DAILY POST reports that Oba Shamusideen Ayorinde died on Saturday morning after a brief illness at the age of 88.
Oba Ayorinde, a foremost socialite and industrialist, was the first monarch to be crowned as Alakija of Ikija, Oke Ona Egba.
He was buried on Sunday according to Islamic rites.
24 hours after Oba …
Gal Pissetzky, counsel for alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, says his client is not a fraudster.
Pissetzky of Pissetzky & Berliner said Hushpuppi ran legitimate businesses including real estate, according to Forbes.
Africa Daily Newws, New York that the 37-year-old was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by the Dubai Police.
The police revealed that upon the arrest of Hushpuppi and 12 other members of his crew, it discovered that fraud amounting to 1.6 billion Dirham (N168 billion) had been committed by the gang.
No fewer than …
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, has vowed to quit his position if the ongoing Ad-hoc Committee probe proves any financial malfeasance against him.
He was speaking on oath on the second day of the Senate Committee’s public investigative hearing on Friday in Abuja, while also reacting to the submission by some stakeholders who alleged that the NDDC boss was involved in contract splitting, and kickbacks of 20 – 30 percent.
Chairman of NDDC Contractors Association, Mr. Joe Adia after submitting a memo to the investigative panel had also in …
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the cancellation of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE.
Omokri described the cancellation of WAEC as evil.
Recall that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had announced the indefinite postponement of the 2020 WAEC examination for Nigerian students.
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Adamu had explained that it was better for students to lose an academic year than be exposed to the dangers of COVID-19.
However, Omokri wondered why the Federal Government cancelled an examination but …
