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Obey judgment stopping compulsory blood donation, SERAP tells Sanwo-Olu
Oladimeji Ramon Advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has called on Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immediately obey Monday’s court judgment ordering all hospitals in the state to stop the practice of mandating husbands to donate blood as a condition for their pregnant wives to access ante-natal care. The judgment was delivered by
Pope tests negative for Coronavirus
Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper reported Tuesday, as Italy battles Europe’s worst outbreak. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not respond to a request for comment on the report in the Messaggero newspaper. Francis cancelled a Lent retreat for the first time in his
Osun reverses Aregbesola’s single uniform, middle schools, retains Opon Imo
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo The Osun State Government on Monday abolished same uniform policy and other nine policies introduced to the education sector by the immediate past administration of ex-Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Although the government retained the ‘Opon Imo’ initiative introduced by the same administration, it, however, cancelled the introduction of 4-5-3-4, which saw the creation
South-East tops as NHRC receives 113 sexual violence complaints
Sola Shittu, Benin The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, on Monday said the Special Investigating Panel on Sexual and Gender Based Violence set up by the NHRC received 113 complaints and memorandums from the six geopolitical zones. Many of the complaints were received from the South-East (35). With 19 complaints, North-Central
Coronavirus can’t stop Edo 2020 festival – Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival will not be postponed amidst speculations that the event might be put on hold due to coronavirous spread. Speaking through the sports ministry’s Director of Planning and a member of the Main Organising Committee for Edo 2020, Peter Nelson, Dare
Police lied that my son was knocked down by a vehicle –Tiamiyu Fasasi, father of Remo Stars player killed by SARS
Mr Tiamiyu Fasasi is the father of the Remo Stars football club player, Kazeem Tiamiyu, who was killed by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway. The mourning father and the mother, Selimot Tiamiyu, tell DAUD OLATUNJI that they will be happy the day justice is done to the killers of
China says eight nationals who returned from Italy test positive for Coronavirus
China reported on Tuesday an increase in cases of the new coronavirus coming from abroad, as the country where the disease first emerged now worries about importing infections. In total there have been 13 confirmed cases of the virus being imported into the mainland — all Chinese nationals returning from overseas. More than 3,100 people
Archbishop of Canterbury hails Obasanjo at 83
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, received a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archibishop Justin Welby, congratulating him on his 83rd birthday. While receiving the letter, Obasanjo promised not to rest on his oars until global peace was achieved. The Archbishop’s handwritten letter was presented to the former President by
Covid-19: UNILAG tightens health security ahead of convocation
Dayo Ojerinde The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said serious health security has been put in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus within the institution during its coming 51st convocation. Ogundipe, at a pre-convocation press conference on Monday, said efforts had been put in place by the university to
North-Central won’t form joint security outfit – Nasarawa gov
Oladimeji Ramon The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has said states in the North Central have no plan of toeing the path of their South-West counterparts in the creation of a regional security outfit to tackle insecurity. The six states in the South-West had come together to form a joint security outfit, codenamed Operation
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