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Zambia plans to explore local cures for COVID-19
Zambia’s biggest public university has announced plans to discover home-grown low-cost cures for the COVID-19 pandemic, a statement said on Wednesday. This is according to a release posted on the university’s Facebook page. The University of Zambia (UNZA) said it has constituted a team of experts that includes medicinal chemists, drug discovery scientists, virologists, …
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19 patients won’t be forced from homes – Philippine government
The Philippine government on Wednesday tried to allay fears that people infected with the coronavirus would be dragged out of their homes by police officers checking on patients in domestic quarantine. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the government’s plan to visit COVID-19 patients in home quarantine was part of efforts to boost contact tracing to …
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19: Association to close tricycle parks without hand-washing facility in Enugu
Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union (ATRTU), Enugu, says it will henceforth close any tricycle park without hand-washing or hand sanitising facility within the state. The Chairman of ATRTU in Enugu State, Mr Benjamin Ikah, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Enugu on Wednesday that the new measures takes affect from Wednesday, July …
The Sun Nigeria.
NIS tasks FG to inject funds for survival of maritime industry
Capt. Tony Onoharigho, President, Nigerian Institute of Shipping (NIS), has appealed to the Federal Government to inject funds into the maritime industry to help it survive the remaining part of the year. Onogharigho made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. “Injecting funds in maritime lies …
The Sun Nigeria.
Irregular migration: NIS to establish border community committee in C/River
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Cross River has express its readiness to establish the Immigration Border Community Relations Committee in all border communities in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Comptroller of NIS in the state, Mr James Ezugwu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Calabar during a courtesy visit to the …
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19: 12 doctors recover at UITH
Dr Lanre Olosunde, the President of Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) Chapter, says 12 doctors who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on Wednesday, Olosunde explained that the 12 ARD members were infected in the line of duty. He said most of the doctors had …
The Sun Nigeria.
Obiano restates commitment to rural electrification projects in Anambra
Obinna Odogwu, Awka Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has restated the commitment of his administration towards the sustenance of its rural electrification projects. He said that his resolve in that direction was aimed at extending electric power to rural communities in the state and ensuring that the state enjoys stable power in the near future. …
The Sun Nigeria.
COVID-19: Taraba to downsize budget by 30% – Commissioner
Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo The Taraba state Commissioner of budget and planning , Solomon Elisha has said the state government will review the 2020 budget by 25 to 30% in tune with the current economic realities occasioned by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Elisha disclosed this in an interview with Journalists on Wednesday in Jalingo. He explained …
The Sun Nigeria.
Land dispute: Daddo Pulaku in Bauchi demands for 4% of landmass to curb farmers/herders clashes
Paul Orude Bauchi The conglomerate of Fulani socio-cultural Associations known as Daddo Pulaku, Bauchi State, has demanded for Executive backing to have four percent of the total land surface of the state as contained in the list of gazetted and ungazetted grazing reserves in Bauchi state. The demand is contained in a memorandum submitted by …
The Sun Nigeria.
A’Ibom govt. threatens to sack striking health workers
The Akwa Ibom Government has ordered striking health professionals in the state under the umbrella of Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU), to resume work immediately or risk being relieved of their jobs. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Udoh on Wednesday. Udoh said the strike embarked upon …
The Sun Nigeria.
FAAN chides ex-Gov. Yari for violating airport COVID-19 guidelines
…Urges VIPs to adhere to PTF’s directives on deadly virus For acting in a behaviour short of the status of a Very Important Person (VIP) in a public place, the action of former Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari has been condemned by the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Yari …
Robbery letter: Your plan won’t work, Police tell bandits in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command, Wednesday told robbers planning to launch operation in Afikpo, Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state that their plan will boomerang. The command said it will not allow criminals to hatch their plans in the ancient city. Robbers reportedly wrote to the community notifying them of their planned visit …
ALGON v Makinde: Appeal Court throws out Oyo APC LG bosses’ case
*Describes it as ‘speculative’ The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Wednesday rejected the agitation of the former All Progressives Congress (APC) council chairmen towards their dissolution by the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde, saying that their cause of action was “pre-emptive, premature and speculative and therefore failed to disclose …
Umahi suspends state, local govt Auditors General
Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Dave Umahi, Tuesday suspended indefinitely the state’s Auditor General, Innocent Nweda with immediate effect. Also suspended is the Auditor General for local government in the state, George Ukpai. Secretary to the State Government, Kenneth Ugbala announced this in a statement issued in Abakaliki, the state capital. The statement …
Rashford to become youngest recipient of Manchester varsity’s honorary degree
Marcus Rashford is to become the youngest ever recipient of an honorary degree from The University of Manchester, in recognition of his achievements as a footballer and as a passionate campaigner against child poverty. The 22-year-old will follow in the footsteps of Manchester United legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton by receiving …
Two inject Deputy Commissioner of Police to death, steal her N70m, plots of land
The police have charged one Moses Anyaoha with nine counts bordering on criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and stealing. The Police alleged that Anyaoha and one Tony Mba, now at large, between 2010 and January 2011 conspired to commit offence of culpable homicide contrary to Section 96 of the Penal Code. Prosecution Counsel, Peter …
Flash floods kill at least 16, displace hundreds in Indonesia
Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 16 people and displaced hundreds in a district on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials at the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Wednesday. Search and rescue officials were still looking for 23 people missing after the floods struck the North Luwu district of South …
JUST IN: Gokada founder, Fahim Saleh, brutally murdered in New York
*Body said to have been chopped into pieces The limbless, headless torso of a millionaire tech entrepreneur was found inside his swanky Manhattan condo Tuesday afternoon — an electric saw lying next to the remains, police said. Police made the grisly discovery in a building on E. Houston St. at Suffolk St. on the Lower …
Trio of sisters give birth on same day at same hospital
Three Ohio sisters have defied odds by giving birth on the same day in the same hospital with the same obstetrician overseeing their deliveries. Daneesha Haynes, Ariel Williams and Ashley Haynes gave birth July 3 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital within a four-and-a-half-hour span, the ‘Mansfield News Journal’ reported. A 1998 ‘Associated Press’ story cited the odds …
Osimhen to become most expensive African footballer with Napoli move
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, is set to become Africa’s most expensive footballer, when he seals a reported €81m (£73.6m) move from French Ligue 1 side Lille to Serie A giants Napoli. L’Equipe reports the transfer will be finalised on Thursday, after both clubs reached an agreement for the player. If the deal is completed, …
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