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•Reasons patients are fleeing and the way out – NMA President, other professionals Social media have, of late, been awash with news of COVID-19 patients protesting, fleeing isolation centres, or confirmed cases on the run in some states across the country. Many reasons have been adduced for the development and they include stigmatisation, loneliness, poor feeding, poor state of isolation …

The South-South Buhari Anti-Corruption Group has called on the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to declare his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole wanted over his indictment by the judicial commission of enquiry into the construction and equipment of the Edo State Specialist Hospital. The Anti-Corruption Group, in a statement by its President, Imafidon Peter Odion, urged Governor Obaseki to match words …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has described as ‘unfortunate and condemnable,’ the continued obstruction of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) by the governments of Kogi and Cross River State. “This impedance is despite the lofty provisions in the NCDC Establishment Act (2018) which empower the organization to “prevent, detect, monitor and control” activities and programs for the national response against …

Edo State is making steady progress in its efforts at containing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with recorded successes in its efforts at contact tracing, Persons of Interest (POI) tracking, active case search, among other activities to curtail the spread of the virus in Edo, according to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia. Okundia, who spoke to journalists in …

…New facility would reduce medical tourism – Prof. Agbonlahor Edo State government is remodelling the Stella Obasanjo Hospital Isolation Centre (SOHIC) to be the best in Nigeria, with state-of-the-art facilities to manage all stages of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, Governor Godwin Obaseki said at the weekend. The governor said this while on inspection of the expanded 300-bed isolation facility in Benin City. …

Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach held a virtual briefing for the news media on the results of the NATO Chiefs of Defense meeting. The meeting – also virtual – brought together the 30 military leaders of the alliance. They discussed the response to coronavirus and other threats to the NATO nations. The recommendations that stem from …

Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has warned persons and groups agitating for the republics of Biafra and Oduduwa to leave the Ijaw nationality out of their missions. The IYC, in a statement at the weekend by its Chairman, National Transition and Implementation Committee, Kennedy Olorogun, to mark the Isaac Adaka Boro Day, said it would not allow any of the …

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat turned the world’s attention to the immune system, the body’s defence mechanism against disease-causing bacteria, viruses and other organisms that we touch, ingest and inhale every day. Several studies have stressed the importance of a strong immune system to the human body. According to the Heart Foundation, New Zealand, when a foreign microbe gets into …

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Enugu State Council on Saturday rejected the palliative from Enugu State Government over alleged interference in the union activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that problem started when the  government representatives led by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Chidi Aroh announced that the palliative were for the alleged two factions in the union. According …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the reconstitution of the Edo State Judicial Service Commission, following the completion of the tenure of the non ex-officio members of the commission. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, Esq., noted that the date for the inauguration of the new members of the Judicial Service Commission will be …