Category: Health
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Ogun, Lagos orphanages reject abandoned child with cerebral palsy
The odds are stacked against her in finding shelter after she was reportedly abandoned in front of a shop on Tajudeen Bello Street, Giwa Oke-Aro Road, Ogun State, by her parents. Suffering from cerebral palsy, the little girl whose name has yet to be ascertained could neither talk nor walk. She was also rejected by…
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BREAKING: Kogi Chief Judge is dead
The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Nasir Ajana has died after a protracted illness. His death comes barely a week the President of Kogi Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Ibrahim Shaibu Atadoga died. Justice Ajanah died in the early hours of Sunday over COVID-19 related symptoms. Justice Nasir Ajanah was born in 1956 to…
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BREAKING: Former Oyo Governor, Abiola Ajimobi Dead
The immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi is dead. He died at the of age 70 after battling coronavirus-related symptoms for a month. Ajimobi, who was governor from 2011 to 2019, was named the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress last month but never resumed. The former governor was…
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Oyo govt spends N2.8bn in COVID-19 fight
The Oyo State government has said so far, it has spent N2,779,000,000 in tackling the novel coronavirus disease in the state. State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at governor’s office, Ibadan, on Tuesday. The breakdown of the expenses shows that N900.5 million was spent to purchase COVID-19 palliatives…
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WHO approves use of dexamethasone to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients
The fight against COVID-19 has received a major leap following confirmation that the steroid, dexamethasone, has life-saving potential for critically ill COVID-19 patients. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said during a recent virtual briefing from Geneva, said the next challenge was how to increase production and rapidly and equitably distribute dexamethasone worldwide, focusing…
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WHO raises alarm, says COVID-19 not receding
The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organisation’s director-general told an online conference on Monday. “The pandemic is still accelerating,” Tedros Ghebreyesus told the virtual health forum organised by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. “We know that the pandemic is much more than…
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Ajimobi stable, recuperating — Aide
Special Assistant on Media to Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, the former Oyo State governor, Bolaji Tunji has dispelled rumours that his principal is in a critical medical condition. Tunji in a social media post on Thursday urged Nigerians to ignore any report portraying the lawmaker to be in a bad medical shape. He said the APC…
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Gov. Yahaya Bello’s aide passes on
A personal assistant to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Mr. Abdulateef Suleiman has died. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased had been on admission at a private medical facility in Abuja before his death on Wednesday. Source who spoke to our correspondent said his death is not unconnected with a cardiac arrest. A statement…
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3-month-old baby dies after falling from first floor of Abuja hospital
A three-month-old baby has reportedly died after falling from the first floor of the Garki General Hospital, Abuja in the early hours of Sunday. A security guard at the hospital told The PUNCH that the mother of the baby and two others were on their way to the emergency ward when the incident occurred. He…
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#BREAKING: Sen. Adebayo Osinowo dies at 65
Senator Osinowo Adebayo popularly referred to as Pepperito, representing Lagos East district is dead He is reported to have passed away on Monday 15th, as a result of complications from Coronavirus disease. Adebayo Osinowo worked with the Federal Ministry of Works, Lagos State. In 1977, he started his career as a Land Officer at the…