Traditional medicine and COVID-19: the ‘yeas’ and ‘nays’ controversy

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsTraditional medicine and COVID-19: the ‘yeas’ and ‘nays’ controversy

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 12, 2020

While the health system play down the potency of traditional medicine in treating COVID-19, individuals share unortodox remedies, their knowledge, and lived-in experience. Ooni of Ife, Oba, Dr. Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi revealed a treatment,  “herbs including neem, bitter leaf and African pepper” Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo state, said he boosted his immunity with Vitamin C, carrots and black seed oil mixed with honey. Dr. Johnson Idowu, traditional medicine practitioner  says there are indigenous...

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Death Threats and Racist Insults: WHO Boss Says ‘I Don’t Give a Damn’

CoronavirusPoliticsWorld NewsDeath Threats and Racist Insults: WHO Boss Says ‘I Don’t Give a Damn’

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 11, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Boss, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had received death threats and racist insults since the outbreak of COVID-19 three months ago. The Ethiopian born microbiologist and internationally recognised malaria researcher who became the health agency’s Director-General in 2017 made this known in a conference call while responding to a question about whether criticisms from world leaders during the pandemic makes it difficult for him to manage the WHO. “I can...

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After Trump’s Criticism, UN to Investigate the Emergence and Spread of Covid-19

CoronavirusPoliticsWorld NewsAfter Trump’s Criticism, UN to Investigate the Emergence and Spread of Covid-19

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 10, 2020

The United Nations has said it would investigate what led to the emergence and spread of COVID-19 when the outbreak ends. The call for an investigation follows criticisms and threats issued by President Trump against the United Nations and the World Health Organisation (WHO). President Trump annoyed that the United States, though it’s the highest contributor to the WHO than any other country, was not getting attention like China. Mr. Trump accused the World health...

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Amidst Criticisms, Chinese Medical Team Arrives Nigeria

CoronavirusNational SecurityNigeriaAmidst Criticisms, Chinese Medical Team Arrives Nigeria

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 8, 2020

A medical team that authorities say would help fight COVID-19 has arrived from China amidst criticisms by many that Nigeria does not need. The 15-member team arrived in Nigeria at 5:15 pm on Air Peace aircraft and was welcomed by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian; China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Mr. Jacques Liao and officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health. Nigeria is part of a larger global initiative that...

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More Countries Raise Security Concerns Over Chinese-Owned Software

CoronavirusTechnologyWorld NewsMore Countries Raise Security Concerns Over Chinese-Owned Software

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 7, 2020

Zoom video communication software is increasingly being censured over its security flaws which some countries and organisations have alleged expose them to been spied on by China. Taiwan is the latest country to ban government officials from using Zoom which is owned by a Chinese, Eric Yuan. The ban comes days after the company admitted to mistakenly routing its users traffic through servers in China, Sky news reports. Taiwan and China have diplomatic spat over...

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With 20 million Lagosians Under Lockdown, Government Say ‘Food Relief Package Not Meant for Everyone’

CoronavirusFoodNigeriaWith 20 million Lagosians Under Lockdown, Government Say ‘Food Relief Package Not Meant for Everyone’

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 7, 2020

In response to allegations that many residents of Lagos who are under lockdown did not benefit from the welfare package the government initiated, the state government has said the food packages were never meant for everyone. In the build-up to the state and the federal government imposed lockdown, the Lagos government initiated welfare packages to ease the inevitable hardship residents would face. However, when the food packages were distributed, there were complaints by many that...

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As World’s Billionaires Lost $75million Per Day Due to Covid-19, These CEOs Made Big Gains

CoronavirusWorld NewsAs World’s Billionaires Lost $75million Per Day Due to Covid-19, These CEOs Made Big Gains

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 6, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads and global healthcare systems are getting overwhelmed, governments are implementing measures to curb the viral infection, global businesses have been affected and world’s top billionaires made huge loses in two months that have wiped out all gains made in the past two and a half years, according to Hurun research. The report, released this week, which examined the impact of two months of COVID-19 outbreak on wealth, found that the world’s top...

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2023 Presidency: Sanusi Has Little Chances Because of North and South ‘Political Alternation’ – Campbell

NigeriaPolitics2023 Presidency: Sanusi Has Little Chances Because of North and South ‘Political Alternation’ – Campbell

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 6, 2020

The events that followed the dethronement and banishment of former Emir Sanusi Muhammed II have aroused speculations that the embattled Emir could take a shot at national politics in 2023, but John Campbell, the former Ambassador of the United States to Nigeria has said that Sanusi has no clear path because of the existing power shift arrangement between Christians and Muslims and north and south. Mr. Campbell, a senior fellow for Africa Policy gave his...

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Drug that Can Kill Coronavirus Within 48hrs Discovered in Australia

CoronavirusWorld NewsDrug that Can Kill Coronavirus Within 48hrs Discovered in Australia

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 5, 2020

Scientists in Australia have found that an existing antiparasitic drug has shown potency in killing COVID-19 within 48 hours in the laboratory. The study, a product of a collaboration between Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute based in Monash University and the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, discovered that Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug could stop the growth of SARS-CoV-2 virus in a laboratory setting and called for trial in humans. “We found that even a...

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COVID-19: Families Hang On to “Familheey Apps” to Bridge the Quarantine Gap

BusinessLifestyleTechnologyCOVID-19: Families Hang On to “Familheey Apps” to Bridge the Quarantine Gap

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 4, 2020

Families all over the world are now relying on a popular family-oriented social media application, “Familheey” as a bonding tool to suppress the quarantine era. Familheey is a social networking Apps that help not just families to connect, engage and grow, but also assist organizations, communities, and social groups at various engagement capacities. “Whatever family means to you, with Familheey web-based App, you can create a space where you interact and communicate in an organized...

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