Ethiopian Monk Said to be 114 Years Old Survives Coronavirus

WellnessWorld NewsEthiopian Monk Said to be 114 Years Old Survives Coronavirus

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114 years old has survived the coronavirus. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after almost three weeks. He received oxygen and dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid that researchers in England have said reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. Ethiopia’s health minister has said the ministry recommends the emergency use of the...

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FAAN Holds Dry Run Airport Simulation Exercise at Lagos, Abuja Airports

NewsTravelFAAN Holds Dry Run Airport Simulation Exercise at Lagos, Abuja Airports

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has held dry run simulation exercises at domestic terminals of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. Yakubu said the exercise, which was aimed at assessing the readiness of the airports for reopening post-COVID-19 was witnessed by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika....

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Re-issued: Abuja airport 90% Complete, Ready to Resume Operations, Says Minister

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelRe-issued: Abuja airport 90% Complete, Ready to Resume Operations, Says Minister

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

The Minister of Aviation, Sen Hadi Siriki, on Saturday, said the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, is 90 per cent completed and ready to reopen for business with strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport was undergoing necessary preparation at the time of filling this report with measures being put in place to contain the spread of the virus. NAN observed that provisions were made for...

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Watch Out for ‘Ikorodu Bois’: When Little Means More

EntertainmentNewsWatch Out for ‘Ikorodu Bois’: When Little Means More

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 27, 2020

Before the Ikorodu Bois started getting attention and admiration from big music and movie stars in Hollywood, a quick google search of Ikorodu – a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria – would return search results which would include a poorly developed town and crime-prone. But that’s one side of the story. The other side of the story of the bustling Ikorodu town is the emerging cultural and entertainment phenomena known as the Ikorodu Bois. Since 2019,...

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Resident Doctors in Bayelsa Suspend Strike for 3 Weeks

HealthLabourNewsResident Doctors in Bayelsa Suspend Strike for 3 Weeks

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

Resident doctors at the Bayelsa Government-owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Okolobiri, have suspended their indefinite strike for three weeks. It would be recalled that the NDUTH chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) continued the strike after the national leadership of resident doctors called off the strike and directed members to resume work on June 22. Dr Oru-Oru Inetsol, President of NDUTH chapter of ARD,  told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on...

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What Every Man Must Know About Prostate Gland

ColumnsHealthNewsWhat Every Man Must Know About Prostate Gland

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

Every man has a pair of kidneys. The job of the kidney is to remove waste from the body. Every day, your blood passes through your kidney several times to be filtered. As the blood is filtered, urine is formed and stored in a temporary storage tank called the urinary bladder. If there is no urinary bladder, as you walk around urine will be dropping. And to avoid this, God in His wisdom ran a...

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Mission Set to Evacuate 167 Stranded Nigerians from South Africa

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelMission Set to Evacuate 167 Stranded Nigerians from South Africa

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, says the diplomatic mission is set to evacuate 167 stranded Nigerians from South Africa on Thursday. Adama made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “We are evacuating 167 stranded Nigerians from South Africa today Thursday, June 25, Air peace Airways was approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria to convey them. “The Nigerians got stranded as a result of...

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The World Adjusts to Masks, Travel Restrictions, Testing as Virus Cases Surge

CoronavirusTravelWorld NewsThe World Adjusts to Masks, Travel Restrictions, Testing as Virus Cases Surge

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Governments and businesses are ramping up precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to dire new levels in parts of the U.S. and around the world, potentially wiping out two months of progress. Indonesia was expected to pass the 50,000 mark for confirmed infections on Thursday. In Melbourne, health workers planned to go door-to-door to test more than 100,000 residents in a coronavirus hot spot that threatens to undo the nation’s success in battling the virus....

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‘Get Dbanj for Kidnapping, Witness Tampering, Blackmail, Bribery’ – Reactions Trail New Details from Seyitan

EntertainmentMusicNews‘Get Dbanj for Kidnapping, Witness Tampering, Blackmail, Bribery’ – Reactions Trail New Details from Seyitan

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 24, 2020

Although Dbanj’s accuser, Ms Seyitan Babatayo, has said she was taking few days off for counselling and therapy, her statement which was released and circulated on social media continues to generate diverse reactions. In the statement, Ms Seyitan explained in detail what happened to her from the day she was allegedly raped by Dbanj and her ordeal after she publicly accused the popular musician. She said it was “necessary to clarify for records due to...

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How Ogun State Spent N2.7 Billion on Curbing COVID-19 Spread

CoronavirusHealthNewsHow Ogun State Spent N2.7 Billion on Curbing COVID-19 Spread

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 24, 2020

The Ogun State government said it had spent a sum of N2,779,000,000 in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the State. The COVID-19 Task Force in the State disclosed this through the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo, in a press briefing. Mr Ojo said that treatment and isolation centres were set up, palliatives and seedlings were purchased and distributed to some residents and farmers. He added that a part of the...

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