Kano Targets Over 3.6m Children For Immunization

KANO — Kano state government said it targets over 3.6 million children for immunization against poliomyelitis in the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) January campaign. Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje disclosed this on Sunday at Ungogo Local Government while flagging off the OBR1 and MNCHW January campaign in the State. Represented by his Deputy Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the Governor said the MNCHW would be conducted alongside the Outbreak Response exercise (OBR1) where immunization personnel would...

Jim Iyke’s Orchestration Revealed

LAGOS — In August last year, a video of Nollywood star, Jim Iyke- beating a fellow actor, Uche Maduagwu for questioning his source of wealth- went viral. The world of social media, being what it is, began its scandalous trend on both participants. During that period, Jim Iyke had a film project at hand. He revealed in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, published on Wednesday, 5th of January, 2021, that he paid Uche Maduagwu to...

Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Others Send Tribute to Veteran Actor, Sidney Poitier

Former President of the United States, Barack Obama; globally-renowned media personality, Oprah Winfrey; and other notable figures have sent glowing tributes to veteran actor Sidney Poitier. Poitier, who was the first black actor to win an Oscars award, died on Thursday night at the age of 94. According to a statement sent to THR by the family, it was noted that the actor spent his last days with family and friends. “There are no words to convey...

Thanksgiving Service Episode 2: “”Any Pastor Wey Dey Look Me Bad Eye…..”

“Any Pastor Wey Dey Look Me Bad Eye as If Him Sef Be Saint, Na God Go Punish Am” I imagined myself grabbing her waist and moving mine in and out like I usually do in the other room. It felt like a pleasant heavenly dream until I was awoken with a violent slap. The building had gone quiet. I was faced with an angry and disgusted woman who had just slapped me. Pastors rushed...

Thanksgiving Service Episode 3: “He Used His Thing to Put the Oil Inside Me”

“When we entered the altar place,” she began “Pastor Edwin asked me to wait for him in one room. The room resemble office but now look like self-contain apartment because parlour chair, bed and small wardrobe was there.” She pushed beyond the limitations of her fluency to paint a clearer picture. “Mhm?” I followed. “After some time, he came inside the room and said that God show him something.” A reckless driver I had been...

Yuletide COVID-19 Surge: FTC Admin Bans Nightclubs, Parties, Religious Congregations

The current status of COVID-19 in the Nation’s capital Abuja has forced the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to place ban on nightclubs, parties and religious congregations with over 50 worshippers. The administration in a statement Saturday by the Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat Dr. Abubakarl Tafida noted that the failure of residents to adopt simple preventive measures was worrisome. The statement said read in part, “Any gathering in excess of 50 people must...

Feds Increases Hazard Allowance for Doctors,  Other Healthcare Workers

It has been gathered that the Federal Government has increased the hazard allowance for medical doctors and other health workers in the country. It was also learnt that while the government increased the doctors’ allowance from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000; other health workers like nurses, laboratory workers among others had theirs reviewed to between N15,000 and N34,000. This was according to a circular with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/11/406 dated December 22, 2021 and signed...

Barbed Oddities of the Conformist

To dance another’s dance steps is to deprive your soul its freedom of expression. To think another’s thought is to suffocate the elasticity of your mind. To embrace war without defence is to dig a self-made grave. To fume anger without understanding is to get burnt with strange fire. To expect a harvest different from its seed is to nurture the weed of disappointment. To compare oneself to another is to fix round pegs into...

Thirty People Confirm Positive With Lassa Fever In Bauchi

Thirty people have been confirmed positive with Lassa fever in six local government areas of Bauchi State. The affected local government areas include: Bauchi, Bogoro, Ganjuwa, Kirfi, Tafawa Balewa and Toro. Executive Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, gave the figure in an interactive with journalists on the current situation of the disease, held at the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) in Bauchi. Dr Mohammed attributed the surge of the disease due...

WHO Lists Nine COVID-19 Vaccines That Can Be Used for Emergency

On Friday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for NVX-CoV2373, expanding the basket of WHO-validated vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The vaccine, named CovovaxTM, is produced by the Serum Institute of India under license from Novavax and is part of the COVAX facility portfolio, giving a much-needed boost to ongoing efforts to vaccinate more people in lower-income countries. WHO’s EUL procedure assesses the quality, safety, and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines...

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