Prof. Maurice Iwu, Chairman, Imo COVID-19 Task Force, says that Coronavirus is not a death sentence as long as people take precautionary measures instructed by public health authorities. Iwu made the assertion when members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) COVID-19 Team, led by Dr. Victor Dike, paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Wednesday in Owerri. He noted that 90 per cent of virus diseases that affected people were not medical but...
The United States Government has certified Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba as “not cooperating fully” with its counterterrorism efforts in 2019. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of State said it had notified Congress of the certification, done under Section 40A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act. By this action, the five countries are prohibited from the sale or license for export of defence articles and services, according to the statement. It...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja approved the amendment of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework of 2020 to 2022 as well as amendment to the 2020 budget. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, made this known at the end of the virtual session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), held at the Council’s Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Buhari...
The misconceptions of governance among citizens of Anambra state is that good leadership is popularly judged by road construction, sinking of borehole, and payment of salary. Apparently, Anambra governors take advantage of these mundane expectations and continue to run around a circle instead of taking the bold leap forward. For instance, between 1999 and 2003 Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju was declared a failed governor for his inability to pay salary which then led to striking action...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 184 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4,871. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 164. The NCDC noted that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. The agency said that to...
Sanofi, the French pharmaceutical giant, says the United States would get its COVID-19 vaccine first before other countries if it succeeds in developing it. Paul Hudson, Sanofi’s Chief Executive Officer, told Bloomberg news that the US was the first in line to fund Sanofi’s vaccine research. “The US government has the right to the largest pre-order because it’s invested in taking the risk. I have been campaigning in Europe to say the US will get...
The Borno State government has suspended the lockdown in the state indefinitely while also lifting the ban it placed on Friday and Sunday congregational prayers due to the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Borno, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has so far recorded a total of 188 cases of COVID-19. But a statement posted on the official Facebook page of Governor Babagana Zulum said the state had recorded, “significant progress in the...
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly. — Bertolt Brecht What Ojukwu did to senior Igbo military officers to make them irrelevant in authority he also did to the most senior Igbo politicians. In May, 1966, military governor Lt. Col. Ojukwu arrested and detained the very popular and revered ex-Premier of the Eastern Region, Dr. Michael I....
One of the greatest misconceptions of Nigerians or Africans about age in leadership is being unable to differentiate age from wisdom Minutes after Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari was announced the Chief-of-Staff of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, the social media went wild with commentaries and analysis. Professor Gambari replaces the former Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who died on April over COVID-19 complications. While the majority praised him as a level-headed intelligent leader...
England on Wednesday tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home urged to return to work, as stark economic data showed the disastrous impact of the pandemic. According to official data, Britain, the worst-hit country in Europe with over 40,000 deaths from COVID-19, has been in extensive lockdown since March 23. As of Wednesday, people in manufacturing and certain other sectors were being asked to return to...
