A Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine or drug based on natural medicine will soon be produced in Nigeria, as researches are being intensified on that. A natural medicine practitioner, Dr Ndubuisi Nwakakwa, gave the assurance in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday. Nwakakwa, a Consultant Acupunturist, said that within a short time such a vaccine or drug would surface. He said that COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for natural medicine practitioners to contribute more to healthcare delivery. “The COVID-19 pandemic paved way for government’s call for practitioners to come forward with a cure to the pandemic. “Researches are on; within a…
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A 35-year-old bartender, Godwin Job, was on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally withdrawing the sum of N1,079,290 from a Fidelity Bank account belonging to his boss, Olufemi Joseph Odusanya. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren mailed to ASHENEWS on Tuesday. According to him, Job was convicted by Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court in a two-count charge bordering on stealing, filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office. Following an…
Ekiti Assembly Service Commission has released a report of its staff audit, citing a lot of irregularities, barely 24-hours after organised labour in the state had raised alarm that the commission was going to use the audit to illegally sack some staff. Mr Taiwo Olatunbosun, Chairman of the Commission, disclosing details of the report to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, said the audit had been concluded and that it was part of its efforts to put an end to irregularities. “The audit ultimately discovered irregularities ranging from hiding, alteration and mutilation of files, advancement of staff without due process,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has denied reports that its Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Jonah Achema, spokesperson for NDLEA, said this while speaking in Abuja on Tuesday. Achema, a Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN), said however, that the tenure of Abdallah who was appointed on January 12, 2016 expired on January 11. “The chairman was not sacked as reported by some media organisations. However, his five-year tenure elapsed on January 11,’’ he said.
Dr Eke Jonathan, General Manager, Formal Sector Department, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), on Tuesday, expressed optimism that Health Insurance “Under One Roof’’ (HIOUR) will help Nigeria to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC). HIUOR is an approach to decentralise insurance practice in Nigeria to sub-national (state) level under a central coordinating entity at the Federal level. Jonathan said in Abuja that NHIS had embarked on some reforms, including a review of the HIUOR document to achieve UHC. UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need, including the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health…
At least 13 people died and about 250 were injured as record snowfall blanketed regions along the Sea of Japan coast, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday. According to the agency and local media reports, three people aged in their 60s and 80s died in Fukui Prefecture, while 47 people were injured in the prefecture in snow-linked accidents. Niigata Prefecture saw four people die as a result of trying to remove snow, the agency said. The three hard-hit prefectures’ officials have requested assistance from the Self-Defence Force (SDF) in rescue operations, local media said. Also, the…
There will be no public access to the Capitol grounds during Joe Biden’s inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, acting Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman said. Pittman took over the leadership from Steven Sund after he stepped down amid criticism of the force’s handling of rioters who breached the Capitol building last week. She said law enforcement from the federal, state and local levels were working together and comprehensive, coordinated plans were in place to ensure safety. Several police officers have been suspended as investigations into the January 6 riot continue, she said. dpa
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an article of impeachment against outgoing President Donald Trump on Monday, as Republicans blocked a measure calling on Vice President Pence to remove his boss from office. The single impeachment article charges Trump with incitement of insurrection. It accuses him of stoking violence against the U.S. government after a mob of his supporters, riled up by his claims of election fraud, stormed the U.S. Capitol last week. Democrats also introduced a resolution urging Pence to invoke the Constitution’s 25th Amendment and strip Trump of his powers by declaring him unfit to perform…
Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is resigning, according to multiple U.S. media reports. Wolf said in a letter to department employees on Monday that he was stepping down due to “recent events” and had originally intended to serve until the end of Donald Trump’s administration, Fox News and CNN reported. An official confirmation was not immediately available. His resignation comes with just over a week left of Donald Trump’s term in office before president-elect Joe Biden is due to be inaugurated. Since the riots at the U.S. Capitol last week, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Transportation Secretary Elaine…
Extremists are calling on Trump supporters to “storm” the U.S. Capitol again and stage “armed protests” at state government buildings across the country – including in New York – in the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to the FBI. An internal FBI bulletin obtained by ABC News warns that the armed actions are being planned “at all 50 state capitols” between Jan. 16 and Jan. 20. The U.S. Capitol, which has been under tight security since Wednesday’s deadly pro-Trump attack, faces threats of more armed protests starting Jan. 17 through Inauguration Day, according to the bulletin. A far-right…