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Contrary to the claims of Dr Mrs Seinye Lulu-Briggs, the embattled wife of Rivers state born Billionaire High Chief O B Lulu-Briggs who passed on in December of 2018 , a day after his 88th birthday, documents made available to press from the High Court of Ghana proves that Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, the second oldest son of the late billionaire met the pre-conditions of the court without delay in anticipation that his stepmother who launched all manner of attacks on his person and the entire family, will live up to her own end of the bargain and allow the…
A joint expert team consisting of experts from China and the World Health Organisation, on Monday began field inspections on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC), Mi Fen said this at a news conference. According to Mi, the expert team will go to Beijing, Guangdong Province, and Sichuan Province to conduct inspections. A symposium was held by the NHC Sunday, which was attended by nearly 80 people, including joint expert team members and representatives from the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism, the official said. Mi added that at…
The Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN) says 20 million Nigerians have kidney diseases, just it canvasses early detection of the diseases. The President of the association, Prof. Ifeoma Ulasi, disclosed on Monday at a news conference heralding the association’s 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference, in Ibadan. According to her, the theme of the AGM, ‘Kidney and Demographics,’ is to sensitise the public on primary prevention, owing to the high cost of treating the disease. She noted that there were multiple factors causing kidney diseases, apart from genetics, adding that the nation’s health insurance needed to be reviewed…
The Senate on Monday called for the provision of mandatory health insurance scheme for all categories of Nigerians. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe made the call in Abuja at a one-day public hearing to consider two health bills. The bills are Bill for an Act to repeal the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act 2004, and to enact the National Health Insurance Commission Bill 2019. The second bill is a Bill for an Act to provide for the Enhancement and Regulation of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Protect Persons with Mental Health Needs. The bill…
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Facebook is working to enable external reviews on its content moderation systems, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a comment piece on the Financial Times on Monday. The tech giant has been criticised for being too slow to remove hate speech and terrorist propaganda from its platform, but has also been accused of suppressing right-wing voices. In the article, Zuckerberg repeated his appeal for government regulation on issues such as electoral advertising, harmful content and data portability. “Companies like mine need better oversight when we make decisions, which is why we’re creating an independent Oversight Board so people can appeal…
A Federal Court in Lagos on Monday, granted leave to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to introduce a new witness in the ongoing N2.2bn fraud trial against Ayo Fayose and a firm, Spotless Investment Limited. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke dismissed an interlocutory summon by defence, challenging the evidence of the fifth witness Johnson Abidakun, the Head of Operations of a branch of a bank in Ado-Ekiti, on the grounds that it lacked merit. In his ruling, Justice Aneke first addressed the issue of hear-say as raised by defence and held that the oppositions are matters of fact. The court consequently, held…
The Police Command in Osun said on Monday that it had arrested a female suspect in possession of a dry human hand. According to SP Folashade Odoro, the command’s spokesperson, the suspect was arrested at about 10:40 a.m. at Centre Area, Ikire, Osun. She explained that on a tip off, the police intelligence unit accosted the suspect and she was found in possession of a dry human left hand, which was concealed in a bag. Odoro said the state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Johnson Kokumo, has directed thorough investigation into the matter and warned against dealings in human parts.…
The acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, said, on Monday, that the commission had secured 1,266 convictions from January 2019 till date. Magu disclosed this at a press conference marking the passing out parade of the Detective Inspector Course Five of the EFCC, at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. He explained that the commission secured 1,218 of the convictions in 2019 and 48 this year. Magu said that in the last four years, EFCC had secured an unprecedented number of convictions. He said that the commission also recovered billions of naira, millions of…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The out-going Permanent Secretary, Budget and National Planning, Mr Ernest Umakhihe has handed the mantle of leadership to Mrs Olusola Olayinka Idowu, urging her to take the Ministry to a higher pedestal of achieving its vision and mandate for national cohesion and sustainable development. Mr. Umakhikhe gave this charge to his colleague and successor during the hand-over ceremony which held recently at the Ministry in Abuja. The out-going Permanent Secretary expressed his sincere gratitude to the Management and staff of the Ministry for their support during his short stay. He added that although the Ministry of…