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60 Years is gone. Six decades long. Yet, you stay young, strong Sir, you are a perfect example of one Who makes lemonade out of every Lemon and finds the silver lining in Every cloud Your love for the people, diligence at Every task and magnanimity cannot Go unnoticed. You, indeed, are a Blessing to your generation. As you celebrate this peak of Age today We wish that life bears marvelous measure of the fruit of goodness You have sown in loving And rendering altruistic services to the government and humanity in Akwa Ibom and beyond. Bravo! Ideal Etekamba Cheers!…

By Akanimo Sampson Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has advocated a total lockdown of the country as a means of containing the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. This is as the Federal Government had announced a 14-day lockdown of Abuja, Ogun and Lagos States which began Tuesday, March 31. Speaking to analysts of TVC NEWS, Lagos under a programme: Journalists Hangout on Tuesday, Oyetola said it did not make to clamp down a lockdown in three states to the exclusion of many other states in the country. Oyetola announced lockdown of Osun State two days ago to check the dreaded virus.…

By Akanimo Sampson The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is adjusting its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services to prevent the spread of the killer coronavirus disease. Teams are ensuring the continuity of operations that address environmental sustainability and accountability to the people it serves. These projects are fundamental to fighting the virus, creating a more sustainable future and preserving the health and well-being of millions. Sadly, amid the pandemic, 4.2 billion people are living without access to adequate sanitation. Some 2.2 billion others are lacking safe drinking water. That, perhaps, explains why this week’s World Water Day is being…

Nigeria has confirmed 20 new cases of coronavirus on Monday evening, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A total of 13 of the cases were confirmed in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Kaduna and 1 in Oyo State. And as at 09:00 pm 30th March, there are 131 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria with two deaths. For a breakdown of cases by states in real-time, check below. Currently: Lagos- 81 FCT- 25 Ogun- 3 Enugu- 2 Ekiti- 1 Oyo- 8 Edo- 2 Bauchi- 2 Osun-2 Rivers-1 Benue- 1 Kaduna- 3 Twenty new cases of…

By Akanimo Sampson The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has joined the fight against the spread of the rampaging coronavirus in Nigeria, and other countries it is operating. Its Director-General, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, says IITA is strategically working towards providing support for the federal and state governments to curb the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Other countries where IITA hubs are situated are also to benefit from the initiative. Sanginga said this at a meeting of staff and management to announce Institute-wide measures to curb the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic. At the meeting, he also announced…

By: Israel Umoh In the beaming moonlight under udara tree, the children numbering 10 gathered in the village square. A puny-sized storyteller stood up and cleared his parched throat. During this time, social distancing was not practised. Everybody clustered in a circle.  And the children listened attentively. The storyteller began “Once upon a time, there was a village head who used to send emissaries for a crucial meeting, a gesture his subjects repulsed. During an outbreak of cholera in the area, the village head mandated a town crier to go round and invite people for a meeting on a said…

By Akanimo Sampson The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has accused the Federal Government of sidelining it in the fight against the raging coronavirus. NMA President, Dr. Francis Faduyile, says Nigeria would have recorded low coronavirus cases if Health Minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, had not sidelined the association in the fight to contain the spread of the disease in the country. But the minister had on Wednesday accused the NMA of not offering support for his ministry in the effort to fight the pandemic. He also lashed out at the association for saying there were no enough ventilators in federal hospitals…

“Is life so dear or peace so sweet that it must be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death” – Patrick Henry, 1775, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 128. Thank God for COVID-19, all the southern states were on the way to being sold into slavery by the parasitic North represented by Buhari – ably supported by elected senators from the South. The instrument, this time, was the $22.7 billion loan approved by the Lawan-led…

By: Israel Umoh The Health Commissioner is a member of NMA. Having worked in the then Mobil Producing Unlimited for several years, he has been exposed to public life and the dictates of the health sector. Even though the NMA officials might have shown intransigence in their discussion, Dr. Dominic Ukpong knows how to talk them in. He has to invite them for a family meeting and bring in old medical doctors in the state and the matter would be amicably resolved instead of heading for hair-splitting. It is improper for him to join issues with his colleagues knowing once…

By Akanimo Sampson  The commitment of the G20 leaders is an important first step in constructing a truly global response to the unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, says Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder. “The G20’s strong and clear commitment to do whatever it takes to overcome the intertwined health, social and economic impacts of the pandemic is a very welcome first step. Their decision to spare no efforts to protect people, jobs, incomes and enterprises is extremely important,” says Ryder. Adding, he said, “this is the time for global solidarity, especially with the most…