Day: September 9, 2020

Strange illness strikes Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Volunteer, Clinical trial paused

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A volounteer for Clinical trials of one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines, which is being developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University, has developed a strange and unexplained illness leading to a forceful “pause” of the trial. A spokesperson for the AstraZeneca vaccine said in a statement Tuesday that “we voluntarily paused vaccination to allow a review of safety data by an independent committee. “This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials, while…

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Drums of War in Kenya as President Kenyatta, Deputy’s allies fight dirty

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Kenya Opposition party leader Raila Odinga speaks after a meeting with Maa community leaders from Kajiado at his Capitol Hill office on August 8, 2020, alleging plans by elements in the country’s politics of dragging Kenya to the fourth civil war in the last 28 years. Allies of Deputy President William Ruto have gone personal with President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family with Opposition chief Raila Odinga warning of a “plot” by some politicians to take Kenya to war. Uhuru’s cousin Beth Mugo linked Ruto to the attacks by…

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ExxonMobil Slates Thousands Staff for Sack, Faces $48bn Revenues’ Shorfall

ADEOLA YUSUF

   10 % of ExxonMobil’s staff to go as oil multi-national slips from top U.S. firms’ index first time in 92 years The United States (U.S) oil supermajor with strong footprints in Africa and across the World, ExconMobil Corporation, will sack 10 per cent of its workforce as it suffered a downgrade from top U.S. firms after 92 years. Reuters, which stated this in a report, added that the gale of mass disengagement which will blow across the U.S staff strength of the multinational, will affect thousands of staff. The…

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FCMB, Customer In N5bn Legal Battle + Link to Ngeria’s Suspended EFCC Chairman, Magu

ADEOLA YUSUF

A customer of First Monument Bank Plc (FCMB)  who is the General Overseer, Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Prophet Emmanuel Omale, has sued the Bank Plc for N5 billion. Omale, who claims to be the spiritual guide of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, said FCMB falsely reported to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit that N570m was paid into his church account, thereby, leading to accusations that the money was used in purchasing a house in Dubai for Magu. The suit marked…

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Why Nigerian new Lawyers’ Parents, Friends barred From Attending Sept 15 Call To Bar

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Nigerian Body of Benchers has given reasons for restraining parents, guardians and well-wishers of new lawyers also known as bar aspirants from attending the call-to-bar ceremony scheduled to hold at the Eagle Square, Abuja on September 15. Before this restraint, the Body of Benchers which regulates the admission of successful law students into the legal profession used to give each aspiring lawyers the privilege of inviting two persons to attend the Call to Bar ceremony. However, the body, in a notice issued on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 stated…

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