Day: December 30, 2020

Nurse Who Off PPE To Have Sex With COVID-19 Patient Faces 10-Year Jail Term

Precious Ibekwe

  A male nurse in Indonesia has been suspended after admitting that he stripped off his personal protective equipment (PPE) to have sex in a toilet with a man infected with COVID-19, according to reports. “It is true that there has been a suspected incident of a same-sex relationship between a health worker and a COVID-19 patient at the Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital,” said Asep Gunawan of the National Nurses Association. He said the nurse “must follow legal processing,” the Indonesia Expat reported. He uploaded a screenshot of WhatsApp messages…

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Newly-elected US Lawmaker Dies Of COVID-19 Aged 41

Wonuola Olujobi

  A newly-elected lawmaker in the United States, Luke Letlow, has died from COVID-19 complications. He was 41. The congressman-elect from Louisiana, who was elected in November, passed away days before the new Congress is to be sworn in on January 3. Letlow’s demise was announced in a statement by his spokesman, Andrew Bautsch, early Wednesday morning. Bautsch said his principal died at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport in Louisiana. “The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time,”…

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Community Relations Agenda for The Incoming LASU VC, by Tunde Akanni

Tunde AKANNI

Still wondering on the idea which  LASU’s current and potential stakeholders, as well as visitors may be consensual about? It’s the spiraling, seemingly insurmountable  failure of community support for the university. Such is this challenge unmistakable that you may simply conclude that it doesn’t seem like LASU is anyone’s pride.  Ubuquitous LASU Radio blaring benefits to the adjoining communities notwithstanding.   So contrastingly sharp against the new LASUITES’ popular lines:  “We are LASU/We are proud”.   To conclude that this is disorienting is an understatement How can you convince anyone you treasure what you cannot showcase? It’s practically…

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Erection Drug Recalled by American Producer floods Nigerian market

Damilola Olonade

  American Pharmaceutical distributor, AvKare, is recalling its Sildenafil 100mg tablets and Trazodone 100mg tablets due to “product mix-up.” Sildenafil is the generic name for Viagra, which is a PDE-5 inhibitor used to treat erectile dysfunction. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), which confirmed the presence of this “mix-up” product in Nigeria, added that “unintentional consumption of sildenafil may pose serious health risks to consumers with underlying medical issues.” NAFDAC said in a statement that it was informed of the development by the United States Food…

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How Davido, Burna Boy exchanged blows in Ghana + Wizkid’s reaction – Eyewitness‌

Aoko Benjamin

  An eyewitness of a fight between Nigerian music superstars, Davido and Burna Boy, at a Ghanaian club on Monday, Mr. Steven Mingle, has given graphical details of how the two celebrities exchanged hot blows at the Club. Mingle who is responsible for posting most of the videos about the brawl, said he was at Twist Club and Lounge, the venue where the fight occurred. A report by the Punch quoted him to have said that bouncers at the club ejected Burna Boy who stormed the club with six hefty…

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COVID-19 has become extra resistant, devastating, Epidemiologist cries out

Gbenga Adeoti

  A Public Health Physician in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Dr. Emmanuel Opowoye, has warned Nigerians that COVID-19 virus has mutated and built a lot of resistance. Opowoye, who gave the warning while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, advised Nigerians to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 guidelines as the second wave of the global pandemic emerges in the country. “COVID-19 virus has mutated and built a lot of resistance toward most preventive measures, both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical,” he said. According to the…

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