Category: Crime/Health

PHOTONEWS: Faces At IVON Trial Close-out Ceremony in Lagos

ADEOLA YUSUF

*Prof. Afolabi, others at IVON Trial close-out ceremony in Lagos L-R: Director, Medical and Health Service, Kano State Ministry of Health, Dr Shehu Abdullahi; Deputy Director, Food and Drug Services Department, Essential Medicine list Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Yakubu Bulama; Director, Safe Motherhood Reproductive Health Division, FMoH, Dr Samuel Oyeniyi; Chief Investigator, IVON Trial/Director, Centre for Clinical Trials Research and Implementation Science, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Prof Bosede Afolabi; Director of Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University Kano/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Prof…

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King Charles To Be Treated In Hospital For Enlarged Prostate

ADEOLA YUSUF

King Charles III is set to attend the hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate to undergo a corrective procedure for his condition. Buckingham Palace said the King’s condition is benign. According to Buckingham Palace, the 75-year-old’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation. This was revealed shortly after a previous announcement that the Princess of Wales was in the hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery. It is unusual for medical updates about two senior royals to be released on the same day, but it…

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2 Killed, 77 Injured, This Is The Cause Of Ibadan Explosion – Makinde

ADEOLA YUSUF

Word-for-word: Oyo governor labels incident a disaster, calls for prayers for victims as rescue operations continue + what illegal mining has to do with it.   The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said that so far 77 people have been injured, while two fatalities were recorded in the unfortunate explosion that occurred in Ibadan city around 7.44 pm on Tuesday Platforms Africa reports that the governor who stated this on his X handle, said: “We visited the scene of the explosion which occurred at about 7.44 pm yesterday,…

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Tears of A Wife Can Cure An Aggressive Husband – Study

ADEOLA YUSUF

Is science moving closer to unravelling the belief that every wife was created from her husband’s right rib? Your husband is aggressive? Science has discovered one thing a wife can do to help. Shed tears! You actually want to read this.   A chemical signal in human female tears lowers aggression in males, scientists in the United States have found out. Platforms Africa reports that a study conducted by six researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, UNITED STATES; Shani Agron, Claire A. de March, Reut…

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Betta Chimaobim Edu: 12 Things You Don’t Know About Embattled Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

Medical doctor, Scholar, Public Health from Texila American University, APC ex-National Women Leader: This is the 12-point resume of the 37 year-old first minister ever to be suspended by President Tinubu.   A search by Platforms Africa showed some revealing and interesting sides of the suspended minister Of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Here, below, are what may need to know. 1. Born October 27, 1986 37 years old 2. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (now Suspended – 08 Jan 2024) READ ALSO: BREAKING: Tinubu Cuts 60% Off…

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So Far, So Bad; Cholera Kills 222 In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Health Ministry, on Monday, reported that the number of people who have died of cholera in Zambia has risen to 222, while the total number of cases has reached 5,462. Platforms Africa reports that the figures were calculated since fresh outbreaks in October, 2023 as the waterborne disease spreads to the seventh province, according to the latest health ministry figures. This followed the death of 27 people and 567 new cases in the previous 24 hours, data released by the ministry on Sunday showed. READ ALSO: Sexual Scandal: Court…

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BBC Documentary On TB Joshua’s Alleged Sex Scandal Stirs Controversy

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Why now when the man is dead and could not defend himself” “A crime is a crime and can be reported wether the perpetrator is dead or alive” Full analysis of the documentary and what Nigerians are saying   Controversy has rocked the documentary released by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the late Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua. Platforms Africa reports that the part one of the investigative story, by a programme of the BBC: “Africa Eye,” was aired on January 8, 2024.…

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Stone Them, Burundi President Orders Merciless Attack on Gays, Lesbians

ADEOLA YUSUF

BURUNDI’S President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of same-sex offences. ‘If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality,’ Ndayishimiye said in a question and answer session with journalists and the public held in Burundi’s east on Friday. READ ALSO: One Man, 3 PhDs In Accounting; Meet Agyemang, World’s First To Attain Feat Skeptical, Open-minded; 10…

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Skeptical, Open-minded; 10 Signs of Intelligent People

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Far beyond the confines of traditional IQ assessments.’ You don’t have these, you are not fit to be described as intelligent, according to Psychology   “Intelligence, far beyond the confines of traditional IQ assessments, embodies a multifaceted tapestry of abilities that extend beyond mere cognitive process.” It includes many traits, such as the capacity for reasoning, memory, and problem-solving. True intelligence, however, crosses these boundaries and includes emotional intelligence, creativity, and flexibility in handling the challenges of daily life. Knowing people from different backgrounds is important for identifying intelligence since…

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How We Kidnap Children, Sell Them In Benin Republic, Suspect Tells Police

ADEOLA YUSUF

A 25-year-old, suspected kidnapper and child trafficker, Tayo Adeleke, has confessed to the Ogun State Police Command about his involvement in a child abduction and trafficking syndicate that operates across the border in Benin Republic. Adeleke is currently in police custody following an attempted child theft at Omu Pempe community in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, when Adeleke and two other accomplices, who are currently at large, attempted to steal children from a Baptist Church in Omu Pempe. It was gathered that the…

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