Madagascar has launched a drink that it touts as a remedy to prevent coronavirus infection and cure it. President Andry Rajoelina launched the product in Antananarivo on Monday and drank a bottle of the drink called “Covid Organics” or CVO. The country’s Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées (IMRA) produced the drink from the local plant, Artemisia annua or sweet wormwood. It is a green leafy plant that emits a striking odor and is also used for malaria. Rajoelina said the drink is effective against the virus as it strengthens the body’s immune system.“All profits will be donated to IMRA to…
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Abba Kyari The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba Kyari is dead. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter. He wrote: Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon. — Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 17, 2020 Another of the President’s spokespersons, Mr Garba Shehu, who also tweeted about the development said Mr Kyari died on Friday while noting that the funeral arrangements will be announced shortly. Recall that news that Mr Kyari…
NCDC Boss, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that while there is no known vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it takes time to obtain accurate results from such clinical trials. “Some of the trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies but have not yet been proven in humans. “The best option for now is to avoid self-medication as it may lead to complications and…
The magnitudinal effect of COVID-19 globally is no doubt very disheartening. The good or perhaps bad thing about the virus is that it is no respecter of race, religion, financial status, economic power, fame and prowess. Unlike some virus and diseases such as Ebola, Polio, etc that majorly killed the poor, COVID-19 has dishearteningly demised various celebrities globally. Some of them are: · Lorenzo Sanz, former Real Madrid president. He died March 21 2020 at age 76. · John Prine, 73, an American folk legend widely considered one of his generation’s most influential songwriters, died on…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on Sunday evening confirmed five more positive cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, raising the number of total infections in the country to 323. NCDC tweeted that two cases were recorded in Lagos and Kwara States respectively while the last infection was discovered in Katsina. As of 9:10pm on April 12, the health agency noted that 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have recorded at least one confirmed case of coronavirus in the country. It noted that the death toll stood at 10 while 15 more people recovered from…
…as Insured Good People Organization (IGP) Commends Governor By Emeke Nwaoboli The benevolent wake-and-see-good-things governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has suspended all forms of revenue collection from transporters in Edo State for the month of April, 2020 as a palliative measure to mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on residents. Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, Esq., while making this known in a release said the move was to enable transporters comply with the government’s social distancing guideline, aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. The release reads: “This is to inform the general public…
Davido and Chioma Multi-award winning artiste, David Adedeji Adeleke (Davido) in a statement issued on his Instagram handle, has announced that his fiancé and mother of his son, Chioma Avril Rowland popular called “Chioma” has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Chioma, according to Davido, recently returned from the United Kingdom with their baby. The baby tested negative, the singer said. In a series of tweets detailing the reveal, he said that “he decided to take ourselves and our all close associates we’ve come in recent contact with for the COVID-19 test on the 25th of March.” He wrote: Hey everyone…
A Cross Section of IGP members By Emeke Nwaoboli The Insured Good People (IGP) organization has pledged support to Governor Godwin Obaseki’s measures at containing Covid-19 in Edo State. The IGP chairman, Edefe Osagie made this pledge in a chat with Topflyers Magazine, Friday. The chairman noted that IGP is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that fights against abuse, molestation and assault but has pledged support to Obaseki’s re-election bid resulting from the governor’s unfathomable disgust for assault, molestation and abuse. The IGP chairman tagged Covid-19 “an assault against humanity” and reiterated its determination to support the Edo State government in…
By Emeke Nwaoboli The Insured Good People (IGP) Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has called on churches to take all preventive measures against the spread of Covid-19 especially the Edo State government’s directive that there should be no gathering of more than 20 people. The Chairman of the organization, Edefe Osagie gave this charge in a chat with Topflyers Magazine on Friday. Osagie asserted that abstinence from church services of over 20 people was not lack of faith of God’s ability to protect the people from pestilence but an attempt not to “bow down” to the devil’s temptation while disguising it as…
