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Researchers had hoped that antiviral drugs would help patients, but a new study from China said that one antiviral drug combination didn’t work. A study of 199 adults in China using the drug H.I.V. Kaletra showed no benefit in treating coronavirus. Antiviral drugs that had held promise as a potential…
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By Joseph Akanbi The Osun State Government has commenced immediate contact tracing for all the contacts of its first confirmed COVID-19 case, a returnee from the United Kingdom. The Governor of the State, Gboyega Oyetola disclosed this at an emergency press briefing after the confirmation of the index case by…
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The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has gone spiritual on the novel coronavirus pandemic plaguing the world. The monarch, known for his deep spirituality, says that he has issued a 16-day ultimatum to the deadly virus to vacate the globe, even as Osun State recorded its first case as…
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By Joseph Akanbi Osun State has recorded its first case of the deadly coronavirus. The status of the State was made known in a tweet by the NCDC 15minutes ago. The organization tweeted; Two new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in Lagos and 1 in Osun…
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A housewife, Salamat Kehinde, has been arrested by the personnel of the Osun State Police Command for allegedly setting ablaze a house belonging to her husband. The incident, which happened in Ori Eru, Iwo, saw a six-bedroom building belonging to Lamidi Kehinde being completely burnt down. The value of the…
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By Editor Former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, has implored members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), across the state to ensure making the party a stable platform in order to guarantee its success at future organized elections. Akinbade, who in the company of one-time governor…
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As part of efforts to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Osun, the State government has directed that all markets transacted on weekly basis across the State be suspended indefinitely. This is just as it embarked on a sensitisation exercise to educate market women under the aegis of Association…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in self-quarantine amid the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, according to his spokesman Laolu Akande. In a tweet on Tuesday, Akande said the Vice President has been “conducting his meetings via video conferencing while observing social distance.” Mr Akande’s tweet comes…
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The National Examination Council is one of the main secondary school examination bodies in the country. The National Examination Council is one of the main secondary school examination bodies in the country. The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed the 2020 national common entrance examination indefinitely over the Coronavirus outbreak…
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By Joseph Akanbi The Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has gone into self-isolation after returning from the United Kingdom, a country currently ravaged by coronavirus. Senator Basiru made this known this afternoon in a tweet on his official handle @DrSRJ_ He tweeted;…
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