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By Editor In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state of of Osun, the Lawmaker representing Ilesha East State Constituency who also doubles as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Timothy Owoeye has distributed hand sanitisers, wash-hand tanks and soaps to some…
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By Editor Polaris Bank has given a boost to government efforts in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19). Polaris Bank has acquired 400 specialised hospital beds, complete with mattresses and accessories. The beds according to the Bank, will be handed over to the Lagos State Government; being the state most hit by the pandemic,…
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In Nigeria, Master Akintade Abdullahi Akanbi is in the class of Marie Currie, Wangari Maathal, Alfred Nobel, Lawrence Bragg and Max Theiler; all of them Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine. Most impressively germane in the context, Marie Currie and Akintade, an SSS3 student of State of Osun public…
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By Editor The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has called for the immediate decongestion of all the correctional centres in the country. In a statement on Thursday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the ministry, Mohammed Manga, Aregbesola explained that this was to ensure that coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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By Editor In its bid to assist in the fight against the highly contagious new strain Corona virus dubbed Covid-19, the Management of Lautech Teaching Hospital, Osogbo has introduced some measures to guide the hospital community and the general public on the pandemic. This was contained in a press release…
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The Federal Government has announced plans to ban inter-state travel and possibly close down motor parks as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus. Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said this at an ongoing press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday. “It is now time for…
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By Joseph Akanbi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Fatai Oyedele Diekola, has lost his mother to the cold hands of death in the early hours of today. This was contained in an announcement issued by the family, a copy which was made available to osun.life. Until her…
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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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