As part of improved measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Edo State, the government has revved up the screening and testing of residents across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), testing over 820 persons in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, reassured […]

The DAAR Communications Chairman. High Chief Raymond Dokpesi speaks after discharge from Isolation facility.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he is “desperate” for the return of Premier League action despite mounting concerns about the English top-flight’s restart plans. Several stars including Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Danny Rose have gone public with fears about resuming the season during the coronavirus crisis. Some top-flight bosses are also understood to have […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday, hailed Professor Ibrahim Gambari over the appointment as new Chief of Staff, CoS, to President Muhammadu Buhari amid the raging Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, where the association expressed […]

Some 28.4 million planned surgeries could be cancelled or postponed globally due to the new coronavirus pandemic, according to new research warning that huge backlogs risk “potentially devastating” consequences for patients and health systems. The study, published this week in the British Journal of Surgery, modelled the expected number of elective operations that would be […]