FG seals plastic surgery clinic in Lagos over ‘potentially injurious conduct’
By Juliet Umeh The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, today sealed an alleged illegal plastic surgery clinic in Lagos. The clinic, operating in a two-storey building, located at located at Number 11A, Ladi Alakija Street Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State, is called Med Contour/Body Contour Specialists. FCCPC said sealing off the place became […]
Police arraign four men for alleged attempted murder in Ekiti
Four men were on Wednesday arraigned at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ekiti State, for alleged attempted murder. The defendants, Sunday Aernana (30), Aoufa Sule (30), Jonathan Elijah (19), and Moses Iorana (24) are facing a charge of attempted murder. The police prosecutor, Insp. Bankole Olasunkanmi told the court that the defendants committed the offence […]
COVID-19: Stakeholders bicker over N900m deduction from councils in Cross River
•Why we approved deduction – Lawmakers •There’s no crisis, war against plague collective – State govt •APC, Efa Oka kick threaten litigation By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor THE decision of the Cross River State Government to deduct N50 million each from the 18 local councils totalling N900 million is raising dust in the state. The […]
COVID-19: Gov Ikpeazu warns hospitals against rejecting patients
By Ugochukwu Alaribe & Eric Ugbor, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has warned the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Umuahia, and other private hospitals in the state to stop turning away patients with common cough and other ailments but follow the practice guidelines regarding the management of COVID-19 patients. Ikpeazu issued the warning while directing […]
Legal services providers should be exempted from COVID-19 lockdown—Gideon Okebu
By Innocent Anaba A lawyer, Gideon Okebu, has called on the federal and state governments to list legal services, particularly the services of advocates, as essential, and therefore exempt from COVID-19 lockdown regulations. Okebu in a statement, on Wednesday, said: “In keeping with our current reality, legal services, particularly the services of advocates, should be […]
‘It’s only natural for China to help Nigeria fight covid-19 in light of our friendship’
The Consul General of the Consulate General of the Peoples’ Republic of China in Nigeria, Chu Maoming has disclosed that China is ever ready to work with Nigeria, including other African countries for the final victory over coronavirus, which to him, answers the question behind the arrival of his country’s medical team to Nigeria and much more.
