The Federal Government has said that the nation has detected a total of 13 of the deadlier B117 variant strain of the COVID-19. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha said this on Monday in Abuja at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. El-Rufai to […]
Tobi Soniyi
The Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank is collaborating with media houses to name and shame influential people, who openly flout Covid-19 regulations and protocols.
In a statement jointly signed by Atedo Peterside and Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, chairman and vice-chairman respectively, the foundation expressed concerns that many people including those in influential positions were openly disregarding the regulations designed to keep people safe from the infection.
The media houses that have committed to the initiative include Arise Television, Businessday Newspaper, Channels Television, Classic FM, Daily Trust Newspaper, Premium Times, TheCable, The Nation, THISDAY and the Vanguard newspapers.
The media organisations, which had agreed to join the initiative to name and shame those failing to comply with the regulations, would not cover events where organisers and participating refuse to observe the regulations.
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Covid 19 protocols: Prosecute NSITF, etc. now
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By Tonnie Iredia
When the Covid 19 pandemic broke a little over a year ago, many had feared the spread would be hard to contain especially in developing societies such as Nigeria with weak public enlightenment arrangements. Activities which followed the outbreak confirmed such fears as many citizens behaved as though they neither heard nor understood various admonitions for people to avoid the risk of being infected.
There are still many households and individuals in Nigeria today who have remained cynical of the declarations of scientists and relevant organizations about the pandemic. The posture of disbelief in Nigeria and perhaps elsewhere in Africa was greatly increased by the fact that infections and deaths in the continent were relatively low compared to the devastating effects the pandemic has had on Europe and America. Perhaps it was indeed, a white-man’s disease, some analysts imagined.
West Belfast family left disgusted at PSNI s overt evidence gathering operation at mother s funeral West Belfast woman Rita McKernan passed away on Monday 06 February, 2021 01:00
Police pictured in the cemetery where Mrs McKernan was laid to rest
The family of a west Belfast pensioner is disgusted by a PSNI overt evidence gathering operation at her funeral.
Rita McKernan (85), died on Monday and was waked at her Norglen Parade home in the Turf Lodge area.
The republican s remains were removed from her home on Thursday and taken to Holy Trinity Church for Requiem Mass before she was later laid to rest.
However, her family said they have been left disgusted by the police presence outside their mother s home during her wake, outside the church and in the cemetery.