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World Hypertension Day: FAJIM Foundation Conducts Free Medical Tests for Lagos Residents

World Hypertension Day: FAJIM Foundation Conducts Free Medical Tests for Lagos Residents World Hypertension Day is a day designated and initiated by The World Hypertension League, which is itself an umbrella to organizations of 85 national hypertension societies and leagues. The day was initiated to increase the awareness of hypertension. In commemoration of the World Hypertension Day, a non- governmental organization, FAJIM Medicare Foundation on 15th May 2021, made a gesture of free medical outreach to residents of Ilasamaja, Mushin, Lagos. In the process, over 140 people were had the privilege of being tested for different types of ailments that include hypertension, diabetes, hepatitis and HIV. Women also had opportunity of having a clinical breast examination for cancer while men equally got screened for prostate cancer. In this same vein, consultation and free drugs were given to those who had complaints and those with severe ailments were referred for specialists’ care. Another ...
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Kwara cancels Eid prayers, rolls out safety measures

·          You’ve our support, say Ulamah Council, CAN, others ·          Shoprite, markets to shut as govt restates ban on concerts  Kwara State Government on Friday announced the cancellation of Eid-ul-adha congregational prayers across the state, citing the steep rise in the state’s Covid-19 cases and the danger of such a large gathering worsening the situation. The government also announced a ban on vigils in churches and mosques while restating the ban on concert, clubbing, beer parlour, and bar in hotels.  Kayode Alabi, Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19, told a news briefing in Ilorin, the capital city, that the decision to cancel the Eid prayers was a painful but necessary one to save lives.  He said the government is setting up a task force to enforce all the new directives, including new guidelines on transport unions...
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KING DR SAHEED OSUPA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH IFANKALLELUYAH ON RADIO

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AGA SHEIKH MISKINI - Sheikh Sulaiman Faruq Onikijipa Eulogized

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Kwara Gov visits Offa, assures Kwarans of victory

  •Commends ODU and Igbomina Mobile Clinic  The Kwara state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended the leadership of Offa Descendants Union (ODU) for acting proactively by forming a high powered local Technical Committee on COVID-19 to stem the spread of the dreadful virus in Offa Local Government and other parts of the state. Governor AbdulRazaq made this known in Offa during a condolence visit to the good people of Offa at Olofa of Offa's palace. AbdulRazaq who was received by HRM Oba Muftau Gbadamosi Esuwoye ll also visited the state government's designated holding centre in Offa, General Hospital Offa and a host of other health facilities designated to combat COVID-19 pandemic in the town. The Governor consequently directed that the Local Committee headed by Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo be collapsed into and made a Sub-Committee under the state's Technical Committee on COVID-19. He also approved a location in the outskirts of the town to be ...
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Military deployed in battle against Lagos, Ogun gangs

From Nicholas Kalu, Abuja and Ozigbe Okoeki ⦁ Govt moves to stop robberies  ⦁ Agbakoba, others seek nationwide lockdown  ⦁ NCDC to raise testing capacity to 4,000 daily A hard time awaits criminals who have been terrorising residents of Lagos and Ogun States following the COVID-19 lockdown. The Army, Navy, Airforce and Directorate of State Services (DSS) operatives will join the Police on the offensive against the miscreants.Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu on Monday announced the deployment of special forces in the two states. He vowed on Tuesday to go tougher on the criminals. Parts of Lagos and Ogun states have witnessed increased robbery attacks in the past one week. Gangs attacking residents and looting shops. Many residents have formed emergency vigilance groups, having been forced to keep vigil. They set up bonfires in streets in a bid to ward off the criminals as tension heightened. The vigilance groups have also been unleashing terror on innocent...
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‘How I survived COVID-19’

By Medinat Kanabe A Nigerian COVID-19 survivor, John Opabola who lives in Longford in the Republic of Ireland, has explained what he went through after contracting the virus. Opabola, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said it started with a cough. According to him, he contracted the virus at work when an infected colleague came into his department to pick up a laptop. “When I started having dry cough, I called a General Practitioner who booked me for a COVID-19 test. After a few days I began to vomit and experience diarrhea; at this point, I couldn’t stand by myself and breathing became very difficult for me.” Asked if the symptoms were similar to something he had experienced in the past that could have confused him, he answered in the negative. “It started with a dry cough and you know when you experience dry cough here in Ireland around this time, we assume that it is just a flu so I quickly began to exercise and practise the normal procedure to cure mysel...
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