Foreign

Madagascar president sacks ministers, saying some were poor performers

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2021 0

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has sacked all his ministers, his office said. The sacking of the ministers is coming days after he criticised some of their performances, saying they were below par, and weeks after officials said they had thwarted a plot to kill the former coup leader.

Foreign

Madagascar President, Andry Rajeolina survives assasination attempt

Ihesiulo Grace 22 July 2021 0

President Andry Rajoelina was the target of an assassination attempt, according to the prosecutor general’s office of Madagascar, which arrested many “foreign and Malagasy” suspects. According to diplomatic sources, two French people were among those arrested on Tuesday on the Indian Ocean island nation “as part of an inquiry for endangering state

Africa News

Madagascar sacks Minister for seeking foreign help for coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

Madagascar government has fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month after he butted heads with the president for seeking outside help for coronavirus. The Madagascar authorities made this known on Thursday, August 20. The Indian Ocean island-nation saw COVID-19 cases surge in July despite an official […]

Foreign News

Madagascar’s Covid-19 Herbal Medicine can only Cure Cough – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 24 July 2020 0

The Federal Government has maintained that Madagascar herbal remedy, can cure cough but not COVID-19. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire’s revealed this when he was asked He said the Madagascar herbal product has not shown that it has any curative powers for COVID-19. He said the preliminary results of the analysis carried out on […]

Health

WHO urges Madagascar to scientifically test COVID-19 herbal remedy

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Madagascar to scientifically test a herbal remedy, which President Andry Rajoelina claims can cure the coronavirus. WHO Africa director Matshidiso Moeti made the call on Thursday. 98-year-old woman recovers from COVID-19 in Lagos “We have offered to support the design of a study to look into this product,” […]

News

Subject Madagascar’s herbal medicine to clinical analysis before use, FG told

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

Two medical practitioners on Monday advised the Federal Government to accept the Madagascar’s herbal medicine for the treatment and cure of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but must subject it to clinical analysis before use. In separate interviews in Lagos, they said that the herbal medicine should be subjected to further clinical/laboratory tests before its use in […]

News

Covid-19: WHO calls for clinical trials of Madagascar’s herbal cure

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2020 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for clinical trials of Madagascar’s Covid Organics, a herbal drink that is said to prevent and cure patients suffering from the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. “We are advising the government of Madagascar to take this product through a clinical trial and we are prepared to collaborate with […]

News

COVID-19: African Union discusses herbal remedy with Madagascar

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

Lagos – The African Union (AU) says it is in talks with Madagascar on a herbal remedy recently announced by the Indian Ocean island nation for the reported prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in a statement on Tuesday, said that the talks, focusing on technical […]

Covid-19 Featured

ICMYI: Madagascar now records only recoveries, no death in using herbal cure for COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

As a result of the organic concoction recommended by Madagascar President, Andry Rajoelina, to cure covid-19, Madasgascar has recorded about 92 recoveries out of confirmed cases of 128. Madagascar overlooked orders from World Health Organisation (WHO) thus, producing their locally discovered cure for COVID-19 in bulk for the treatment of it’s citizens. Bill Gates:

Aviation Business

AFRAA wants govt to develop policy for airlines ownership

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

African Airlines Association (AFRAA), has called on African governments to develop a policy that would enable their airlines to own airports in their countries or vice versa in order to reduce losses. Director of Government, Legal and Industry Affairs, AFRAA, Mr Aaron Munetsi, canvassed this position on the side-lines of a recently concluded African Travel […]

Football Sports

AFCON: Super Eagles feel motivated to beat Tunisia – Gernot Rohr

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says his team have strong desire to beat Tunisia in their AFCON 2019 Third-Place match at the Al Salam Stadium Stadium, Cairo on Wednesday after last Sunday’s disappointing semi-final defeat to Algeria. Rohr’s charges went down to an agonising 2-1 loss to the Desert Foxes of Algeria with Riyad […]

Football Sports

Report: CAF president pays self for same days in different countries

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad is coming under growing pressure as FIFA investigates allegations against him. Investigation by the BBC can reveal that Mr Ahmad received two sets of expenses, claiming to be in two different countries, for the same nine-day period during the 2018 World Cup. According to documents, the FIFA vice-president […]

Football Sports

AFCON: Idah Peterside urges NFF to sack Gernot Rohr

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peterside Idah has called for the immediate sack of Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, following the team’s defeat to Algeria in a semifinal match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Sunday. Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez scored a last minute winner via a free-kick to send the Desert […]

Football Sports

Afcon: South Africa are favourites in quarterfinal match against Nigeria – Gernot Rohr

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2019 0

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has declared that South Africa are the overwhelming favourites heading into Wednesday’s quarterfinal fixture of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The Bafana Bafana put up a spirited display to knock out hosts, the Pharaohs of Egypt, 1-0 in the Round of 16 encounter last Saturday. Rohr believes that […]

News

AFCON 2019 official mascot ‘Tutankhamun’ unveiled

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2019

Ahead of the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, the official mascot of the tournament has been unveiled by the Local Organizing Committee and it is called The child “Tut”. The mascot is named after the Pharaoh King Tutankhamun. The AFCON 2019 tournament holds from June 21 to July 19, 2019. This is […]

News

AFCON: Fans urge Gernot Rohr to consider home based players

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2019

Football fans in Ilorin have called on Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to consider proven home based players in his team selection for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt scheduled for June. The fans told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Tuesday that Rohr should consider home based […]

News

Leicester City coach Rodgers explains Wilfred Ndidi substitution in Arsenal win

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2019

Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Leicester City’s need to be ‘more aggressive’ saw him take off Wilfred Ndidi against a 10-man Arsenal side. The Foxes scored all their goals in the second half as they defeated Unai Emery’s side 3-0 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. The visitors had Ainsley Maitland-Niles sent off in […]

News

Super Eagles tipped for AFCON glory

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2019

The organiser of Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Phillips, has joined other optimists, tipping the Super Eagles to lift the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Phillips gave the hope in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while speaking on the chances of the Gernot Rohr-tutored team in Africa’s biggest football event. […]

News

Friendly: Super Eagles to play Senegal in Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2019

Nigeria’s international friendly against the Teranga Lions of Senegal may hold in Spain as part of build up ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, President of the Senegalese Football Federation Augustin Senghor has revealed. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Senghor who has returned to Dakar after witnessing the draw for the Africa Cup of […]

Labour

NLC solidarizes with Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Madagascar workers

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2019

Ukpono Ukpong The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed its deeply felt grief and commiseration with the workers and people of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Madagascar affected by the horrendous landfall of Cyclone Idai. In a statement signed by its Acting President, Comrade Najeem Yasin, the congress lamented the level of death and destruction caused […]