Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine may not work as well if you're fat, researchers say

Scientists have warned that the coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Pfizer may be less effective in people who are obese.

Researchers in Italy have said obese people may need bigger doses, or another top-up jab, to protect them against the virus.

They claim this is because compared to healthy people severely overweight healthcare workers generated only half the antibodies to fend off Covid-19 after receiving two doses of the Pfizer jab.

Antibodies are virus-fighting proteins that can stop the coronavirus infection.

They are a major part of the immune system but there are other parts too.

This is a double blow to severely overweight people as they are already considered to be more at risk of becoming critically ill or dying if they contract the virus.

Scientists say this could be down to obese people being more likely to have health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure which makes them more vulnerable.

Obesity is defined as having a BMI above 30.

Experts said it was also well known that it hampers the effectiveness of jabs as previous research has suggested the flu vaccine could be half as effective in severely overweight people.

But the study by Italian scientists is believed to be the first time the same link has been found for the coronavirus vaccine.

It has been published as a pre-print on medRxiv, and its methodology and findings have yet to be peer-reviewed by fellow scientists.

According to experts, carrying extra weight can lead to the immune system being constantly inflamed which impairs its functions.

In healthy people it only triggers inflammation when the body is fighting an infection.

An estimated third of adults in England and nearly 40 per cent in the US are classed as obese.

A total of 248 participants were given two doses of the Pfizer vaccine at Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri in Rome before scientists analysed their blood for levels of antibodies seven days after they had their second dose.

On average those who were a normal weight had a high concentration (325.8) while those who were obese had half this level (167.1).

But the study only included 26 obese people - this is too small to make solid conclusions.

More test are needed as there was no significant difference in results between those who were obese and normal weight.

The study also found no significant difference between the different groups.

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Plastic surgeon appears in court video call while performing surgery

The Medical Board of California said it would investigate a plastic surgeon who appeared in a videoconference for his traffic violation trial while operating.

The Sacramento Bee reports Dr. Scott Green appeared Thursday for his Sacramento Superior Court trial, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, from an operating room. He was dressed in surgical scrubs with a patient undergoing the procedure just out of view; the beeps of medical machinery can be heard in the background.

"Hello, Mr. Green? Hi. Are you available for trial?" asked a courtroom clerk as an officer summoned to appear in trial raised her eyebrows. "It kind of looks like you’re in an operating room right now?"

"I am, sir," Green replied. "Yes, I’m in an operating room right now. Yes, I’m available for trial. Go right ahead."

The clerk reminded Green the proceedings were being livestreamed because traffic trials are required by law to be open to the public, and Green said he understood. He appeared to continue working with his head down while waiting for Court Commissioner Gary Link to enter the chamber.

When Link appeared and saw the doctor on the screen, the judge hesitated to proceed with the trial out of concern for the welfare of the patient.

"I have another surgeon right here who’s doing the surgery with me, so I can stand here and allow them to do the surgery also," Green said.

The judge said he didn't think it was appropriate to conduct trial under the circumstances. He told Green he'd rather set a new date for trial "when you’re not actively involved or participating and attending to the needs of a patient."

Green apologized.

"Sometimes, surgery doesn't always go as," he said before the judge interrupted him.

"It happens. We want to keep people healthy, we want to keep them alive. That’s important," Link said.

The board said it would look into the incident, saying it "expects physicians to follow the standard of care when treating their patients."

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Yobe Governor secretly marries Abacha’s daughter as 4th wife

The governor of Yobe State and chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has secretly married his fourth wife at a very private ceremony in Abuja.

SaharaReporters gathered that the governor’s new bride is Gumsu Abacha, one of the daughters of former military Head of State, the late General Sani Abacha.

The low-key marriage was solemnised at Mohammed Abacha’s residence in Abuja during the weekend.

An aide to the governor said the event was performed secretly to avoid public criticism.

Gumsu, 45, was previously married to Cameroonian multi-billionaire, Bayero Fadil Mohamadou.

In 2019, the governor married his predecessor’s daughter, Adama Ibrahim Gaidam, barely 24 hours after taking the oath of office.

Ummi Adama Gaidam, who was studying in Saudi Arabia at the time, was married as his third wife.

Buni was National Secretary of the APC when Gaidam declared interest in having him as his successor.

Like it was with his marriage to Ummi Adama, the daughter of his predecessor, Ibrahim Gaidam, his marriage to Gumsu is also said to have been done for political reasons.

Gumsu, the second daughter of the late former Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Abacha, and Mohamadou separated in 2020.

They were married for about 20 years before the union hit the rocks, and now she has found a new home in Buni's house. 

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Breaking: Kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls released — Matawalle

All students kidnapped from their boarding school in Zamfara state have been released and have arrived on government premises, the governor of the state told AFP Tuesday.

“I am happy to announce that the girls are free,” Dr. Bello Matawalle told an AFP journalist. “They have just arrived in the government house and are in good health.”

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Khloe Kardashian unrecognisable after fans accused her of photoshopping selfie

Khloe Kardashian looked even more unrecognisable in her latest selfie after followers hounded her for allegedly editing her Instagram snaps. 

The 36-year-old reality TV star was recently accused of 'photoshopping' her latest social media photos, where she posed in a crop top and jeans, with her fingers and feet looking extremely elongated.

Khloe shortly deleted the photos after receiving backlash, but she has once again sparked speculation with her latest offering as she posed in the mirror.

The mother-of-one looked very much like her sister Kendall Jenner in the snap.

The superstar showed off her brunette locks and flawless makeup with her 132 million fans.

It comes after fans slammed her for posting glam snaps which were extremely 'edited'.

Some of her followers claimed her feet looked like they were 'size 24' and other made fun of her long-looking fingers.

But Khloe set records straight as she explained it was down to the particular camera lens used.

"It's just the lens guys!" she tweeted. "LOL but some of these stories are really reaching."

She added that she thought the lens was cool, saying: "I mean..LOL how could anyone believe this is the size of my feet?!

"Zany face it's the angle and the type of lens. And personally I think this camera lens is so f * g cool. It gives the photo a different vibe and not the same old visual I always see. Either way, I'm happy with them."

In response to her caption, one fan wrote: "I'm not sure who has edited this image but I understand the angle they wanted to try but sweetie this isn't it."

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Commercial driver arrested with two human heads in Ondo

A commercial driver, Hassan Saka, has been arrested for being in possession of two human heads in Ondo State.

Saka was arrested on Sunday by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state.

According to the state commander of the agency, Haruna Gagara, the suspect was arrested along Owo/Akure Road.

Gagara disclosed that the two skulls were concealed in a neatly packed brown carton during a routine search by the men of the NDLEA.

When questioned, the suspect who refused to disclose where he got the heads from and where he was taking them to, stated that it was the devil who led him to such an act.

The spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed that Saka had been handed over to the police.

He noted that investigation was ongoing into the incident, adding that the suspect would soon be prosecuted.

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Two men arrested for r*ping neighbor's 16-year-old daughter

Two men, Anthony John and Jimoh Idowu, have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for gang-r*ping their co-tenant’s 16-year-old daughter.

John, 35, and Idowu, 21, reportedly conspired and gang-r*ped the victim last Thursday after breaking into their co-tenant’s apartment.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested following a complaint lodged at the Owode-Egba Divisional Police Headquarters by the victim.

According to him, the victim reported that she was at home with her younger siblings at Efunye village via Owode-Egba when the two suspects, who are living in the same house with them, broke into their apartment around 2am and dragged her into Anthony’s room.

Oyeyemi stated, “She stated further that the duo knew that her parents had travelled and they capitalised on that to forcefully break into their room, using a piece of cloth to cover her mouth, after which they took her to Anthony’s room, where they took turns to have carnal knowledge of her.

“Upon the report, the DPO, Owode-Egba Division, CSP Ediae Matthew, quickly dispatched his detectives to the scene, where the two suspects were promptly apprehended.

“On interrogation, the two suspects confessed to the crime without any sense of remorse.

“The victim has been taken to the Owode-Egba General Hospital for treatment.”

He said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had ordered the transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Section for further investigation and diligent prosecution.

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Divorce-seeking pastor’s wife accuses husband of sleeping with members in church

The wife of the pastor of a new generation church has approached a Yola Upper Area Court in Adamawa State for the dissolution of her marriage to her husband, whom she allegedly caught sleeping with female church members.

Mrs Jummai Mala, who also claims to be the breadwinner of the family, alleged in court filings that her husband, Pastor Yakubu Ayuba, with whom she had three kids, had been sleeping with female church members in his office.

Jummai also alleged that her husband had a bed in the church office, which he was using to commit adultery.

She claimed to have personally caught him in the act in the office on several occasions.

Jummai, who stated that her husband was behaving in such a way that she could not reasonably be expected to live with and be called his wife, urged the court to dissolve the marriage.

She said her husband was in the habit of chasing women in his church to the extent that some of the women even confronted her on several occasions and threatened to beat her up.

While substantiating her claim that her estranged husband had abdicated his responsibilities as the head of his home, Jummai added that Yakubu was in the habit of beating her whenever she refused to give him money and once broke her head.

According to her, due to family challenges and frustration, she later decided to build her own house and moved in together with the respondent.

She added that her husband on his own packed out of the house and left her alone with the responsibility of catering for the children, adding that he usually visited the house whenever he needed money or was hungry.

Responding, Yakubu, who is the founder of Heavengate Bible Mission in Bachure, Yola North Local Government Area of the state, claimed that all the allegations against him were false.

He said what his estranged wife told the court was far from the truth.

His counsel, F. R. Baiyo, called three witnesses, who were duly cross examined by the counsel for the petitioner, J. J. Shalli.

The presiding judge, Umar Isa, adjourned the matter till March 10 for the continuation of defence.

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Actress Sikiratu Sindodo shares stunning Instagram photo

So gorg!

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Cock kills owner during cockfight in India

A rooster with a blade tied to its leg has killed its owner during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police have said. 

The animal, which was equipped with a three-inch blade, fluttered in panic and slashed 45-year-old Thangulla Satish in his groin last week, authorities confirmed.  

The incident occurred in Lothunur village of Telangana state, police Inspector B. Jeevan said today. Satish was injured while he prepared the rooster for a fight. 

‘Satish was hit by the rooster’s knife in his groin and started bleeding heavily,’ Insp Jeevan said, adding he died on the way to a hospital. 

The officer said police filed a case and were looking for over a dozen people involved in organising the cockfight.

  If proven guilty, the organisers can be jailed for up to two years. Insp Jeevan said the rooster was brought to the police station before being taken to a local poultry farm. 

 ‘We may need to produce it before the court,’ he added.

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Mum finds venomous snake in daughter's bedroom after mistaking it for shoelace

A mum was terrified after she almost picked up a venomous snake in her daughter’s bedroom, believing it was a shoelace. 

The woman, called Meg, turned the light on just to check what it was as she tidied up, and then realised it was actually the metre-long predator.

 She told 2GB: ‘I thought it was a shoelace … I was actually going to pick it up and then I thought “oh I’d just turn the light on and see what it is”.’ In footage of her looking at the snake, her daughter can be heard saying ‘It’s okay, it’s so cute.’

 They managed to catch the snake in a container and put it outside under a tree. Animal relocation specialist Darren Darch, from Fauna For the Future, told Daily Mail Australia: ‘When his neck goes into that ‘S’ pattern he’s getting ready to strike as he also does in this video.

They managed to catch the snake in a container and put it outside under a tree. Animal relocation specialist Darren Darch, from Fauna For the Future, told Daily Mail Australia: ‘When his neck goes into that ‘S’ pattern he’s getting ready to strike as he also does in this video.

‘At one point he drops down and seems to be looking for somewhere to hide but stands up again when someone talks.’   

He said the family could have rolled up a wet towel and put it at the bottom of the door to the room to make sure it stayed there while they waited for a professional to come and remove it. 

The snake is believed to have been a golden-crowned snake, which are not considered dangerous as they rarely bite and their venom is relatively mild.

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Kunle Afolayan celebrates his brother Gabriel as he turns a year older

Nollywood actor, Gabriel Afolayan is a year older today. And his brother, Kunle took to his Instagram page to celebrate him.

He wrote;

''Happy birthday Mr Subomi, Mr Gebu, Mr super star and bundle of talents.

I wish you many more years of inner peace and abundant blessings

Ire @gabbylucciii''

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A post shared by Kunle Afolayan (@kunleafo)

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Late monarch’s children file N50bn suit against Ogboni society for hijacking father’s corpse

Three children of the late Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon, the Alaye-Aba of Aba, Aiyepe have instituted a N50 billion suit against members and representatives of the incorporated Osugbo Society of Ijebuland (known as the Ogboni) before the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta over alleged hijacking the corpse of late monarch on January 24, 2021.

The children Mrs Aderonke Egunjimi, Mrs Tiwalade Abass and Mrs Adeyemi Joseph in a fundamental Rights Human Rights application filed by their lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), accused members of the society of infringement of their rights to privacy and family life by allegedly hijacking the body of their late father Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon, thus depriving their late father a befitting burial.

The suit was filed against Chief Adeleke Adetola Dako, Chief Mojid Ogunmefun, Lekan Adekoko, Chief Ebenezar Ogunlala, Chief Fagbola, Adeniyi, Kazeem Adeleke, Taorid Jimoh, Abiodun Adeleke, Monsuru Eleku, Chief Safiriyu Adeleye, Jamiu Salawu, Chief Sodiq Osiyemi, Chief Eji Ademeji, Chief Adebisi Opanuga and Chief Ayo Olubukola who were sued jointly and severally as members and representatives of the unincorporated Osugbo Society of Ijebuland in Odogbolu Local Government.

Also joined as defendants in the suit are the Ijebu Ode Local Government,  Ijebu East Local Government, Ijebu North Local Government, Ijebu North East Local Government,  Ogun Waterside Local Government and Ijebu Traditional Council.

The applicants are asking the court for an order restraining Ijebu Traditional Council from giving any directions or orders to the first to 15th respondents contrary to the reliefs sought by the applicants, arguing that they were stripped of their dignity, rights to privacy and family life, rights to freedom of conscience thought and religion which led to untold hardships and trauma when the body of their late father was hijacked by the first to 15th respondents on January 24, 2021.

They are asking the court for a declaration that the act and conduct of the first to 15th respondents by forcefully removing the corpse of their late father from their custody and other family members constitute an infringement of the applicants’ constitutional and fundamental rights to dignity contrary to Section 34 (1) of the Constitution.

The urged the court to declare the conduct and practice of the first to 15th respondents unconstitutional, illegal, vexatious, barbaric, obnoxious, immoral and repugnant to the dictates of civil order as enshrined in the 1999 constitution and Article 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement Act) CAP A9 LFN 2004.

They are also asking the court to restrain the first to 15th respondents whether by themselves or their servants, representatives, agents, privies or any persons acting in their stead from continuing to keep, burying, conducting any rites or rituals or take any steps in respect to the corpse of late Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon.

Further, they asked for an order of mandatory injunction compelling the first to 15th respondents to return forthwith the corpse of their late father,  Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon to their custody at the applicants’ Family House being at No 1, Alaye Aba Street, Aba Quarters, Aiyepe, Ogun State.

In an affidavit in support of Originating Motion on Notice deposed to by Alhaji Yisa Oloyede Sulaimon, a junior brother of the late monarch, he averred that traditionally, members of the Osugbo Society act as enforcers of the decisions of Obas in Ijebuland, adding that following the demise of Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon, the Alaye-Aba of Aba, Aiyepe, the applicants together with the other members of his family commenced the process of according to the deceased a dignified burial and other rites in accordance with Islamic injunctions, the deceased being a practising Muslim in his lifetime.

He further stated that the late Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Sulaimon was a devoted and practising Muslim in his lifetime, performing pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina and who had several awards and recognitions by the several Muslim Societies because of his contributions to the Islamic faith, adding that on January 24, 2021, the family had already made arrangements such as digging the grave, setting up canopies for visitors and other funeral arrangements and concluded arrangement to bury their father according to Islamic rites when the defendant forcefully took his body away.

No date has been fixed for hearing of the application.

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Policeman in coma after Bauchi gov’s convoy’s accident

There was tension on Monday as a vehicle conveying ten members of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in the convoy of the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed was involved in a road accident.

Vanguard reports that in the Hilux Toyota van somersaulted twice after losing control for lack of good visibility which was caused as a result of dust on the road which is currently under construction.

Although the somersaulted vehicle was rescued by the combined effort of people in the convoy, one of the ten policemen involved in the accident was said to be unconscious and have been rushed to a nearby hospital in Bununu, the headquarters of Tafawa Balewa local government area, for medical treatment.

Governor Mohammed was on an inspection tour of projects awarded by his administration across the state and was at the Tafawa Balewa local government axis when the incident occurred.

No loss of life has been confirmed as of the time of filing this report.

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Senator Umaru Argungu arraigned for N419m scam

Senator Umaru Tafida Argungu was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court today.

Senator Argungu was arraigned by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one count charge of criminal misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N419, 744, 612. 30 (Four Hundred and Nineteen Million, Seven Hundred and Forty-Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Twelve Naira, Thirty Kobo).

The former Senator who represented Kebbi North in the 6th Senate, was alleged to have diverted the said sum which was paid by the Sokoto State government as 40percent equity stake in Hijrah Investment Nigeria Limited, owners of Hijrah Textile Ltd.

The Sokoto state government had entered into an agreement with the former Senator to buy a 40% stake in his company Hijrah Investment Nigeria Limited in order to create jobs and boost the economy of the state.

However, investigations revealed several withdrawals and transfers from the said account to individuals not remotely connected to the objectives of turning around the company.

A visit to the company promises by investigators showed a company in a severe state of abandonment and dilapidation.

The charge reads: “That you Senator Umar Tafida while being the Chairman of Hijrah Textiles Company Limited and Hijrah Investment Nigeria Limited sometime between 2016 and 2017 at Sokoto within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice Sokoto State, being entrusted with the total sum of N419, 744, 612. 30 (Four Hundred and Nineteen Million, Seven Hundred and Forty Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Twelve Naira, Thirty Kobo) paid by the Sokoto State government, representing 40% investment of shareholding in your company to boost the economy of the state, dishonestly misappropriated the money in violation of the mode in which such trust was to be discharged and thereby committed Criminal Breach of Trust contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Law CAP 89, Laws of Northern Nigeria and punishable under Section 312 of the same Law”.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Based on his plea, the prosecution counsel, S.H. Sa’ad asked the Court for a date to commence trial while defence counsel, Ibrahim Abdullahi move a verbal motion for the bail of his client.

Justice Mohammed granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50 million (Fifty Million Naira) and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must reside and have property within the jurisdiction of the Court. The judge further ruled that the defendant’s international passport be deposited with the Court.

The case has been adjourned till March 18, 2021 for the commencement of trial.

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Okonjo-Iweala welcomes Swiss newspaper apology over ‘grandmother’ remark

The first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday welcomed an apology from a Swiss newspaper that had dismissed the seasoned international professional as a grandmother.

“It is important & timely that they’ve apologised,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in a tweet. The development economist took over as the new WTO chief on Monday after a long, high-powered career serving as minister of finance and foreign affairs in her native Nigeria and 25 years at the World Bank. 

But when several Swiss newspapers announced her appointment last month, they decided the most noteworthy thing to mention about the new WTO chief was as a matriarch.

 “This grandmother will become the boss of the WTO,” read the headline of the article published by the Aargauer Zeitung and several other papers on February 9.

After a number of women heads of UN agencies and more than 120 ambassadors in Geneva last week signed a petition calling out the headline as racist and sexist, the paper apologised. “This headline was inappropriate and unsuitable… 

We apologise for this editorial mistake,” the paper’s foreign editor-in-chief Samuel Schumacher said in a statement on Friday. In her tweet, Ngozi welcomed the apology and said she was “thankful to all my sisters, UN Women Leaders and the 124 Ambassadors in Geneva who signed the petition on calling out the racist & sexist remarks in this newspaper.”

 “We need to call out this behaviour when it happens,” she insisted, decrying “the stereotypes women face when they take on leadership positions. She said the headline debacle reflected the problems raised in a book she co-authored with former Australian prime minister Julie Gillard called “Women and Leadership.”

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Police raids Barcelona, arrests CEO Oscar Grau, Ex-President Bartomeu, others

The Spanish police on Monday raided Barcelona football club and arrested the club’s CEO, Oscar Grau and Roman Gómez Ponti, the Barca’s head of legal, according to Cadena SER radio.

Barcelona’s former president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and his right-hand man, Jaume Masferrer, were also arrested.

They were arrested on suspicion of “unfair administration, corruption between individuals and money laundering” after paying money in instalments to avoid internal financial controls.

This is coming amid the continued investigation into ‘BarcaGate’, in which Barcelona’s officials were accused of launching a smear campaign against the current (Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique) and former players (Pep Guardiola and others) who were critical of the Catalan club and Bartomeu.

Recall that Bartomeu and his board of directors resigned last year in controversy.

Local authorities from Mossos d’Esquadra entered Barcelona’s stadium as the Blaugrana’s finance, legal and compliance departments are investigated.

The ‘BarcaGate; scandal, which has been investigated for almost 12 months, has long been denied by Bartomeu.

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I won’t take Covid-19 vaccine unless God reveals to me –Ghanaian Gospel singer

Famous Ghanaian gospel singer Selina Boateng, has indicated that she will only take the vaccine against the coronavirus only if God reveals to her that she should take it.

The Oxford / Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine previously arrived in the country on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Kotoka International Airport.

Expressing her opinion on the subject on Onua TV when they asked if she would receive the vaccine or not, to the astonishment of the host, she said no unless God reveals it to her.

Ghana became the first least developed country to receive 600,000 doses of the vaccine from one of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturers, the Serum Institute of India.

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Actor Sunkanmi Omobolanle celebrates 40th birthday today

Nollywood actor, Olasunkanmi Omobolanle is 40 today.

And to celebrate his special day, he shared new photos of himself to the delight of his fans.

Captioning the photos, he wrote;

''Nothing but joy 🤩 #alhamdulillah #hallelujah #eriwoyà #birthdayboy #forever21 #evolve #celebration #grateful #king #bornday #vampire #life #begins #now #march #1st #birthdaybehavior #nasty #highway #nostress #blessed #places #og #daddysdaddy #😂 #newjourney #newbeginnings #happynewyear to me 🥂''

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Ghanaian president takes Covid19 vaccine on live television

Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countries.

Richer countries have surged ahead with inoculating their population, but many poorer countries are still awaiting their first vaccine doses.

"It is important that I set the example that this vaccine is safe by being the first to have it, so that everybody in Ghana can feel comfortable about taking this vaccine," the 76-year old president said before receiving a shot of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in a live broadcast.

The first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo also received a shot, one day before the rest of the 600,000 doses are deployed across the country.

Ghana's food and drug authority last month authorised the Indian-made vaccine and Russia's Sputnik V, as the government aims to target 20 of its 30 million population by year's end.

Last Wednesday, Ghana was the first country to receive vaccines from Covax, led by Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

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