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Bristow Helicopters sacks 100 pilots and engineers

Bristow Helicopters has announced the sack of over 100 pilots and engineers in its employ. In a statement released on Tuesday August 4, the company said the workers were layed off due to the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on its operations. The aviation company which described the sack as "painful", said it engaged with the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) to negotiate a fair and equitable redundancy compensation for those affected. The statement partly read; “This decision has not been made lightly, but having considered the state of the business and the very serious constraints caused by the spread of the COVID-19 disease and the downturn in the oil and gas market, the company must now take this painful, but decisive step to ensure the continuity of its business and delivery of essential services to its clients “One of these measures includes the right-sizing of the business to ensure that the company has the opti

Stella Immanuel busted as a quack COVID-19 doctor

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This is where Stella Immanuel claims she treats COVID-19 patients Dr Stella Immanuel has been exposed as a fraud after claiming that the discredited hydroxychloroquine drug is a tested cure for COVID-19. Immanuel and a group of Trump frontline doctors went to Washington D.C. where Immanuel gave an impassioned speech testifying that the drug is efficacious. She claimed she had treated 350 patients in her clinic also called all doubters scientific fraud. But that is what she is being called, as a torrent of reactions followed her testimony. One commenter wondered how she became a COVID-19 doctor when she is licensed to be a pediatrician. In one of the reactions to her video statement, she was linked to a fraudulent multi-level marketing VoIP phone scam 5 linx. She claimed then to be a millionaire in her promotion of the scam. The owners of 5 linx were indicted and sent to prison. Meanwhile, Facebook has blocked her account and Youtube has also blocked the video as it violates its rules.

Youtube blocks Nigerian doctor Immanuel’s testimony about COVID-19

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U.S based Nigerian doctor Stella Immanuel and her colleagues    YouTube has blocked Dr Stella Immanuel’s testimony about the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine, as a cure for COVID-19. YouTube said it violates its rules. Facebook is also reported to have done the same, but P.M.News found the post is alive on many accounts as it has been widely shared. Cameroonian-born but Nigerian trained physician, Dr Stella Immanuel, is trending on social media after delivering an impassioned COVID-19 speech in the U.S. At a news conference in Washington, Immanuel claimed that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, were effective cures for the virus. Immanuel, who is also owner of Fire Power Deliverance Ministry dismissed experts’ warning that hydroxychloroquine could cause serious heart problems for coronavirus patients, citing her experience with the use of the drug. She said she had successfully treated no fewer than 350 patients with hydroxychloroquine, zinc,

Special AfDB committee clears Adesina of any wrong doing

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The special Committe set up by governors of the African Development Bank AfDB has cleared Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the bank’s president of any wrong doing in a wrong saga that has gripped the institution. The committee chaired by former Irish President Mary Robinson sent in it findings yesterday, saying “It has considered the President’s submissions…