Leadership and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), United Kingdom South-West, has commended what they called the ingenuity of President Muhammadu Buhari in recognising the election of the late Chief MKO Abiola on June 12, 1993 as the fairest election the country ever had, naming the day the new Democracy Day. It will be recalled that Friday marks the second anniversary of June 12 as the nation’s Democracy Day. The APC Diaspora caucus members of South-West Nigeria origin noted that the sons and daughters of the region, as well as history, would forever be grateful to the president over the recognition granted late Abiola. In a communiqué released by the caucus after its recent zoom meeting, signed by the chairman, Oluwamuyiwa Adesua (Ekiti); secretary, Andrew Taiwo (Ogun); and publicity secretary Olawuyi Alao Ofab (Oyo), which was made available to the Tribune Online, they also commended all the governors on the ticket of the party in the South-West states over their...
There Is Currently Insufficient Scientific Evidence To Show That Vitamin D Can Be Beneficial In Preventing Or Treating COVID-19, Scientists Say, Warning Against Health Risk Due To High Doses Of Supplementation. London: There is currently insufficient scientific evidence to show that vitamin D can be beneficial in preventing or treating COVID-19, scientists say, warning against health risk due to high doses of supplementation. Following unverified reports that high doses of vitamin D could reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, scientists, including those from the University of Manchester in the UK, assessed current scientific evidence base on the vitamin's use in treating infections. "Until there is more robust scientific evidence for vitamin D, we strongly caution against the use of high vitamin D supplementation," the scientists wrote in a report, published in the journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. The report noted that vitamin D is a hormone, prod...