How really Re-branded Are Our Public Hospitals?

A lot has been said about the 're-branding' of most Nigerian public sectors and facilities, Politicians especially use this slogan to canvass for votes.

Tune in to any local channel, and all you see are pictures of 're-branded' schools, railways, markets and hospitals.

Roving Informant went about town this week to see how really re-branded most of these claims are.

A visit to the Lagos Island General Hospital showed that peharps, a lot more needs to be done, for the re-branding claims to be visible. 

Part view of the Lagos Island General hospital

Rightly, the buildings housing the various departments wore new looks, as doctors, nurses, and auxiliary staff were seen busying themselves with one emergency case or the other. Quite impressive one must commend. But that impression was short lived as we rovered into the casualty hall, only to see large number of patients wait for hours, just to be attended to by the casualty officer. 

The doctor was on ground quite alright, but obviously had her hands full with patients to be attended to, and it appeared she was the only one on duty for that particularly task.....considering the number of cases brought into the hospital on daily basis, we wondered why they should all be left at the mercy of just one individual; where-as qualified medical professionals are all over the place, looking for employment.. why lay that magnitude of burden on the shoulders of just one individual???

Our next port of call was the scan center at the Island Maternity...just like the General Hospital, the building appeared re-painted, with some state of the art facilities here and there...

but, it appeared for one to get a scan, patience should be your watch word....no matter the urgency.

On closer look, it was revealed that there is only one scanning machine and operator for the large number of women, and men who visit the scan center on a daily basis. 

Compared to what is obtained in the more advanced societies which we tend to emulate.....this is a far cry....We can do better than this!!!

Abii our own definition of 'Re-Branding' dey different??

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Irate Crowd Kills Girl Suspected To Be A Suicide Bomber In Bauchi!

 In what the Police described as "mob action carried out by an irate crowd", a crowd reportedly beat a teenage girl to death on the suspicion that she planned to detonate a bomb at a market in Bauchi - Nigeria, Sunday, March 1.

According to the story, the two girls aroused suspicion when they refusing to be searched as they arrived at the gate to a vegetable market, eyewitnesses said people overpowered one girl and discovered she had two bottles strapped to her body. They clubbed her to death, put a tire doused in fuel over her head and set it on fire.

A second suspect, also a teenage girl, was arrested at Muda Lawal, the biggest market in Bauchi city.

The Police however have their reservations on the incident, as Police Deputy Superintendent Mohammad Haruna reportedly expressed doubts on the girl actually being  a bomber as she did not detonate any explosives when she was attacked, said He described her as the victim of "mob action carried out by an irate crowd."

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Turkish Beauty Queen Faces Jail Term For Satirical Post Against President Erdogan!

In what has been described as the latest in a series of crackdowns by the country on social media and on individuals, the satirical cartoon below posted in 2013, by a Turkish ex-beauty queen might send her to jail.

Uykusuz @UykusuzDergi

Uykusuz'un son kapağı: Tayyip ve şiir.

2:49 PM - 2 May 2013

According to the story, Buyuksarac, a 2006 miss Turkey, who currently works as an industrial designer and writer, but still retains a large online fan base and has almost 15,000 followers on Instagram and 30,000 on Twitter, posted a satirical text titled "The Master's Poem." 

It was gathered that the cartoon originally appeared in the Turkish magazine Uykusuz, a satirical publication which prides itself on mocking the Turkish political establishment and Turkish president Erdoğan in particular.

Buyuksarac was reportedly questioned  about the poem last month by police last month, but she denied recalling what particular posts they referred to, as she has posted many humorous cartoons. "I don't precisely recall the content I have shared on my Instagram account".
"I shared it because it was funny to me," she added. "I did not intend to insult Recep Tayyip Erdoğan." she added.



Information revealed that than 60 persons have been charged for mocking Erdoğan.  A couple of months ago, a 16-year-old high school student was reportedly arrested after making a speech in which he described Erdogan as "the thieving owner of the illegal palace."

An Istanbul court will decide on whether to proceed with the case or take the joke in good faith.

Nigeria Ranks 6th In Bloomberg's 20 Fastest- Growing Economies!

A Bloomberg survey of economists showed Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, which ranked 6th on the graph, is projected to expand 4.9 percent in 2015. 


The survey revealed that China, the Philippines, Kenya, India and Indonesia, which together make up about 16 percent of global gross domestic product, are all forecast to grow more than 5 percent in 2015.
Kenya will probably grow 6 percent, even as unemployment and poverty remain stubbornly high, with over 40% of Kenyans living below the poverty line.

In all, the world is expected to grow 3.2 percent in 2015 and 3.7 percent in 2016 after expanding 3.3 percent in each of the past two years.  

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British Accented Jihadist Identified!

Recall the British-accented man who appeared in all black in several Isis videos in which he appeared to behead Westerners...

Well,  the true identity of "Jihadi John," as he is simply known has been revealed. 

A former senior intelligence official confirmed to ABC News that "jihadi John"  has been identified as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi,

Emwazi was described as being from a "well-to-do" family in London, he reportedly graduated college with a computer programming degree.