11 Dead, 6,000 Hospitalized As Heatwave Persists In Japan

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Eleven people were killed and nearly 6,000 people were hospitalized in Japan as the heatwave continues to persist.

The heatwave saw 5,664 people taken to hospitals, 1,199 of whom displayed severe symptoms requiring being admitted for at least three weeks of treatment, and 1,792 requiring shorter treatment for less serious symptoms.

The total number, however, has spiked from the almost 2,000 people hospitalized across Japan a week earlier due to the heat.

In the week to last Sunday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said that 52.6 percent of the total people sent to hospital were seniors aged 65 and older.

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On Tuesday, temperatures continued to soar, with the agency and weather officials warning people to take preventative measures against heatstroke and other heat-related illnesses.

Across wide swathes of Japan from north to south, temperatures are forecast to remain upwards of 36 degrees Celsius through Wednesday, weather officials said.

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Exam Malpractice: Phones Worth Millions Of Naira Seized, Burnt By polytechnic, is it the best way too curb examination malpractice ?

- The management of the Ibadan Polytechnic has ordered that mobile phones, worth millions of naira, which were confiscated from the students during examinations be set on fire

- The school decided to take such action to restate its commitment to fighting examination malpractices to the barest level

- The school’s rector pointed out that there are rules guiding the principles of examinations and one of it is that no student, under whatever guise, should come into the examination hall with cell phones

The management of the Ibadan Polytechnic, Ibadan has restated its commitment to enforcing discipline and curbing exam malpractices.

While addressing newsmen on Wednesday, July 10, the institution’s deputy rector, Bayo Oyeleke, said school authorities have resolved to make sure the polytechnic’s examinations are sacred, Tribune reports.

Legit.ng gathers that Oyeleke stated that to this end, school authorities have ordered that mobile phones, worth millions of naira, which were confiscated from the students during examinations be set on fire.

The devices were all burnt to ashes at the school’s premises on Wednesday.

Oyeleke said the school decided to take such action to restate its commitment to fighting examination malpractices to the barest level.

He said: “We are here to take further action on our resolve to ensure that the crop of students and products being produced by the school are students with exemplary character and are those who really work and worth the certificate of the institution.”

He disclosed that the school’s examinations are guided by rules and that any student who disobeys these rules will face the consequences.

He said: “There are rules guiding the principles of our examinations and one of it is that no student under whatever guise should come into the examination hall with cell phones but you know that some students are very recalcitrant.

“We have resolved to confiscate them because it has been expressly stated on their examination paper that any phone found on any students during examination shall be confiscated and in order not to allow any of the phones to filter out, the school has resolved that such phones shall be burnt.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that as part of measures to beef up security over the cult attack at the Polytechnic Ibadan which led to its closure, the management of the institution had compelled the students, lecturers and other members of the working force to present their identity cards before they would be allowed to gain entrance into the institution.

To this end, a team of security operatives manned the institution's gate and compelled the students, lecturers and other members of working force in the citadel of learning to present their identity cards or other means of identification before they could gain entrance.

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Corps Member, Who Washed Hair With Sniper, Dies 10 Days To Birthday

Ayomikun Ademorayo

Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo

A member of the National Youth Service Corps scheme serving in Osun State, Ayomikun Ademorayo, on Sunday died after she reportedly washed her hair with an insecticide, Sniper, to eliminate lice.

Some colleagues of the deceased told our correspondent that Ayomikun, an orphan, discovered lice in her hair while preparing for a new hairdo in preparation for her birthday on July 18.

They added that Ayomikun, a prominent member of the state NYSC volleyball team, applied the insecticide to her hair on Sunday afternoon and became unconscious few minutes later.

The deceased, who studied Human Kinetics at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, it was learnt, lost her mother in June this year, while her father died some years ago.

She was said to be the breadwinner of the family and had younger siblings in secondary schools.

An eyewitness, who lives in the same compound with the deceased, told PUNCH Metro that Ayomikun became unconscious shortly after applying the substance to her hair and was rushed to a private hospital in Osogbo.

She, however, reportedly died on the way to the hospital.

The source said, “Ayomikun loose her hair in order to make a new style for her birthday, which is in 10 days’ time. She was preparing for July 18. She had bought a new clothe and bag for the purpose. She discovered that lice had invested her hair.

“So, on Sunday afternoon, she just applied Sniper to her hair to eliminate the lice. Shortly after she did that, Ayomikun lost consciousness and was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Osogbo. But she died before she could get to the hospital.”

Reacting to the incident, the Public Relations Officer, NYSC in the state, Funmilayo Okundaye, said she had yet to get the details, but confirmed the death of the corps member.

Sources told correspondent that when officials of the NYSC in Osun State contacted the deceased’s next of kin, they were told to arrange the burial in Osogbo though her relations live in Lagos.

Speaking during a short funeral service for the deceased at the Christian Association of Nigeria Cemetery, Ede, on Monday, the Osun State Coordinator, NYSC, Ayodele Adegoke, who was represented by an official, described the deceased as cool-headed and had contributed to the advancement of her friends and community without recourse to race and tribe.