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US President, Joe Biden has declared that people should be on guard against the Monkeypox disease which has the potential for ‘consequential’ impact if allowed to spread further.

Several cases of monkeypox have been detected in North America and Europe since early May, sparking concern the disease, endemic in parts of Africa, is spreading.

The US leader, on his maiden trip to Asia as president, said in Seoul that health officials have not fully briefed him about “the level of exposure” in the United States.

“But it is something that everybody should be concerned about,” Biden told reporters before boarding …

The Federal University Dutse has discovered species of mosquitoes that are resistant to most insecticide treated nets in Jigawa state.

This was contained in a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Yahaya Bello and issued to DAILY POST in Dutse on Sunday.

He said this was the outcome of research conducted by the university as part of efforts to contribute to the fight against malaria in the country.

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According to him, the team of researchers led by Professor M.M. Dogara discovered that the mosquitoes are resistant to insecticides except the …

One person has been confirmed dead following a building collapse on Freeman Street, Lagos Island, on Saturday as rescue efforts continue.

Africa Daily News, New York learnt that the building collapsed after heavy rainfall at Freeman Road, Lagos Island.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Agency confirmed the collapse in a preliminary report titled, ‘Situation report on collapsed four-floor building at 4 Alayaki Lane, Lagos Island on Saturday, 21st May, 2022’.

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The report read, “The Agency responded to the above incident, which was already in violation …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has made an adjustment to the protest over the murder of Deborah Samuel which is billed to hold on Sunday (Today).

The President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle issued a circular to churches on Saturday.

The religious leader informed them of the plans by Muslims to counter the demonstration.

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Ayokunle noted that their intention “is to cause chaos and attribute it to us”.

“In view of the foregoing, I urge you all to do the protest of placard-carrying within the premises of your churches or …

No fewer soldiers and 30 ‘terrorists’ have been confirmed dead in fighting in northern Burkina Faso after the suspected jihadists attacked a military base in large numbers on Saturday, the army has revealed.

Troops in Bourzanga, a town in the northern region which has been bearing the brunt of a jihadist revolt, “vigorously retaliated against an attack on its base on Saturday”, the army said in a statement.

The attackers were “terrorists who came in very large numbers” and heavily armed, the statement added.

Five soldiers were killed in the fighting and 10 others were injured.

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