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FMC Confirms Three Cases Of Lassa Fever, One Death In Kogi

January 26, 2020 5:16 pm

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja in Kogi State has confirmed three cases of Lassa fever and one death in the last one week in the hospital.

The Head of Clinical Services (HCS), FMC Lokoja, Dr Bernard Ododo, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Sunday in Lokoja.

Ododo said that five suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported in the hospital in the last one week, out of which three were positive, and one died.

”Five suspected cases reported at the hospital in the last one week; three already tested positive, of which one died.

”Two cases already …

EFCC

AGF, EFCC, ICPC Charged To Act On Corruption Cases

January 22, 2020 12:24 pm
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN; the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu and Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, to fast-track prosecution of all cases of corruption in the electricity sector and ensure recovery of stolen public funds.

This was stated on Wednesday at the Policy Dialogue on Promoting Transparency and Accountability in the Judiciary, Education and Electricity sectors, organized by SERAP, in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation, USA.

The cases listed to be revisited include the

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Supreme Court Adjourns All Guber Cases As Justice Falls Ill

January 13, 2020 8:37 am

The Supreme court, Monday abruptly adjourned all gubernatorial cases before it as one of the seven Justices hearing the appeal in the 2019 Kano state governorship election suddenly fell ill during sitting.

But before the sudden resolution to adjourn, counsel for Abbah Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic party, Gboyega Awomolo adopted his brief and urged the court to allow the appeal of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammad to announce that the court will have to abruptly rise.

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The CJN told the crowded court that due to unforeseen circumstances, …

Appeal Court Disposes 805 Cases On 2019 Elections

December 13, 2019 6:29 am

President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa has revealed that 805 cases that emanated from the 2019 general elections has been successfully disposed off by the appellate court.

Justice Bulkachuwa said the appeals arose from the various petitions filed by aggrieved contestants against the results declared in the general elections.

Speaking at the 2019 annual conference of the Appeal Court justices held in Abuja, yesterday, Justice Bulkachuwa showered encomiums on his colleagues on the Appeal Court bench for their hard work and resilient during adjudications of the election cases.

The Appeal Court president at the conference attended …

Prison

Jailed Journalist Recounts Rampant Cases Of Sodomy, Drugs

November 14, 2019 1:06 pm
After 162 days at the Kaduna State Central Prisons, Steven Kefason on Wednesday shared the experience of the shocking things happening in the facility.Kefason, a freelance journalist and hygiene management professional, told The Guardian in an exclusive interview that sodomy, bribery and corruption were rampant in the facility.

Kefason was jailed in the Kaduna prison by the Kaduna State government over a Facebook post.  He was arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by operatives of the State Investigation Bureau of the Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force and was brought to Kaduna on May 10 after

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Court Remands Man In Prison For Assaulting A Policeman

Abuja High Court Disposes Of 13,961 Cases In 2018/2019

October 14, 2019 2:34 pm

The Chief Judge (CJ) of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja , Justice Ishaq Bello, on Monday, disclosed that a total of 13,961 cases were disposed of by the court in the 2018/2019 legal year which ended last August.

Bello said out of the 30,582 caseload in the preceding year, 16,396 were fresh cases, while 14,186 were carried over from the 2017/2018 legal year.

He made the disclosure at a special court session held in commemoration of the new 2019/2020 legal year.

“In total, 13,961 were disposed; this is an indication of our ever-increasing caseload.

“From …

NECO Records Over 40,000 Cases Of Malpractice In 2019

NECO Records Over 40,000 Cases Of Malpractice In 2019

October 9, 2019 3:04 am

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has urged the federal government to formulate a deliberate policy aimed at promoting discipline and a culture of honesty among teachers, school administrators and students.

Also, it revealed that the menace of examination malpractice continues to hunt public examinations across the country, with NECO recording over 40,000 cases in its June/July 2019 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE.

Acting Registrar of NECO, Mr Abubakar Gana, who stated this in a brief submitted to the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on the mandate and achievements of the Council between May 2018 and September 2019, further called …

No time limit to report rape cases, says Nigerian Police

No time limit to report rape cases, says Nigerian Police

July 13, 2019 1:10 am

The Nigerian Police yesterday said there is no time limit for reporting cases of rape and other sexual assaults to the security and other appropriate agencies in the country. They insisted that irrespective of how long it takes a rape victim to report the case, the Police and the state owe him or her a responsibility to diligently investigate the complaint and bring offenders to book.

Speaking in an exclusive interview yesterday with The Guardian in Abuja, Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba (a Deputy Commissioner of Police), however, added that although it doesn’t matter how long it takes before …

Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

June 4, 2019 9:08 am

DR Congo’s health ministry said late Monday that it had recorded more than 2,000 cases of Ebola, two-thirds of which had been fatal, since the disease broke out in the country’s east 10 months ago.

“Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of cases stands at 2,008, of which 1,914 have been confirmed [by lab test] while 94 are probable,” it said in an update.

“In all, there have been 1,346 deaths (1,252 confirmed and 94 probable) and 539 people have recovered.”

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The ministry said it was important to retain …

Modern day slavery cases rise by 36% in Britain – Reports

Modern day slavery cases rise by 36% in Britain – Reports

May 15, 2019 7:46 am

Reports of suspected modern slavery in Britain rose by more than a third in 2018, according to government data released on Tuesday, but campaigners said even that was likely only “the tip of the iceberg”.

Police, charities and other first responders referred 6,993 potential modern slavery cases to the government’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) last year, 36% more than in 2017, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said in its annual report.

The NRM is a national scheme whereby victims are identified and can receive support ranging from healthcare and housing to legal aid.

Anti-slavery campaigners said it was unclear whether …

Sanwo-Olu condemns cases of Lagos collapsed buildings

March 18, 2019 1:18 pm

The Lagos State Governor-Elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday described recent collapse of buildings in the state as most unfortunate.

But he praised the swift actions taken by the current administration in the state to address the problem.

The Governor-Elect spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari/Jubril alongside the Deputy Governor-elect, Femi Hamzat.

He said: “It’s an unfortunate incident. Incidentally when I was in government before, I used to be the Vice Chairman of the building collapse committee. It was something that happened about 8-10 years ago, which was what led to the creation of an agency …

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