The Democratic Republic of Congo says it is working to contain a possible resurgence of Ebola in the eastern region of the country after a case of the deadly hemorrhagic fever was confirmed on Sunday. Kinshasa’s health ministry stopped short of declaring an outbreak but said tests done on a woman who presented with symptoms of the virus before passing away in the city of Butembo confirmed she was suffering from Ebola. She was married to a man who had contracted the virus in a previous outbreak. Butembo and Beni were the epicentres of an outbreak that runs from August…
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This is despite assurance from the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, that security operatives had been deployed to the troubled Yewa border communities, including Imeko, after two weeks of herdsmen’s unrest where the governor noted that the deployment would ensure there was no violence again. Gun-wielding herdsmen have attacked Oha village in Imeko in the Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, killing a farmer, Dele Olowoniyi. This is despite assurance from the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, that security operatives had been deployed to the troubled Yewa border communities, including Imeko, after two weeks of herdsmen’s unrest where the…
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has met officials of Cameroon and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) over the repatriation of 4,982 Nigerian refugees in the neighbouring country. The meeting, at the weekend in Maroua, Cameroon, followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that all Nigerian refugees in Cameroon be returned safely to Nigeria. NCFRMI stated that 3,224 of the refugees are due to be repatriated to Banki and 1,758 to Bama, both in Borno State. The Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Senator Basheer Mohammed, was represented at the meeting by the NCFRMI Director of Refugee…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the African Union (AU) for it to be more functional in meeting set targets and relevance, warning that failure to do so will result in the organisation becoming stale. Buhari, in a speech during the day two of the 34th Annual Summit of the African Union held virtually, told his colleagues that global realities demand that the AU must undergo comprehensive reform for it to remain relevant in intergovernmental processes. The president, in a statement yesterday by his media assistant, Mallam Garba Shehu, rallied his colleagues to reposition the continental…
Spokesman of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin has said Nigeria is “seriously rocked by a clash of civilization” claiming that the clash may wreck the West African nation. Odumakin said the country is being flooded by Fulanis from neighbouring countries like the Niger Republic. Odumakin was quoting a thesis by an American political scientist Samuel Huntington, who had argued that people’s cultural and religious identities will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world. He argued further that future wars would be fought not between countries, but between cultures. Odumakin who is also the Organising…
The Diocesan Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Evo, Rivers State, Rt. Rev. Innocent Uchechukwu Ordu, JP, has urged members to follow their prayers with faith, action and be determined to say, “I shall accomplish great things, uncommon things this year.” Speaking on the theme, “Through God, we shall do Valiantly” taken from Psalm 60:12; 2 Chronicles 32:8b; Hebrews 11:34, the Bishop emphasised that, “This year may bring its own troubles and calamities. Just be strong. Don’t panic. Don’t shake. Don’t be dismayed.” The Bishop’s admonition was followed by a sermon delivered by a military cleric and Vicar of St. Jude’s…
Sexagesima literally means “sixtieth day,” though it only falls 56 days before Easter. It is the second Sunday before the start of Lent, and thus, the eighth Sunday before Easter. The Collect for the day indicates certain points about divine healing, namely: • Jesus healed the sick and restored them to wholeness of life. • The world is presently in anguish and miserably sick. • God can heal the world, which includes both men and nations. The Set Readings for the day for Holy Communion are all on healings from the Lord. The Old Testament passage (2Kgs 5:1-14) is the…
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria and Bishop of Abuja (Anglican Communion), Most Rev Henry Ndukuba has admonished the clergy of the Diocese of Abuja and their wives to constantly seek God’s presence in their lives, families and ministries. The Primate stated this at the just-concluded retreat organised for clergy and wives in Abuja, themed, “Dwelling in the presence of God” and taken from Psalm 91:1 and Exodus 33:12-16. Ndukuba said the theme was best for this period, and urged everyone to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s leading. Similarly, the Bishop of Osun North (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev…
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja, on Friday, heard arguments in the case by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government of Nigeria. SERAP wants justice for the authorities’ failure to prevent, account for and investigate atrocities against Nigerians and other residents by herdsmen and other unknown perpetrators. The court adjourned the suit to April 22, 2021, after an exchange by solicitor to SERAP, Femi Falana (SAN) and the government lawyer Adedayo Ogundele. In the suit No ECW/CCJ/APP/15/16, the organisation said killings, raping, maiming of Nigerians amount to serious violations of human rights of the rights…
The recent announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari, nominating the outgone service chiefs as non-career ambassadors, is generating mixed opinions from a section of Nigerians. As the news broke, most opinion is that the President’s appointment would confer on them diplomatic immunity, with Aisha Yesufu describing the decision as showing that the President was clueless and had failed Nigerians, while Deji Adeyanju said the President was shielding them from war crimes prosecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC). On his part, a social commentator, Murtala Agboola agreed totally with their views. According to him, “after a long overdue service to the…