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Police parade suspect involved in killing of Ekiti traditional rulers

Police parade suspect involved in killing of Ekiti traditional rulers

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List of Grammys 2024 winners

No Nigerian artiste was able to win any category in this year's…

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Sorry, Davido misses Grammy Awards in spite of three nominations. Burna Boy, Olamide, Asake too

Davido's hope of winning his first Grammys failed to materialise on Sunday…

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BREAKING: South African artiste beats Davido, Burna Boy, Asake as she wins Grammys

South African singer, Tyla, has won an award at the ongoing Grammys…

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Mining Development: Nigeria, US Explore Areas of Strategic Partnership

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has described the…

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Lassa fever: Ondo records 106 cases, 8 deaths Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to Ondo State governor on Health Lassa Fever By Segun Giwa Akure, Jan. 29, 2023(NAN) Ondo State government has said 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths have been recorded in the state this year. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Faduyile said the confirmed cases were in six local governments of Owo, Akure North, Akure South, Ose, Akoko South-West and Idanre. According to him, Owo has the highest cases of 68, Akure North (13), Akure South (11), Ose(9), Akoko South-West(5) and Idanre (1). “Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 23, we have had 268 suspected cases of Lassa Fever, 106 confirmed cases and unfortunately eight deaths,” Faduyile said. He explained that the prevalent period of the disease was during the dry season and part of the rainy season when farmers were cultivating lands for farming. “The farmers during this period will do a lot of bush burning and when they burn the bush, the rats will move from their natural habitat to a place safer and a lot of them tends to come towards homes in that surrounding. “The first way to prevent Lassa is to stop bush burning, and we have sensitised against this,” he said. Faduyile advised people not put their foods where rats can have access. “We have observed that some of our cultural activities like spreading cassava on the road to dry are harmful because rats can come around eat out of the cassava and drop faeces or urine on it. “Besides, we have observed that our level of hygiene, if it is not well improved, it can attract rats, because rats are scavengers and when there is uneaten food, that is not covered, they tend to come,” he said. Faduyile noted that the government has embarked on advocacy through the local governments and traditional rulers as well as other preventive means to stem the disease. “Every year there is ‘deratification’, that is to kill all the rats, and we have started it this year which has been largely successful. “Also, there have been a lot of advocacy to medical personnel for them to have high index of suspicion for any fever,” he said. Faduyile said the government has improved the state Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, to a standard that can take care of Lassa fever.
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Oyebanji visits rescued  Ekiti School pupils, teachers in hospital 

Oyebanji visits rescued  Ekiti School pupils, teachers in hospital 

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How Mr Ibu sent WhatsApp messages to me requesting money – Jasmine, adopted daughter

Jasmine Okafor, the adopted daughter of veteran actor John Okafor, popularly known…

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Insecurity: Agbekoya seeks arms for members

The Agbekoya Society of Nigeria, a Yoruba farmers and hunters association, has…

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One million Africans may die from cancer in 2030 – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has projected cancer mortality in Africa to…

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Tinubu mourns Namibia’s President Geingob

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Abuja condoled with the people and…

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