Author: Vincent Osuwo

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a rise in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year. The greatest number of cholera eracases was recorded by the agency in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, which was followed by the African, American, Southeast Asian, and European regions. According to WHO’s bulletin issued on Wednesday, there are no cases reported in the Western Region, the organisation said in a statement on Thursday. The UN health agency mentioned that it exhausted its global stockpile of oral…

Donald Trump has revealed he wants to grant green cards to foreign graduates from US colleges, in an apparent softening of his typically hard-line view on immigration, a key election issue. The Republican contender counterbalanced President Joe Biden’s recent crackdown on illegal border crossings by making the comments in a podcast that was released on Thursday, just days after the President proposed a citizenship option for immigrants married to US residents. “What I want to do and what I will do is, when you graduate from college, I think you should automatically get, as part of your diploma, a green…

After starting for Argentina in their opening 2-0 victory over Canada on Thursday, Lionel Messi has now made 35 appearances at the Copa América, setting a new record in that regard.  With his inclusion in Lionel Scaloni’s starting lineup in Atlanta, the Inter Miami CF attacker overtook Chile’s Sergio Livingstone (34 caps). Bolívia’s Víctor Agustín Ugarte (30) and Brazil’s Zizinho (33 caps) complete the top four. Messi, who turns 37 on Monday, also added an 18th assist to his Copa América record after he set up Lautaro Martínez for Argentina’s second goal with a superbly weighted pass. “We knew it…

Amidst the present political tension, Rivers State’s Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, declared that his men will keep barricading all local government secretariats.  Noting the high standards demanded of officers, he also noted that the current scandal surrounding the recruitment of constables into the force is very disgusting. On Thursday in Abuja, Egbetokun disclosed this to the media during a meeting with police commissioners and other high-ranking officials. He revealed that police officers won’t be allowed to leave the headquarters until a court ruling has been made regarding the dispute surrounding the terms of local government council chairs in…

The Edo State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has decried the non-review of members’ salaries after the last exercise that took place 15 years ago. At a press conference in Benin on Wednesday, June 19, Prof. Monday Igbafen, coordinator of the Benin Zone of ASUU, expressed concern about the government’s failure to review lecturers’ salaries since the last review 15 years ago, when the naira-to-dollar exchange rate was N120. He said, “University teachers in Nigeria have been on the same salary regime since 2009, when the value of naira to a dollar was N120, and salaries…

Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, reported 401 suspected cholera cases in the state, with 21 recorded deaths.  The highest numbers were recorded in Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa, according to a statement signed by Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, Director of Public Affairs at the State Ministry of Health. Cholera is a food- and water-borne disease caused by consuming the bacteria Vibrio cholerae from contaminated water and food. Cholera can produce severe acute watery diarrhoea, and severe cases can be fatal within hours if not treated. In Nigeria, cholera is an endemic and seasonal disease…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, has reserved ruling in the suit between Martin Amaewhule and 24 others against Victor Oko-Jumbo and others. The appeals court resolved on Thursday to deliver its ruling at a later date. The three-member panel of Justice Jimi Olukayode Bada, Justice Hama Barka, and Justice Balkisu Aliyu made this decision during their sitting on appeal number CA/PHC/198/2024, which was virtually monitored on Thursday. Amaewhule and the other twenty-four people are contesting the interlocutory injunction of Justice Charles Wali of a State High Court in Port Harcourt, which validated the declaration…

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, refuted reports that the Police Service Commission and the police were at odds over the just-ended recruitment process.  Additionally, Egbetokun stated that he must guarantee the highest calibre of hiring for the police force in his capacity as Inspector General of Police of the biggest police force in Africa. The police rejected the commission’s list of successful candidates, citing corruption and other irregularities, in a statement made on Saturday by Force Spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi. On the same day, Adoyi Adoyi, the head of the Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission, responded…

President Bola Tinubu and his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa, held a private meeting in Johannesburg. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), on Thursday. Prior to the closed-door meeting, which was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa thanked President Tinubu for honouring the invitation to attend his inauguration for a second term in office. “Thank you so much for coming for the inauguration. I was very happy to see my brother at the ceremony,” the South African President said. Tinubu mentioned that Ramaphosa’s…

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has revealed that it has begun the process of conducting local government elections in the state. According to a public notice signed by Chairman/Chief Electoral Commissioner Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.) and sent to newsmen on Wednesday night,. This comes just 24 hours after State Governor Siminalayi Fubara swore in caretaker committee chairmen for the 23 LG council, stating that their tenure will end. This development comes 24 hours after the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, while swearing in caretaker committee chairmen for the 23 LG council, said their tenure will not be long…