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Cholera outbreak: Ondo reports two cases, activates surveillance for prompt response

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June 17, 2024

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The Ondo government has activated surveillance for immediate response to any cholera outbreak in the state.

Speaking in Akure, the Ondo capital, on Monday, Banji Ajaka, commissioner for health, said two cases of cholera were reported in Okitipupa LGA of the state, adding that the situation has been curtailed by the rapid response team.

Ajaka said Ondo has strengthened the rapid response team, which includes primary health care (PHC) coordinators, lab focal persons, and disease surveillance officers across the three senatorial districts of the state.

“The surveillance team was also strengthened with community informants and contact tracers trained and placed on stipends for eight months,” he said.

“They have been deployed for active case searches in preparation for any reported cholera outbreak.”

The commissioner said an emergency preparedness committee would be constituted to work on the provision of potable water, sanitation, and strengthening of the health institutions in the state.

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Ajaka added that there is a collaborative effort between all the agencies in the health sector and ministries of environment, agriculture, information, water resources, and waste management agencies to manage the health situation.

He assured that the government would play its part by sensitising and creating awareness in the mass media and also through community engagement.

On Sunday, Akin Abayomi, the Lagos commissioner for health, said the state has recorded 17 confirmed cases of cholera and 15 fatalities so far.

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Tinubu’s planned cabinet reshuffle won’t make any difference, says Buba Galadima

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September 28, 2024

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Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says President Bola Tinubu‘s planned cabinet reshuffle would not make any difference.

On September 25, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu “has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it”.

Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels TV on Friday, Galadima said reshuffling the cabinet would not curb food inflation.

Galadima claimed that the president intends to reward his cronies with the reshuffle.

“That (planned cabinet reshuffle) has nothing to do with me or any Nigerian. What is of importance to all of us is bringing down the harsh conditions of living and the buck stops only on the table of one man. That is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Galadima said.

“No amount of reshuffling can make a difference. As far as that team is only ‘job for the boys,’ nothing will come out of it.

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“Anybody that calls himself president or governor is responsible for their cabinet’s performance. He should be told that some of his appointees are more interested in their pockets than service delivery.

“I expected him to do better than this; and to hit the ground running.”

The NNPP chieftain asked Tinubu to find a solution to the country’s foreign exchange crisis “which has seen the naira performing abysmally”.

There have been growing calls from Nigerians and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Tinubu to reshuffle his cabinet and remove underperforming ministers.

Tinubu’s policies have driven petrol prices to record highs and depreciated the naira to record lows since he assumed the reins on May 29, 2023.

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Israel claims Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut strike

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September 28, 2024

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The Israeli military announced early Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a strike on Beirut.

“Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X. Military spokesman Captain David Avraham also confirmed to AFP that the Hezbollah chief had been “eliminated” following strikes Friday on the Lebanese capital.