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7 Important Facts Every African Must  Know About Meningitis Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. 7 important facts you should about Meningitis are; 1.) There Are Multiple Forms of the Disease Meningitis can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or even fungi on certain occasions. Because of this, being able to recognize the cause of the infection that is swelling up the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord is critically important. The bacterial version of meningitis is the most deadly, accounting for the deaths of over 120,000 people around the world every year. 2.) Prompt Diagnosis and Treatment Isn’t A Guarantee For Survival It is possible for someone to die from meningitis just 24 hours after the initial symptoms of the disease take place. About 10% of the cases of meningitis prove fatal even when treatment is received immediately. Another 20% of people wil...

Germany set to deport 12,000 Nigerian asylum seekers The 171 Nigerians returnees from Libya on touch-down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos yesterday. Photo.   German government has concluded plans to deport 12,000 Nigerians who are seeking asylum in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on diaspora affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa hinted that the German embassy in Nigeria has intimated her office about the plans to repatriate 12,000 Nigerians who are seeking asylum in the country. She describes the development as unfortunate, adding that 128 Nigerians also died while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed yesterday at the public presentation of two books “From Libya with Tears’’ and “Practical News and Feature Writing’’ written by former Managing Editor/Director of News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Dele Bodunde. “Just some days ago, 128 Nigerians died in the Mediterranean sea out of 576. Most of them were from West African countri...

Meeting with Buhari: Senators angry with Saraki over Ali, Magu Comptroller- General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), ; Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu.  Vanguard gathered that many senators are peeved that none of the issues responsible for the face-off was discussed at the meeting. The Senate entered a closed session at 11.35 am where salient issues were discussed and the lawmakers came out at 12. 32pm. Soon after the meeting, Senate President Saraki, who noted that issues affecting the country in general and the Senate in particular were discussed, asked if that was the true reflection of what transpired and his colleagues agreed with him. However, a source told Vanguard that Saraki, while giving a report of the meeting he had with President Buhari, told them that the meeting centred around the quick passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill and the immediate scr...

CBN holds forex auction for airlines, fuel marketers                                               Forex The companies are to bid through their banks for the dollars which are to be delivered in two months. In a notice to banks yesterday, the CBN said “Authorised dealers’ accounts with the central bank will be debited in full for the naira equivalent of the dollar bid amount on a spot basis. The central bank will settle the bids through forward settlements of two months,” Also, the apex bank yesterday sold $31.35 million to 3,135 bureaux de change (BDCs), which prompted the naira to appreciate to N393 per dollar in the parallel market. According to President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe said that the CBN sold $10,000 3,135 BDCs yesterday, and this boosted liquidity at the retail segment of the marker. He said th...

Reps to Adeosun: Release N15bn to Amnesty Programme now                                                                      Kemi Adeosun The House made the call in its resolution, adopted but promoted by the Minority Leader,  Mr Leo Ogor (PDP, Isoko federal constituency, Delta) at the plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara. The members in session also mandated the House Committee on Niger Delta Affairs to probe  the circumstances leading to the funding constraints affecting the Amnesty Programme with a view to avoiding a reoccurrence of the incidence and report back to the House within two weeks for further legislative action. The Minority Leader, while making his submission, claimed that paucity of funds has made it extremely difficult for PAP to meet its obligations to its workers and bene...

God sent Type C Meningitis to punish Nigerians for their sins – Gov. Yari                                        Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari    says leaders ‘re messengers By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA- Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has said that the outbreak of Type C Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the country was a direct punishment from God to the people of Nigeria for their various sinful acts. He said that God had always sent strange illnesses which had no cure to torment the people for turning their back on Him. Yari whose State appeared to be worst hit by the disease spoke with State House Correspondents at the presidential Villa Abuja after a private meeting with President Muhammdu Buhari on Tuesday. Reports say that over 200 persons had dead while several others are receiving treatment at various hospitals and clinics. The scar...

Alleged N1.97bn fraud: Why Court struck out  charge against Orubebe By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—An Abuja High Court sitting at Apo, yesterday, struck out the six-count charge the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, preferred against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, over alleged N1.97 billion contract fraud.                                                                             Orubebe Trial judge, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, also discharged the defendants, after the charge was withdrawn by the prosecution. The charge was withdrawn on a day the court earlier gave the anti-graft agency leave to produce its witnesses to establish that Orubebe, who served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, diverted funds meant for the compensation of owners ...