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June 13, 2022 NCDC Reports 10 New Cases of Monkey-Pox in Edo, Rivers, Plateau, Lagos, others

NCDC Reports 10 New Cases of Monkey-Pox in Edo, Rivers, Plateau, Lagos, others

Cases of Monkeypox have continued to soar worldwide, even as scientists at the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are tracking incidents in countries that do not normally have the disease.

According to latest figures from the CDC, there were 1,472 confirmed monkeypox cases in 33 non-endemic countries, as at June 10, 2022.

The list includes (in order of most cases to least): United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Canada, France, Netherlands, United States, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Australia, Czech, Slovenia, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Finland, Argentina, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Austria, Brazil, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, and Poland.

Also, latest update on monkeypox in Nigeria, by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), shows there were 10 new positive cases in Week 22, 2022 (May 30 to June 5) from six states – Edo (two), Rivers (two), Plateau (two), Lagos (two), Ondo (one) and Imo (one).

Globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of June 5, 2022, there have been 920 confirmed and 70 suspected cases. Of 64 confirmed cases with known travel history, 32 were associated with travel from Europe, three from West Africa, two from Canada, and one from Australia. For 26 cases, travel history locations remain unknown.

According to the latest report from NCDC, “there were 44 new suspected cases reported in Week 22, 2022 (May 30 to June 5, 2022) from 14 states – Kebbi (11), Lagos (eight), Gombe (four), Plateau (four), Rivers (three), Adamawa (two), Edo (two) Kano (two), FCT (two), Niger (two), Ondo (one), Katsina (one), Bayelsa (one) and Imo (one).

“From January 1 to June 5, 2022, there have been 110 suspected cases in total and 31 confirmed cases from 12 states – Adamawa (five), Lagos (six), Rivers (three), Cross River (two), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja (two), Kano (two), Delta (two), Bayelsa (two), Edo (two), Imo (two), Plateau (two), and Ondo (one).

One death was recorded in a 40-year-old man with co-morbidity, who was receiving immunosuppressive drugs.”

NCDC said overall and from September 2017 to June 5, 2022, 622 suspected cases have been reported from 33 states in the country.

It said of the reported cases, 257 (41.3 per cent) have been confirmed in 23 states – Rivers (55), Bayelsa (45), Lagos (36), Delta (31), Cross River (16), Edo (12), Imo (10), Akwa Ibom (seven), Oyo (six), FCT (eight), Plateau (five), Adamawa (five), Enugu (four), Abia (three), Nasarawa (two), Benue (two), Anambra (two), Ekiti (two), Kano (two), Ebonyi (one), Niger (one), Ogun (one) and Ondo (one).

In addition, from September 2017 to June 5, 2022, a total of nine deaths have been recorded (Cade Fatality Ratio/CFR= 3.5 per cent) in six states – Lagos (three), Edo (two), Imo (one), Cross River (one), FCT (one) and Rivers (one).

Since September 2017, Nigeria has continued to report sporadic cases of monkeypox.

On May 26, 2022, a monkeypox Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was activated in response to the risk assessment conducted, which put Nigeria at high risk for an outbreak. The essence of the activation was to improve coordination of related preparedness/response activities across the country.

NCDC said there was a case of importation from Ghana. “The case is stable and receiving care at the hospital. Active case search is ongoing. International Health Regulation (IHR) notification has been sent to Ghana,” it said.

June 13, 2022 Team Nigeria Retains Third Position at The African Athletics Championship With 11 Medals

Team Nigeria Retains Third Position at The African Athletics Championship With 11 Medals

Team Nigeria won a total of 11 medals made up of five gold, three silver and three bronze medals at the just concluded Senior Athletics Championship in Mauritius. The event held from June 8th-12th, 2022.

Sprint hurdler Oluwatobiloba Amusan opened the floodgate of medals after she retained the 100m hurdles title, then The women’s 4×100 relay team and Discus thrower, Chioma Onyekwere won two more the next day before Oyesade Olatoye added a historic hammer gold on day four. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi successfully defended his Shot Put title in a record breaking fashion as the curtains were drawn Sunday on the 22nd edition of the African Athletics Championship to round up a successful outing for the Athletics team

Notable athletes that were missing at the event include, Blessing Okagbare(doping ban), Ese Brume (Passport/Visa Issues), Divine Oduduru (Personal exclusion) amongst others.

 

The 23rd Edition of the Championship will be hosted in Cameroon.

June 7, 2022 SSA to the Governor Udom on SME’s; Janet Amba Resigns

SSA to the Governor Udom on SME’s; Janet Amba Resigns

The Immediate past President General of Oron Union and SSA to the Governor of Akwa Ibom state on Small, Medium Enterprises, (SMEs), Chief Mrs Janet Amba has resigned her appointment.

In a letter dated June 7, 2022, addressed to Governor Udom Emmanuel,  she cited personal reasons for her resignation, thanking the Governor for the opportunity to serve, with assurances of her deepest esteem.

Sources within Government circles claim she was dissatisfied at being overlooked for the position of running mate to the Governor’s anointed candidate, Pastor Umo Eno. Senator Akon Eyankenyi was chosen instead.

June 6, 2022 Inibehe Effiong Threatens Legal Action Against Akwa Ibom State Government Over Land Grabbing Attempt.

Inibehe Effiong Threatens Legal Action Against Akwa Ibom State Government Over Land Grabbing Attempt.

Human rights lawyer and activist, Barr. Inibehe Effiong, has threatened to sue the Akwa Ibom State government over an alleged attempt to grab the property of his clients.

The state government had, in a Newspaper publication in June 2021, announced via Akwa Ibom State notice no:002/2021, a revocation of the right of occupancy in land No:1—169, block ‘G’ of government residential estate (extract), Anua Offot/Eniong Offot/Use Offor/Ifa Ikot Okpon, Etoi, Uyo Local Government Area with a survey plan no: AK/U 175.

The publication also stated that the “revocation” was for “public purposes absolutely and particularly for rationalisation.”

But in a letter addressed to the state government on behalf of his clients; Kufre Akpan, Itoro Essang, Henry Ambros Ekpenyong, Aniebiet Henry Ambros, and Aniebiet Effiong Robert, who are bonafide owners of the land, Effiong described the publication as legally “untenable”.

According to him neither the state nor the Federal Government by law has the right to forcefully take over a piece of land belonging to any citizen without payment of compensation.

He added that the attempt to “grab plots of land belonging to our clients in the guise of revocation for “public purposes and rationalisation” is a slap on the face of the Nigerian Constitution” adding that his clients have never been notified.

He, therefore, demanded that the state government should confirm in writing, within 7 days of receiving his letter, that it will not encroach on any land belonging to the clients whatsoever, adding that he would not hesitate to institute legal action if the state government failed to so.

The letter reads in part, “Our clients are bewildered by the purported revocation which in essence, declares audaciously, the government’s intention to grab plots of land belonging to our clients and other citizens and rationalize (allocate) them to some political cronies and ‘Senior government officials’ as alluded to by Governor Udom Emmanuel on March 1, 2022, while flagging-off the development of the said Emily Haven Residential Estate.

“We are by this letter notifying the Akwa Ibom State Government, that the publication in the Pioneer Newspaper is legally untenable.

“Our clients entirely reject the contents of the publication and are not willing to cede an inch of their lawfully acquired plots to anyone for numerous reasons, including the following that ‘The government has neither paid compensation to our clients nor initiated any credible and verifiable process for payment of compensation’.

“We are impelled to draw your attention to Section 44 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), which makes payment of compensation a condition precedent to compulsory acquisition of land by the government.

“The illegal attempt to grab plots of land belonging to our clients in the guise of revocation for ‘public purposes and rationalisation’ is a slap on the face of the Nigerian Constitution.

“By law, the federal and state government have no power to forcefully take over, revoke, appropriate or acquire land belonging to private citizens for the purpose of rationalisation or reallocation to other citizens. Such action is brazenly illegal, reckless, immoral, and unconstitutional

“Take notice that we shall institute legal proceedings against the state government if we do not receive your confirmation as demanded.”

The Current PDP Governorship Candidate; Pastor Umo Eno was the Commissioner in charge of the Lands ministry when the Government laid claims to the said land.

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