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Categorically describing the recent attacks on African nationals in Greater Noida as ‘racist’, the envoys of Africa stationed here said on Monday that they would take India to the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations.In a statement issued toThe Hindu, the Office of the Dean of the African Group Head of Missions said all diplomatic options were on the tableto serve justice to the victims of the attack that targeted Nigerian nationals in Greater Noida on March27.“The Heads of the African Missions accredited to India reviewed the previous incidents that have taken place in the past and concluded thatno known, sufficient and visible deterring measures were taken by the Government of India,” said the press release.“They agreed to take further actions,including the call for an independentinvestigation by the Human Rights Council as well as other human rights bodies, and also to comprehensively report the matter to the African Union Commission”.Also ReadOnce a hub, few Africans...

The entire MSN has earned membership in the La Liga team's 100 club following the Brazilian's latest strike.Neymar has joined the likes of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Samuel Eto'o and Rivaldo in Barcelona's 100 club after scoring against Granada.The forward completed a century of Barca goals in his 177th match for the club during Sunday's game at Los Carmenes, netting in stoppage time to put the seal on a 4-1 win. Barca holds off GranadaNeymar is the third Brazilian player to reach the milestone with the Catalan giants, following in the footsteps of Rivaldoand Evaristo.He joins stars of Barca's past and present on the prestigiouslist of players to have reached the milestone, one which is topped by team-mate Messi, who is closing in on the 500-mark.The other member of Barca's 'MSN' strikeforce, Suarez, alsomade it to 100 in January.100 - Neymar is racking up the milestones in his fourth Camp Nouseason after passing Barca icon and compatriot Ronald...

The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 41, Health Commissioner Balarabe Kakale has said. Mr. Kakale disclosed this to journalists in Sokoto on Sunday when he gave an update on the state of high alert declared by the state government since March 20. He said that the deaths were mostly recorded out of the nearly 600 clinically confirmed cases of meningitis in the eight worst-hit local governments. They are Rabah, Kebbe, Tureta, Gada, Dange/Shuni, Wamakko, Kware and Bodinga. Mr. Kakale said: “the epidemic was caused by the type “C’’ strain of meningitis and not the type “A’’ strain which the people of the state had hitherto developed immunity for. “This new strain of meningitis is deadlier than the dreaded Ebola disease as it kills within four to six hours of afflicting a patient. “More than eighty per cent of the victims also had not been immunised, hence, the aggravation of the epidemic.’’ The commissioner further stated...

A storm is gathering against the Senate over its face-off with the Presidency. The Upper Chamber has been at loggerheads with the Presidency in recent weeks, twice turning down President Muhammadu Buhari’s request that the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, be confirmed as the substantive chair of the anti-graft agency. The Senate also declined consideration of the 27 names the President nominated as resident electoral commissioners because the President would not heed its request that Magu be removed as Acting Chair of EFCC and the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) chairman, Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), spurned an invitation extended to him by the lawmakers, describing it as “childish and irresponsible”. But the rift took a new turn yesterday with calls for the resignation of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Senate President and threats by a coalition of 250 civil society groups to dislodge him and other senators. ...

Kemi Olunloyo on prison uniform. Kemi Olunloyo the controversial american trained journalist has been remanded in prison the second time in two weeks. Earlier on Thursday, March 30th, 2017 Kemi was granted bail by a Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt. However,  a Federal High Court also in Port Harcourt  has again sent the America trained investigative journalist back to prison. The Journalist and professional Blogger is still being held behind bars for alleged defamatory online publication against a frontline cleric, Pastor David Ibiyomie   of the Salvation Ministries in Port Harcourt.  Pastor D. Ibiyomie For over THREE WEEKS now, Kemi has been behind bars and from the proceedings of the case, it doesn't seems she knows when she will finally be released to continue her normal life again. It does seems clear that the Blogger has stepped on the wrong toe. When she took to writing about the alleged adulterous life of the cleric, we aren't sure she...

Photo credit:- WHO  Meningococcal disease – Nigeria Disease outbreak news  24 March 2017 As of 19 March 2017 (epidemiological week 11), a total of 1407 suspected cases of meningitis and 211 deaths (case fatality rate: 15%) have been reported from 40 local government areas (LGAs) in five states of Nigeria since December 2016. Zamfara, Katsina and Sokoto account for 89% of these cases. Twenty-six LGAs from all five states reported 361 cases in epidemiological week 11 alone. Twenty-two wards in 15 LGAs have crossed the epidemic threshold. Three of these LGAs share borders with Niger. NmC is the predominant serotype in this outbreak. The most affected age group is 5 to 14 year olds and they are responsible for about half of reported cases. Both sexes are almost equally affected. Public health response WHO and partners including National Primary Health Care Development Authority, UNICEF, Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, eHealth Africa, ...