The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idiris, has warned that Ebola Virus Disease and other highly pathogenic emerging and re-emerging epidemic prone diseases remain threats to Nigeria and other West African countries.

In her arms lay a tiny baby wrapped in an overall. Only those standing close to her could see him. Intermittently, he screamed like a helpless puppy. No one but the parents understood his pain. At eight months, Eme ka Ibe, of Ezinihite, Mbaise, Imo State, cannot sit or crawl. Unlike his peers that may have begun to stand and even take their first steps, Emeka’s skinny body and yellowish hair are indications that all is not well with him. He is suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM.

IBENO—SEA bandits have chased scores of fisher persons out of business at several communities in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State following incessant attacks on them on the high seas, seizure of their outboard engines, theft of money and murder in quite a lot of cases.

UGHELLI—THE 2015 Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor and state party chairman, Jones Erue, have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the nomination of two Deltans into the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

OBELLE—THE people of Obelle community in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, have complained that teachers and students in the dilapidated primary and secondary schools in the town are short of chairs and tables to sit and write. Chiefs, elders, women and youths of the community recently hit by communal war and battle for supremacy by cultists, stormed the Emohua council secretariat to register their displeasure over the ramshackle state of the schools, which they said was hampering academic activities.

The railway is one of the oldest, effective and efficient means for transporting passengers and cargoes across the world.

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has described the news being circulated on social media of how he vowed to destroy IPOB and their leaders as well as MASSOB and Niger Delta Avengers as a piece from diseased minds.

Britain’s Prince Harry has spoken about how he regrets not talking sooner about the impact of the death of his mother, Princess Diana.

Barring any last minute change of minds, truck owners would suspend transportation of petroleum products across the country beginning from Tuesday.

NO fewer than 14 persons were killed on Monday, in an attack on Gaambe-Tiev, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, by rampaging herdsmen, despite efforts by several parties to halt the unending invasion of Benue communities.