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Sad: Canada Confirms 15 Cases Of Monkeypox

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Health authorities in Canada said Tuesday they had identified 10 new cases of monkeypox in Quebec, bringing the total number to 15, with additional cases expected in other provinces. Monkeypox, detected in recent weeks in Europe and North America, is a rare disease originating in Africa which usually clears up on its own. “We expect more cases to be confirmed in the coming days,” said Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, who said more samples were being analyzed. He said the federal government had made available the Imvamune vaccine and other drugs stored in the national emergency strategic reserve. The first doses of the vaccine were delivered to Quebec province on Tuesday. While there is no specific vaccine for monkeypox, a smallpox vaccine can be used as

ALARMING: ‘No Treatment For Monkeypox’, NCDC Warns

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), has said there are no specific treatments available for the monkeypox infection. The centre also urged Nigerians to take certain measures to prevent contracting the disease. This is just as the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, allayed the fears of Nigerians, saying the NCDC is doing everything possible to mitigate the spread of the disease. DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS reports that monkeypox, a rare disease that is caused by infection with the monkeypox virus, belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The disease, which according to the World Health Organisation, (WHO), is endemic to West and Central African countries, has surfaced in some European countries. While the NCDC noted that 15 out of the

Biden Warns China, Says ‘US Will Defend Taiwan Militarily If Attacked’

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The United States would defend Taiwan militarily if it was attacked, President Joe Biden said at a news conference in Japan. Biden added that China had no right to seize the island by force. Asked by a journalist whether the US would defend Taiwan militarily in the case of an attack, Biden replied: “Yes’’. “That’s a commitment we made,’’ he added. He stated that a forcible takeover of Taiwan would dislocate the entire region, and was comparable to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. "We remain committed to supporting the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and ensuring that there is no unilateral change to that status quo,’’ Biden added. The briefing was a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida. China is flirting with danger

JUST IN: Kano Police Intercept Vehicle Loaded With Cache Of Arms, Explosives, Sophisticated Weapons

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The Kano Police Command has cracked down on a car loaded with bomb-making devices and sophisticated weapons in the state. DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS gathered that with security challenges in some states in the North-west, civilians in Kano have been cooperating with security operatives by reporting suspicious movement. The latest discovery and similar ones were obtained by security services through the information provided by the public. When DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS reached out to the Police Spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa for comment on the latest development, he confirmed the incident but explained that the Police were investigating the matter. Later, he released an official statement as follows: “On the 19/05/2022, following an intelligence report that a Mercedes Benz Motor Vehicle, ash in color with suspected sophisticated

Ukraine-Russia Crisis: AfDB Approves $1.5bn Facility To Support Africa’s Food System

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The African Development Bank, (AfDB) Group’s Board has approved a US$ 1.5 billion facility to support African countries deal with the impact of the Russian-Ukraine war impacting food prices and availability. Mr Philip Boahen, AfDB’s Chief Agriculture Policy Economist and Coordinator of Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme at AfDB, said this at Tamale, Ghana, on Saturday. Boahen said the facility is expected to reach over 20 million African farmers to deal with the food shortfall. The Bank, on its website, also said that with the disruption of food supplies arising from the war, Africa now faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tonnes of food. AfDB said that food like wheat, maize, and soybeans imported from both countries were majorly affected

For The Good Of All: Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire To Deepen Bilateral Relations

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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA), and the Ivorian National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development are collaborating to foster bi-lateral relations between both countries. The Authority Chief Executive of NMDPRA, Mr. Farouk Ahmed, made this known when he received a delegation from the Ivorian organisation, BNEDTD, in Abuja. The delegation was led by the Ambassador, Director of Economic Intelligence and Monitoring Evaluation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Koue Alphonse. Ahmed, in a statement on Friday, said that the strategic goals of the authority were to attract investment, expand oil and gas infrastructure and make Nigeria a regional hub while impacting the global market. He encouraged Cote’d Ivoire to take advantage of investment opportunities in the Nigerian energy industry

JUST IN: Gov. Tambuwal Lifts Curfew In Sokoto

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The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has announced the immediate lifting of the curfew earlier imposed on the state to curtail the spread of violence in the state. The governor had, in the wake of violence that greeted the peaceful protest organised by youths in the state calling for those arrested in connection with the killing of Deborah Yakubu, declared a curfew in the state metropolis. The notice lifting the curfew was contained in a statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Isah Galadanci, on behalf of the governor and made available to newsmen on Friday. Deborah was killed and her remains were set on fire following allegations of a blasphemous statement allegedly made by her in her school, Shehu

Bizarre: Man Trafficks Wife For Prostitution, Sells Son For N600,000

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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old man, Kingsley Essien, for allegedly trafficking his wife to Mali for prostitution and selling her two-year-old son for N600,000. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at the Agbara divisional headquarters by the suspect’s wife, Bright Essien. The PPRO said, “Bright reported that sometime in October 2021, her husband, Kingsley Essien, informed her that he had secured a job for her in Bamako Mali, and that he had assisted many people to that country for greener pastures before. “She explained further that being her husband, she didn’t suspect any foul play until she got to Mali only to

Insecurity: Helpless Gov Cries Out, ‘Terrorists Taking Over Two Kaduna Councils’

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The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday expressed concern over the presence of the dreaded Boko Haram and the Ansaru terrorists in two local government areas of Birnin-Gwari and Giwa in the state. The governor stated this while receiving the 2022 First Quarter Security Report at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna. The report presented by the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said 360 persons were killed either by bandits, terrorists or communal violent clash in the state between January and March 2022. The governor explained that one of the kidnap victims, a roommate at the university, told him that the terrorists in one of their conversations, said the “forest in Kaduna is better than

JUST IN: WHO Approves China’s COVID-19 Vaccine

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The World Health Organisation on Thursday authorised the use of Chinese manufacturer’s CanSinoBIO’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. It is the third Chinese-made vaccine to be approved by the WHO, after Sinovac and Sinopharm. It was found to have 64 percent efficacy against symptomatic disease and 92 percent efficacy against severe Covid-19, the WHO said. “The vaccine meets WHO standards for protection against Covid-19 and. The benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks,” the United Nations health agency said in a statement. The WHO’s vaccine experts recommended it for people aged 18 and above. The jab has already been rolled out in China, Argentina, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, and Pakistan. The WHO has now given EUL status to nine COVID-19 vaccines which included the Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Moderna,

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