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 Thirteen persons were killed in Jigawa state by cerebro-spinal meningitis (CSM) disease between January and March this year. Reports of the CSM outbreak came as shortage of vaccines was said to have marred vaccination efforts in the affected areas. The Jigawa state Commissioner for Health, Dr
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The heinous, cowardly and genocidal attacks by armed men on three villages near Jos, Plateau State in the early hours of last Sunday was an outrage, a calculated attack on efforts to consolidate a fragile peace in crisis-torn Plateau State and a most despicable onslaught on human life, including |
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