LAGOS CELEBRATES SOPHIA EKERUCHE: WORLD’S BEST YOUTH FEMALE SCRABBLE PLAYER. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 LAGOS CELEBRATES SOPHIA EKERUCHE: WORLD’S BEST YOUTH FEMALE SCRABBLE PLAYER The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) hosted Wizkid Scrabble player Sophia Ekeruche of Team Lagos, the 15-year-old crowned the world's best female Scrabble player at the just-concluded World Youth Scrabble Championship held in Kenya this past August. Hon. Lekan Fatodu, Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, received the young champion in his office at Teslim Balogun Stadium. Expressing immense pride in her accomplishment, noting that she inspires not only her peers but also the Lagos State government, which continually emphasises youth education and sports development. “The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, through the Lagos State Sports Commission, is thrilled with your sterling performance,” Fatodu stated. “The government will continue to support outstanding athletes like you, especially in their education. Your success is a testament to the state government's invest...

KATSINA STATE RECORDS ADDITIONAL CASE OF LASSA FEVER, AS THREE DIE. (PHOTO).

KATSINA STATE RECORDS ADDITIONAL CASE OF LASSA FEVER, AS THREE DIE

Katsina state government has confirmed an additional case of Lassa fever, bringing the total number of recent cases of the infectious disease to four.

An official of the State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. Kabir Sulaiman, stated this while briefing correspondent Muhammad Yahaya on the development, revealing that three of the four cases have resulted in fatalities.

Confirmed cases were recorded in Funtua and Dan Musa Local government areas of Katsina state.

Out of the four confirmed cases, three patients have died, while the only surviving patient, a female, is the spouse of one of the deceased.

A total of forty four contacts were identified and isolated for monitoring. 

Out of this number, thirty seven have been discharged after completing the observation period.

Confirming the development, a senior official with the State Primary Health Care Agency says government has put in place appropriate measures to curtail the spread of the disease.

A patient, who is currently in quarantine at the Infectious Diseases Centre of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, is responding to treatment.

Medical experts have called on the public to adopt proper hygiene practices and avoid contact with rodents, which are known to be the primary carriers of the disease.

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