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Police minister Bheki Cele and acting national police commissioner Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili will on Thursday receive an assessment of the recent crime spree in the Westbury and Newclare precincts - and efforts to combat it.

Two people have been killed and nine others injured in Westbury shooting incidents since 25 February. Newclare has also seen a spike in gang violence

The police's Anti-Gang Unit and officers from several other units have been deployed in Westbury, Johannesburg, amid rising levels of violence and shootings in the area.

This is not uncommon, dozens of Sheriff's Departments as well as police have purchased these via auction, decommissioned MRAP vehicles.

This is not uncommon, dozens of Sheriff's Departments as well as police have purchased these via auction, decommissioned MRAP vehicles.

By Ojoma Akor  (Abuja) Clement A. Oloyede & Zahraddeen Y. Shuaibu (Kano) Lami Sadiq (Kaduna) & Risikat Ramoni, Lagos As the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing industrial action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)  continue to deny  many Nigerians access to healthcare, experts have offered suggestions on how to eliminate health disparities and  inequities to ensure  a fairer and healthier world for every Nigerian. The theme of this year’s World Health Day (which is marked Ap...

COVID-19 vaccine: Kano identifies 509 health facilities for vaccination On By Bashir Bello The Kano State government on Monday says it has identified no fewer than 509 health facilities, that will be used for administering of the COVID-19 vaccination in the state. The state Coordinator, Technical Response Team, Dr Tijjani Hussaini, who stated this during a sensitisation meeting on roll out plan for the Covid-19 vaccination also said the Frontline health workers tops list of persons to be vacci...

Kano designates 509 health facilities for COVID-19 vaccination Kano government says there would be four phases for the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in the state. The Kano State government has designated 509 health facilities for administering COVID-19 vaccines. The leader of the state Technical Response Team on COVID-19, Tijjani Hussaini, disclosed this on Monday at a sensitisation meeting with security agencies held at Government House, Kano. In a presentation, titled ‘COVID-19 Vaccine : Ro...

Medical professionals have also voiced support for special consideration for the elderly, saying scores of old people died in the villages due to COVID-19 complications. The people interviewed said they could not register for the vaccination online as directed by relevant authorities, heightening fears that it would take long for them to be considered. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire Muhtari Baba, 77, a farmer in Toro, Bauchi State, said he heard about the COVID-19 vaccination on radio. ...

Lt. Eugene Lasco was killed while trying to help a fellow officer being stabbed by an inmate.