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• Urges IGP, DSS, others to fortify state collection centres •Postpones, fixes election in 4 Bayelsa wards today • Reps
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) concludes the counting of votes from yesterday's presidential and National Assembly elections, the
INEC says while the elections in Bayelsa will hold tomorrow, the Edo elections come up on 11 March.
Edo State has recorded seven more confirmed cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 132. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Benin City, said the state also recorded two new deaths from the disease, raising the fatality figure 16.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed increase in new cases of Lassa fever this year, but with lower fatalities compared to the corresponding period of 2022.