Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders has set up a cholera treatment center in the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi to manage the rising number of cases in the state. According to Vanguard, the 70-bed capacity treatment center, which was established on 19th March, 2018, has admitted 243 cholera patients within its first 10 days of operation.

Football fans in Nigeria will be able to watch Friday night’s friendly match between Poland and Nigeria at the Municipal Stadium, Wraclow live on cable television station SuperSport.

The match, which both teams are using as part of their preparations towards the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, will kick off at 8.45 Nigerian time.

A presenter on SuperSport confirmed to CSN that the pay-TV station has concluded arrangements to transmit the match live to millions of Nigerians.

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte has stated that Chelsea's match against Tottenham is a must win game for his team if they want to qualify for next season's Champions League. Chelsea, the reigning Premier League champions are currently five points behind their London rivals on the table, with Spurs occupying the fourth and final qualification spot via the league, ahead of Sunday's crucial encounter at Stamford Bridge.

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) training air plane has reportedly crashed in Kaduna. A statement by NAF spokesman Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya confirmed the crash. The student pilot who was on a solo mission, survived the incident but sustained minor injuries. It was gathered that the plane crashed in Kauran Dawa in Saminaka Local Area of Kaduna state.

American Rapper DMX real name Earl Simmons has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud on Wednesday, 27th of March. According to Billboard, Federal Judge Jed Rakoff played the song “Slippin” in court at the rapper’s request. DMX who plead guilty last year for tax-evasion charges had engaged in a multi-year scheme to avoid paying $1.7 million in taxes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York.

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of the embattled Chief Judge of Abia, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, and Justice Obisike Orji of the State High Court.

According to a statement on Thursday in Abuja by the council’s Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye, the decision was taken at the council’s 85th meeting chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen on March 14.

Justice Uzokwe was in January 2018 suspended by the Abia State House of Assembly for alleged misconduct and abuse of office. Justice Orji was then sworn-in as acting Chief Judge. An action the NJC viewed as colluding in, and aiding an unconstitutional process.

Kokkinakis became the lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning No.1 in 15 years by defeating World No.1 Federer, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), booking his spot in the third round at the Miami Open and sending the draw into disarray. Kokkinakis ranked 175th in the world who needed a wildcard just to get into qualifying, had spent time training with Federer in Dubai, and says the experience might have helped him know Federer's tendencies and know what type of pace to expect from the Swiss.

The United States government has announced about $533million in humanitarian assistance for Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan, as well as countries in the Lake Chad region.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, announced this on Tuesday during a presentation at the George Mason University, Fairfax in Virginia, ahead of his ‘very important’ trip to Africa.

The government explained on its Nigerian embassy’s website that the fund is meant to support countries where millions of citizens are facing life-threatening food insecurity and malnutrition as a result of ongoing conflict or prolonged drought.

Nigeria’s consumer watchdog, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged its operatives to work as a team to sustain the mandate of safeguarding public health. Mr Fori Tatama, the outgoing South–East Zonal Director of the agency, gave the advice during a send forth ceremony organised in his honour by NAFDAC in Enugu on Thursday.

Two migrant detention centres in Libya have been shut down and several others are due to close, according to officials there.

Most of the upcoming closures are down to the poor conditions and the fact they are in residential areas, according to local media.

A total 18 official detention centres have been shut down in recent months, but 34 remain across the country.