•Flood No fewer than 259 people have been killed out of a total of 1,048,312 individuals affected by the recent flood disaster that ravaged 29 states across the country. Speaking on the current trend of flooding nationwide, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, disclosed during the National...
A total of 146 cases of cholera with seven deaths have been recorded in Delta state even though the majority of the victims were young children. Of the figure, 138 cases were recorded in Warri south west, one in Oshimili south and seven cases in Bomadi council areas in three outbreaks which occurred in February, […]
•Oropouche virus Brazil has recorded the world’s first Oropouche virus deaths, the country’s health ministry said yesterday, after two women died of the illness spread by infected flies and mosquitos. The women from the state of Bahia in northeast Brazil were “under 30 years old, with no comorbidities, but who had signs and symptoms similar [&...
•Haruna, Saidu and David The University of Maiduguri in Borno State is in grief as it has again recorded the fourth loss of yet another professor – all within a spate of two months. In a similar development, two lecturers – one with the Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina State and the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, […]
•Armed Fulani herdsman The Amnesty International has disclosed that between January 2023 and February 2024, Benue State recorded at least 135 attacks and over 2600 deaths including women and children. The Program Manager of Amnesty International, Mrs Barbara Magaji, stated this during a photo exhibition and press conference on the conflicts in...
Lagos State Government today announced that the total number of deaths recorded in the ongoing cholera outbreak has climbed to 29, saying that these were from the 579 patients that were attended to in various healthcare facilities in the state, including General and Private hospitals as well as primary healthcare centres. The State Commissione...
•Some of the late actors this year The Nigerian movie industry has been hit with spate of deaths of prominent and budding actors this year. Veteran Yoruba actor, Deji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina, died on Thursday, January 4. He died at the age of 73, reports Vanguard. According to reports, the thespian died […]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has registered new cases of Lassa fever and 20 deaths across 16 states in one week. According to the NCDC, the period spanned from February 26 to March 3. The NCDC, via its official website, said that for week nine of 2024, there was an […]
The World Health Organisation, yesterday, warned that the coronavirus disease is still a major threat despite partially passing under the radar. The United Nations agency noted that almost 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in December, saying data from various sources pointed to increased transmission last month, fuelled by gatherings over ...
•Photos for illustration purposes only In Igbokofi, a sleepy community nestled in the Yewa North Local Government of Ogun State, no functional healthcare facility exists, thus leading to high maternal and child mortality. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE writes on the harrowing experiences of residents, especially pregnant women and the high price they pay in...
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