•Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State The Zamfara State Ministry of Health has reported 38 cases of an unidentified illness, predominantly among adults in Shinkafi Local Government Area, with additional cases reported in Moriki, Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. According to a situation report by the Ministry’s Public Health Emergency...
•NYSC members during election The Department of State Services (DSS) has uncovered and arrested suspects allegedly linked to a plot to attack ad hoc personnel, particularly members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), ahead of the 2027 general election. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupit...
•Ebola outbreak The federal government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has released a health advisory following the update on the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A statement signed by the Centre’s Director General, Jide Idris, noted that the develo...
•Flash flooding in Lagos The Lagos State government has directed the immediate relocation of residents living in low-lying and flood-prone communities to prevent loss of life and damage to property. This follows a new seven-day flood alert advisory (NFA-2026-2022) issued by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA), which affects Lagos...
•Flooding in Lagos. More than 8,000 communities and 4,500 schools across 15 states are at risk of flooding between September 19 and 25, according to the latest National Flood Advisory issued by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency. The agency warned that rising river levels could trigger flooding in vulnerable communities, exposing schools...
•Troops Security agencies have heightened surveillance around schools, NYSC orientation camps, places of worship and other vulnerable locations following intelligence indicating plans by terrorists to launch coordinated attacks across the country. The Nigeria Police Force, in a security alert circulated to its formations nationwide, warned of ...
•Terrorists The Department of State Services has alerted Christian and Muslim leaders in Osun State to an alleged plan by terrorists to attack places of worship and other public gathering centres as part of efforts to frustrate the 2027 general elections. It was learnt that the DSS held separate meetings with the Muslim community and […...
•Diphtheria outbreak The Lagos State government says it has recorded 53 suspected cases of diphtheria in 2026, out of which six were laboratory -confirmed positive. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this during a press conference on the state’s Diphtheria Preparedness and Response held at the Conference...
•Floods The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms and varying levels of rainfall across several parts of Nigeria today, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas advised to remain alert to possible localised flooding. According to NiMet’s Daily Weather Outlook shared on its X yest...
•Smoke rises following an Israeli controlled-explosion on the village of Kfartibnit in southern Lebanon US embassies in several Middle Eastern capitals warned American citizens to beware of an “unforeseen escalation” in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave. “Americans in the region should consider departing, or be prepare...
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