•Terrorists No fewer than 162 people have been killed in a deadly attack on Woro village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Tuesday, in what has been described as the deadliest armed assault in the state this year. A Red Cross official and local authorities confirmed the figure, while residents recounted harrowing […]
•Red Cross personnel and bandits The international committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has raised the alarm over attacks on healthcare facilities and personnel in the Northwest region The Head of Sub-Delegation, ICRC Kano Roger Alhaddad, said this during a media roundtable in Kano. Alhaddad said recently incidents in states like Zamfara, Sokoto ...
Hamas said today that it has handed over 13 more hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, as the last remaining living hostages held by it. The first batch of seven Israeli hostages was released earlier in the day as part of a large-scale prisoner swap mediated by Egypt and […]
Niger’s ruling military junta has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to leave the country immediately. Niger has “terminated its agreements” with the ICRC and some foreign staff have started to leave the West African country, the source said, adding the organisation had closed its office in the capital, Niamey, on Tuesda...
The Nigerian Red Cross Society yesterday said despite having over 800,000 volunteers across the country, it is overwhelmed by the magnitude of disaster and humanitarian situation in Nigeria. It called for more intervention from well-meaning individuals to support the work of the society in bringing succour to the displaced people of Nigeria, r...
•Israeli soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip The Israeli army today continued to pound Gaza, after the International Committee of the Red Cross said 22 people were killed in shelling that damaged its office in the besieged Palestinian territory. Exchanges of fire across the Lebanese border between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hez...
The Nigeria Red Cross Society has said that the organisation is working towards mitigating the further spread of Lassa Fever which has claimed the lives of 150 people across 27 states in Nigeria. The National President of the organisation, Adeaga Oluyemisi Adetayo stated this in Abuja during the World Red Cross Day celebration. He said [&helli...
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