•Gwoza victims in hospital At least two more victims of the bomb attacks in Gwoza town in Borno State have lost their lives while receiving treatment at the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri. The acting governor of the state, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, made this known in an interview with reporters during a visit to the […]
•A protester lobs back a teargas canister at police during nationwide strike The death toll from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors’ association told our correspondent today, after anti-tax hike rallies turned violent and police opened fire at demonstrators who ransacked parliament. The unprecedented scenes ...
•Boy treated for Cholera The Lagos State Government says the number of fatalities from the cholera outbreak in the state has risen to 35 following the last update, which reported 401 suspected cases and 15 fatalities. At the last count, the government said Lagos Island, Kosofe, and Eti Osa recorded the highest numbers. But in […]
•Patients being treated for cholera As the death toll from the latest cholera outbreak hits 40, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country does not have enough vaccines. According to the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, Nigeria has placed an order for more cholera […]...
Hampered by bad weather and damaged roads, Japanese rescuers searched today for 222 people still missing four days after a devastating earthquake as the death toll approached 100. Two elderly women were pulled from the rubble yesterday, but hopes of finding other survivors after the 7.5 magnitude quake on New Year’s Day were fading with [&hell...
•Gunmen Following attacks by assailants on some communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State between the eve of Christmas and yesterday morning, the death toll from the incident has risen to 113. The Transition Committee Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Monday Kassah, confirmed that 11...
Survivors of the error bomb attack at Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have reported the death toll from the incident has risen to 127 as of yesterday evening. The survivors, who claimed to have carried out count of the people who attended the Maulud Nabbiy celebration when the drone attack happened, […]
•NAF aircraft Survivors of the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State yesterday said they were bombed twice by the Nigerian Army. It was also gathered that the death toll from the incident had increased to 120 as officials of Amnesty International who visited the affected communities confirmed [&hel...
•Indonesia volcano The total number of hikers found dead after a volcano eruption in Indonesia has risen to 13 after two more bodies were found, a local rescue official said today. “The total number of people who have died is currently 13,” Abdul Malik, head of Padang Search and Rescue Agency said, adding that 10 […]

