Diphtheria kills 17 in Niger as 124 cases recorded in seven months
No fewer than 17 persons have died from diphtheria in Niger State in the…
Ebola spread in DR Congo ‘alarming’, charity warns, as WHO chief visits worst-hit area
Anadolu via Getty Images The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of…
NCDC confirms 14 new cases of Lassa fever
Fourteen (14) new cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre…
Lagos clarifies reports on 10,430 HIV cases in 2025
Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, has clarified reports claiming that Lagos recorded 10,430…
Suspects who raped underage children won’t escape prosecution – Abia govt
Abia State government has vowed to prosecute the perpetrators who defiled and raped five…
Edo Govt raises alarm over rising cases of fathers defiling female children
The Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Eugenia Abdallah, has…
Genital herpes rising in England, despite overall drop in STIs
Getty Images New cases of genital herpes are increasing in England, bucking an overall…
Police nab 699 suspects over alleged self-kidnapping, firearms, others in Ebonyi
The Police in Ebonyi State have disclosed the arrest of 699 suspects, comprising 660…
Nigeria’s judiciary finally embraces technology, ends manual filing of cases
In a bid to remove obstacles against quick dispensation of justice, Nigeria's judiciary has…
More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia
More than 40,000 of the cases – which range from mild coughs to pneumonia…
One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak
Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported…
Borno battles cholera surge, confirms 4,204 suspected cases
Health officials in Borno State say the cholera outbreak continues to spread, with 274…
Plateau Govt closes schools over suspected diphtheria cases
The Plateau State Government has ordered the immediate temporary closure of all public and…
Ebola treatments trial begins in the Democratic Republic of Congo
According to WHO data, there have been 1,406 confirmed cases of the disease in…
Sokoto govt alerts schools over reported diphtheria cases
The Sokoto State Government has directed schools across the state to intensify preventive measures…
Kano investigates reported diphtheria deaths of 50 children
The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has started investigating the reported deaths…
