FOUR KILLED AS VEHICLE PLUNGES INTO DAM IN KANO
By; Sunmola Ganiyat Four persons have lost their lives after a Golf Wagon vehicle plunged into Tomas Dam in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano...
FCT EXPANDS HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO KUJE INMATES
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Tuesday flagged off a free health insurance enrolment and medical outreach programme for inmates across correctional...
NDLEA ARRESTS NIGERIA–MEXICO DRUG SYNDICATE, SEIZES N480BN DRUGS IN OGUN
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a transnational methamphetamine production syndicate involving a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican collaborators,...
US TIGHTENS EBOLA CONTROLS AS OUTBREAK IN DRC WORSENS
Agency Report The United States has announced new precautionary measures aimed at preventing the spread of Ebola, including enhanced airport screening for travellers arriving from...
POLICE OFFICER DIES IN TRAGIC THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE ACCIDENT — LASTMA
By: Muftau Fatimo A police officer riding a Bajaj motorcycle has died following a fatal road accident involving a Lexus vehicle on the Third Mainland...
NCDC CONFIRMS NO RECORDED CASE OF EBOLA IN NIGERIA AMID REGIONAL OUTBREAK
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed case of Ebola despite ongoing...
WHO DECLARES GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY OVER EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CONGO, UGANDA
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency that affects...
65 DEAD AS EBOLA OUTBREAK SPREADS IN DR CONGO
Agency Report A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African health authorities said Friday. Some 246...
LAGOS STRENGTHENING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AGAINST FUTURE PANDEMICS – HEALTH COMMISSIONER
By: Fasasi Hammad The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the healthcare sector through strategic reforms, infrastructure upgrades, and increased investment in...
UK EVACUATES CRUISE PASSENGERS AFTER HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAK ON MV HONDIUS
Agency Report A special flight carrying 20 British nationals evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius landed in Manchester on Sunday following a hantavirus outbreak...