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Fresh Lassa fever outbreak kills 24 in Nigeria In Nigeria, at least 24 people have been killed in five states since the recent Lassa fever outbreak at the...

Boko Haram: On a lonely road to Maiduguri – A journalist’s assessment We cannot argue with the military concerning the state of the 75 kilometres road to Maiduguri,...

NCDC raises alarm over rising cases of Lassa fever Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a sharp increase in the case of Lassa fever across the...

NDLEA arrests 110 Suspected Drug Traffickers at Lagos Airport The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, Lagos, said it arrested 101 suspected...

ICPC: Ex-Commissioner for Agric bags 19 years jail term The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Zachaeus Atte, a former Commissioner for Agriculture...

Nigeria: U.S. Moves to Stop 'Birth Tourism' The U.S. Department of State has introduced new regulations to stop "birth tourism", the practice of giving birth in the country...

Police kill two bandits in Kaduna, rescue 20 victims Eight passengers abducted on Wednesday afternoon along Kaduna-Zaria highway have been rescued by the police. Also rescued were three workers...

Boko Haram: How increasing attacks on highways can cut Borno off from Nigeria - Report Fear is now mounting that Borno State may soon be totally cut off...

Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 24 deaths in three weeks The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the increase in the number of Lassa fever cases reported...

Gunmen kill APC chief in Ibadan Gunmen suspected to be assassins on Wednesday killed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Alhaji Babatunde Oreitan. Oreitan,...