Korede Abdullah in Lagos Uganda declared the end of its Ebola outbreak on Saturday, less than three months after the virus was first confirmed in the capital, Kampala. The outbreak, which was confirmed on January 30, 2025, following the death of a male nurse who tested positive, marked Uganda’s second encounter with the virus in…
The United Kingdom has intensified its international partnerships on immigration enforcement, deporting 43 individuals to Nigeria and Ghana this week as part of its controversial “Plan for Change” initiative. According to a statement posted on the UK Government’s website Friday, the deportees included 15 failed asylum seekers, 11 foreign nationals who had served criminal sentences,…
Two candidates scheduled to sit for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the Sascon International School Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre in Abuja were unable to write their exam on Friday due to biometric verification failures. The affected candidates, Isamial Muhammad and Tersee Deborah on Friday, were denied access after repeated attempts to capture…
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), under Operation LAFIYAN JAMAA, have continued to record tremendous operational successes in recent days. The gallant troops carried out a series of coordinated operations across various local government areas, resulting in the arrest of a wanted bandit, the apprehension of a notorious military imposter,…
Pope Selection in Papal Conclave: No Candidates, No Campaigning – Cardinal David Cardinal Virgilio Pablo David said there are no candidates in the conclave that will select the next pope, urging people not to treat it like a political election. In a report on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website, David…
Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC. “The stories we’ve been hearing are truly horrific,” Noah Taylor, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s head of operations, told the BBC’s Newsday programme. People are…
The World Bank has sounded the alarm over Nigeria’s worsening poverty outlook, warning that structural weaknesses in governance and public finance could derail efforts to improve living standards. In its latest Africa’s Pulse report, released during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C., the institution…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed into law four landmark bills that establish new agencies designed to strengthen institutional frameworks and accelerate sustainable development across the state. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Thursday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. The newly signed…
As the world commemorates World Malaria Day, Korede Abdullah, Southwest correspondent for Africa Health Report, explores the profound impact of malaria on Nigeria’s public health and development. A Grim Reality Amid Global Progress As the world marks World Malaria Day 2025 under the theme “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,” Nigeria remains at the…
