The central African nation of Chad says it is suspending all visas to US citizens as a matter of “reciprocity”, after learning that it is one of a dozen countries whose nationals are banned from travelling to the US. “Chad has neither planes to offer nor billions of dollars to give, but Chad has its…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Two people have died from diphtheria at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Ugbowo, Edo State, raising alarms over Nigeria’s ongoing vaccine shortage. The fatalities were among five reported cases, and health experts are attributing the deaths to critical gaps in immunisation, poor disease surveillance, and limited public health awareness….
Korede Abdullah in Lagos As part of its commitment to preventive healthcare, Avon HMO organized a free hypertension screening and awareness event tagged No Tension in Marina, Lagos. The outreach, which forms a key part of the health management organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), aimed to combat the growing prevalence of hypertension by encouraging Nigerians…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano As Kano mourns the heartbreaking loss of 22 athletes who died in a tragic road crash while returning from the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, chilling accounts from survivors have begun to surface. The accident occurred on Saturday at Gadar Yankifi in Garun Mallam Local Government Area, leaving families devastated and…
…Forge Commitment in Containing Outbreak …99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025 have been reported on continent, says WHO African leaders on Wednesday pressed the case for indigenous cholera vaccine production as 99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025 have been reported on the continent. It came during a virtual cholera conference during the Africa…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a bid to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes, the International Center for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD), in partnership with the Martins Lydia Foundation (MLF), held a crisis emergency preparedness training for traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in Ibadan. The training, hosted at St. Patrick Primary School in Abebi, Ibadan…
Trump’s order bars entry to nationals from 12 countries and imposes partial restrictions on 7 others The African Union (AU) on Thursday called on the US to adopt a travel ban policy that is “balanced, evidence-based, and reflective” of long-standing bilateral ties, after Washington restricted travel from a dozen countries, several of them in Africa….
Professor Jibril Aminu, a renowned Nigerian scholar, politician, and diplomat, has passed away at the age of 85. He passed away on Wednesday, with a family source confirming the news to Daily Trust. Hon. Abdullahi Prambe, Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in Adamawa State, also confirmed the news. Aminu, who celebrated his 85th birthday…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that millions of people displaced by the ongoing war in Sudan are in desperate need of shelter, as humanitarian agencies struggle with severe funding shortages. AHR reports that the UN now considers Sudan’s crisis the most critical humanitarian emergency in the…
Justice A. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, adjourned till October 23, 2025 further hearing in the alleged N1.38bn fraud involving Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter Okoye. At the resumed sitting on Wednesday, the first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme…
