Africa Health Report

Troops Repel ISWAP Attack on Borno Military Base Nigerian soldiers during counterinsurgency operation in Borno State

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 10, 2026

BORNO, Nigeria – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have repelled an attempted midnight assault by suspected ISWAP...

Kano Police Arrest Suspected Arms Dealer, Recover AK-47 Rifles Recovered AK-47 rifles and weapons displayed by Kano police after sting operation

Hussaini Ibrahim May 10, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Police in Kano State have arrested a suspected arms dealer and recovered three fabricated...

Indian Police Arrest Nigerian Woman Over Alleged Heroin Trafficking Indian police display seized heroin following arrest of Nigerian woman in Tarn Taran

Mirian Gom May 10, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Police in India have arrested a Nigerian woman and a taxi driver after allegedly...

Update: Spain Begins Final Evacuation of Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Mirian Gom May 10, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Spanish authorities say the final evacuation flight for passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise...

LAWMA Arrests Three Residents Over Illegal Waste Dumping LAWMA officials enforce sanitation laws during operation in Ketu-Alapere

Korede Abdullah May 10, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Waste Management Authority has arrested three residents for illegally dumping refuse in...

Yobe Partners Chinese Firm on Multi-Million-Tonne Cement Plant Yobe State officials meet Chinese investors over new cement project

Hussaini Ibrahim May 10, 2026

YOBE, Nigeria – The Yobe State Government has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese firm Mutual Commitment...

FG Donates Patrol Vehicles to Secure Lagos-Calabar Highway Police officers receive patrol vehicles for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway security

Korede Abdullah May 10, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Government has donated three patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force to...

FG Begins Three-Month Partial Closure of Ikorodu–Sagamu Road Construction work ongoing on Ikorodu–Sagamu highway during partial road closure

Korede Abdullah May 10, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Government has announced a partial closure of sections of the busy Ikorodu–Sagamu...

WHO Says Tenerife Hantavirus Outbreak Poses Low Public Health Risk Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Mirian Gom May 10, 2026

ABJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has reassured residents of Tenerife that the hantavirus outbreak linked...

The Malaria Trap: Nigeria’s Endless Public Health Crisis Nigerian laboratory scientist Dr. Olufemi Afolabi discussing Nigeria’s worsening malaria burden amid global progress toward elimination.