Lagos Raises Ebola Alert, Intensifies Airport Screening Against Deadly Outbreak
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says no confirmed or suspected Ebola Virus Disease case exists in the state despite renewed outbreaks reported…
Month: May 2026
After the Airstrikes: Inside the Nigeria-US Hunt That Killed ISWAP’s Shadow Commander —Fear of Bloody Revenge
ABUJA, Nigeria – Deep inside the marshlands of the Lake Chad Basin, where Nigeria’s insurgency war has dragged on for more than a decade,…
Gates Foundation Commits $15m Emergency Funding as Ebola Crisis Deepens in Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Gates Foundation has announced an emergency funding package of $15 million to support efforts aimed at containing the worsening Bundibugyo…
Ebola Response Funding May Exceed $300m – African Leaders Warn
KAMPALA, Uganda – African health leaders and international partners have warned that more than $300 million may be required to contain the rapidly expanding…
Nigeria on High Ebola Alert as NCDC Activates Emergency Response Nationwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has activated nationwide emergency surveillance systems and placed health authorities on high alert following the worsening Ebola outbreak in the…
NEMA Takes Flood Alert Campaign to Kebbi as Rainy Season Threat Grows
KEBBI, Nigeria – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has intensified flood preparedness campaigns in Kebbi State amid growing fears of severe flooding during…
Windstorm Rips Through Six Sokoto Communities, Leaves Families Homeless
SOKOTO, Nigeria – Hundreds of residents across six communities in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State have been thrown into hardship after a…
Children of the Dry Taps: How Kano’s Water Crisis Is Stealing Classrooms, Health
KANO, Nigeria — Before sunrise each day across Kano metropolis, thousands of children begin exhausting journeys not to classrooms, but to crowded boreholes and…
Kano Police Bust Interstate Car Theft Syndicate, Recover Three Vehicles
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Police Command says it has dismantled an interstate car theft syndicate and recovered three suspected stolen vehicles during…
Zaria Hospital Repairs 2,000 Fistula Cases in 27 Years
ZARIA, Nigeria – The Hajiya Gambo Sawaba General Hospital Fistula Centre says it has successfully repaired more than 2,000 obstetric fistula cases since its…