Korede Abdullah

Korede Abdullah is Southwest Correspondent for Africa Health Report, particularly focusing on health and development news. He has covered significant health-related stories and business to social issues, indicating a broad range of interests and expertise. He is a dedicated and versatile journalist contributing to informed discourse in Nigeria.

Lagos Police Arrest Five Cultists After Deadly Rival Clash Police officers at crime scene after cult clash in Lagos

Police officers at crime scene after cult clash in Lagos

Lagos Police Arrest Five Cultists After Deadly Rival Clash

Korede Abdullah October 6, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Police in Lagos have arrested five suspected cultists following a violent clash between rival...

Nigeria Ranks Lowest Globally in 2025 Quality of Life Index Nigerians walking in a crowded market as inflation and poverty bite

Nigerians walking in a crowded market as inflation and poverty bite

Nigeria Ranks Lowest Globally in 2025 Quality of Life Index

Korede Abdullah October 6, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has been ranked the country with the lowest quality of life in the...

Death in the Fast Lane: Why Nigeria’s Roads Kill in the Ember Months View of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway from Gateway, Ota, Ogun State, depicting reconstruction work and traffic flow.

View of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway from Gateway, Ota, Ogun State, depicting reconstruction work and traffic flow.

Death in the Fast Lane: Why Nigeria’s Roads Kill in the Ember Months

Korede Abdullah October 5, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The air in Nigeria thickens with dust and expectation as the “Ember months” —...

NDLEA Dismantles Lagos Cocaine Cartels, Arrests Kingpin, Others NDLEA

NDLEA

NDLEA Dismantles Lagos Cocaine Cartels, Arrests Kingpin, Others

Korede Abdullah October 5, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two major cocaine cartels in...

Lagos Commissioner Denies ₦1bn Bribe Claim, Threatens Legal Action Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab addressing journalists on Ikota demolition

Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab addressing journalists on Ikota demolition

Lagos Commissioner Denies ₦1bn Bribe Claim, Threatens Legal Action

Korede Abdullah October 5, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has denied allegations...

Brake Failure Kills Five in Ogun Tricycle-Truck Crash Scene of truck and tricycle crash in Ogun State

Scene of truck and tricycle crash in Ogun State

Brake Failure Kills Five in Ogun Tricycle-Truck Crash

Korede Abdullah October 5, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Five people died on Friday night after a Dangote truck lost its brakes and...

Ghana Engages Leaders to Champion Nationwide HPV Vaccination Drive Ghana health officials and community leaders at HPV vaccination campaign launch

Ghana health officials and community leaders at HPV vaccination campaign launch

Ghana Engages Leaders to Champion Nationwide HPV Vaccination Drive

Korede Abdullah October 5, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has called on religious and traditional leaders across Ghana...

Troops Destroy Illegal Refineries, Foil ₦112m Oil Theft Nigerian troops dismantle illegal oil refining sites in Niger Delta

Nigerian troops dismantle illegal oil refining sites in Niger Delta

Troops Destroy Illegal Refineries, Foil ₦112m Oil Theft

Korede Abdullah October 4, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria — Troops of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed 41 illegal refineries and foiled crude oil...

Police Intercept Petrol Smugglers in Cross-Border Operations Police officers intercept petrol smugglers along Nigeria-Niger border highway

Police officers intercept petrol smugglers along Nigeria-Niger border highway

Police Intercept Petrol Smugglers in Cross-Border Operations

Korede Abdullah October 4, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force has foiled attempts to smuggle over 100 jerrycans of petrol...

Mpox, Cholera, Ebola Strain Africa Amid Worsening Health Crises Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Mpox, Cholera, Ebola Strain Africa Amid Worsening Health Crises

Korede Abdullah October 3, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Health authorities are raising alarms as Africa grapples with overlapping outbreaks of mpox, cholera,...