Korede Abdullah in Lagos Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, is making history one final time by choosing to be buried outside Vatican City, a move not seen in over a century. Rejecting the traditional burial beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis will rest instead in the light-filled Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, a…
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…
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…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has disclosed that over 135,000 residents are currently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), marking a significant public health concern in Nigeria’s most populous state. During a media briefing to commemorate the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term, State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Efforts to expand vaccine coverage across Africa are saving millions of lives, with 1.8 million lives preserved in 2023 alone, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. Initiatives such as “The Big Catch-Up,” launched in 2023, have successfully reached over 5 million previously unvaccinated “zero-dose” children in 20 priority…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest and remand of six promoters linked to the fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme known as “CBEX,” which allegedly scammed Nigerian investors out of approximately $1 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite issued this directive on Thursday, following an ex-parte motion presented by the Economic…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos President Bola Tinubu met with the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police at his official residence in Abuja to discuss the rising killings in Plateau, Benue, and other parts of the country. The meeting, which began at 3:00 p.m., confirms an earlier report about plans by the President to review…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has applauded former vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for his public endorsement of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka on Wednesday, Wike described…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Vatican had announced that Pope Francis’s funeral will be held Saturday at 10:00 am in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, drawing world leaders including Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and Volodymyr Zelensky. His body will lie in state beginning Wednesday before being interred at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore —…
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