Mirian Gom

Gom Mirian AHR Senior Correspondent, has over 8 years’ experience reporting on health, crime, education, investigations, and development issues across Nigeria and Africa. With dual degrees in Economics, she combines analytical skill with compelling storytelling. Widely recognised for her public health and humanitarian reporting, she earned a Nestlé Award nomination for compelling human-interest journalism. Follow her on Twitter @mirian_linus.

AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 25 – 31 May 2026 AHR’s Top 10 health stories the week

AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 25 – 31 May 2026

Mirian Gom June 1, 2026

✍️ Editor’s Note This week’s leading health and development stories reveal a continent navigating both persistent health...

Ekiti Vows Crackdown on Female Genital Mutilation

Ekiti Vows Crackdown on Female Genital Mutilation

Mirian Gom May 31, 2026

ADO-EKITI, Nigeria – The Ekiti State Government has renewed its commitment to eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM),...

WHO Urges Nations to Lift Congo Ebola Travel Bans Health workers treating Ebola patients during the Congo outbreak response

WHO Urges Nations to Lift Congo Ebola Travel Bans

Mirian Gom May 31, 2026

BUNIA, DR Congo – The World Health Organization has warned that travel restrictions and border closures imposed...

Lassa Fever Deaths Rise to 204 Despite Case Decline Healthcare workers attending to Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

Lassa Fever Deaths Rise to 204 Despite Case Decline

Mirian Gom May 31, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has recorded a decline in new Lassa fever infections, but the disease has...

OAUTHC Doctors Threaten Action Over Welfare Crisis Resident doctors at OAUTHC demanding improved welfare and working conditions.

OAUTHC Doctors Threaten Action Over Welfare Crisis

Mirian Gom May 31, 2026

ILE-IFE, Nigeria – Resident doctors at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, have issued...

Children’s Day in Nigeria: The Painful Reality Behind the Celebration Nigerian school children celebrating Children’s Day amid concerns over education and child welfare challenges.

Nigerian school children celebrating Children’s Day amid concerns over education and child welfare challenges.

Children’s Day in Nigeria: The Painful Reality Behind the Celebration

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

(By Otamere Gladness, Oluwatobi Adu, and Oluwafunbi Bello) ABUJA, Nigeria – Every May 27, Nigeria celebrates Children’s...

Borno Closes School After Abduction of 42 Students Borno officials visiting communities after the abduction of students from a secondary school

Borno officials visiting communities after the abduction of students from a secondary school

Borno Closes School After Abduction of 42 Students

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

BORNO, Nigeria – The Borno State Government temporarily closes and relocates Government Day Secondary School, Mussa, after...

Military Deploys Special Forces to Oyo After Kidnappings Nigerian military aircraft during joint counterterrorism operations against ISWAP militants

Nigerian military aircraft during joint counterterrorism operations against ISWAP militants

Military Deploys Special Forces to Oyo After Kidnappings

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Defence Headquarters deploys special forces and aerial surveillance assets to Oyo State following...

NCDC Dismisses Bitter Kola, Salt-water Claims Over Ebola Prevention Nisa Premier Hospital Abuja where suspected viral fever case was tested

NCDC Dismisses Bitter Kola, Salt-water Claims Over Ebola Prevention

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention warns Nigerians against relying on unverified...

Nigeria’s Housing Deficit May Hit 28m – Lagos Warns Lagos housing officials discussing Nigeria’s growing housing deficit during a ministerial briefing