Africa Health Report

Father, Daughter Die in Abandoned Kano Well Kano neighbourhood experiencing youth gang clashes

Hussaini Ibrahim July 23, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – A 45-year-old man and his 15-year-old daughter have died after falling into an abandoned...

Kano Cracks Down on Illicit Drugs, Restricts Movement Students leaving school ahead of Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Kano State

Hussaini Ibrahim July 23, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has launched sweeping measures to combat substance abuse, banning the...

Police Dismiss Viral Security Alert in Anambra Scene of police shooting that killed two bystanders in Alagbado Lagos

Oluwafunbi Bello June 26, 2026

ANAMBRA, Nigeria – The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed a viral social media alert claiming that...

Lagos Repatriates 226 Beggars After Statewide Sweep Environmental enforcement officials conducting an operation against street begging in Lagos

Korede Abdullah June 19, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has announced plans to return 226 beggars arrested during a...

How Nigeria’s Deadly Shortcut Culture is Turning City Roads into Killing Fields Commercial motorcycle rider driving against traffic on a busy Abuja road.

Oluwafunbi Bello May 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The screams came moments after the crash. A commercial motorcycle rider, trying to shave...

Nigeria Hands Over New Lagos Bridge Project to Chinese Firm Carter Bridge Lagos undergoing reconstruction and structural assessment

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria awards a major bridge reconstruction project in Lagos, citing urgent structural risks and...

Reps Demand Pedestrian Bridges on Deadly Kaduna Highways Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Chukwu Obinna April 29, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives has ordered urgent safety upgrades on two major Kaduna Road...

LASCOHET Warns Aesthetic Medicine Students on Ethics, Safety Standards Lagos State warns residents against unregistered hospitals, launches HEFAMAA barcode verification system