WHO Declares An End To Second Ebola Outbreak In Guinea
June 19, 2021 The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak which was declared on February 14. “I have the honour of…
Lagos fire: Exposed fire from Chinese restaurant ignited leaking LPG truck – LASEMA
June 19, 2021 The fire that trailed the leakage from a moving cooking gas truck in Lagos on Thursday came from the kitchen of a restaurant. The restaurant is located…
Covid-19: African countries win the race against time with testing laboratories, increased daily testing capacity
June 19, 2021 In March 2020, Africa had its back to the wall, helpless in the face of the magnitude of a virus that appeared in Asia and quickly spread…
Customs intercepts container laden with Tramadol, other unregistered drugs
June 19, 2021 The intercepted container was laden with 144 cartons of 200mg Tramadol tablets; one carton of 100mg Tramadol tablets, 958 cartons of Septran (Co-Trimoxazole), 180 cartons of CAC…
Bandits Hijacked Judge’s car to abduct yet to be ascertained number of students – Police
June 18, 2021 The Police Command in Kebbi says it is yet to ascertain the number of students kidnapped from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Ngaski Local Government Area on…
146,000 Africans die yearly from tobacco-related diseases as one in five adolescents now use tobacco – WHO laments
June 18, 2021 The World Health Organisation, WHO, has revealed that no fewer than 146 thousand Africans die annually from tobacco related diseases. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for…
One dies, Five Rescued As Troops Engage Abductors Of Kebbi Students
June 18, 2021 One of the abducted students of Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State has died. However, five others, comprising four students and a teacher have been…
Kebbi School abductions: Troops have succeeded in entering into the kidnappers’ den – Lawmaker
June 18, 2021 Following he abduction of students from Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi State, a member of the House of Representatives, Tanko Sununu has disclosed that troops have…
Death toll from Lagos LPG tanker explosion rises to 5 — NEMA
June 18, 2021 The number of persons killed in Thursday’s gas tanker explosion at the Ogun State Property Investment Company (OPIC) Plaza in Ikeja has risen to five. Mr. Ibrahim…
COVID-19: Less than 0.8% of people fully vaccinated in Africa – Officials
June 18, 2021 COVID-19 cases rose by over 20% week-on-week in nearly two dozen African countries and progress on vaccinating Africans is proceeding slowly, with just 0.79% of people on…