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Plateau Child Protection Network Sounds Alarm as 36 Abuse Cases Are...
The Child Protection Network (CPN), Plateau State, has called for urgent and coordinated action to tackle the growing incidence of child abuse across the...
Yobe records 511 diphtheria cases, 13 deaths in 2026
Yobe State has documented 511 cases of diphtheria and 13 deaths from January to 8 September, according to health authorities. The Commissioner for Health...
Diphtheria deaths rise to 27 as suspected cases hit 303 in...
Twenty-seven people have died from a suspected diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State, while suspected cases have increased to 303, a state health official has...
Jos University Teaching Hospital’s psychiatric facility stretched as mental health cases...
For three days, Emmanuel John waited anxiously in the psychiatric emergency unit of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), hoping a bed would become...
Plateau Government Orders Temporary Closure of Schools Over Suspected Diphtheria Cases
The Plateau State Government has directed the temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state, effective Monday, September...
NCDC warns Nigerians as Cholera cases surpass 65,000 in 2026
Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cases of cholera across 35 states and approximately 195 local government areas this year, according to the...
Kanu writes CJN, Court of Appeal president; demands urgent hearing of...
The family of the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has disclosed that he has written to the Chief...
Lassa Fever: 53 health workers infected as cases hit 1,000 in...
Nigeria has recorded 1,000 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, with 237 deaths in 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention...
Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — Commissioner
The Niger State Government has confirmed 17 deaths from diphtheria out of 124 cases recorded in three local government areas within the last seven...
WHO raises alarm as DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 3,600 cases
The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified, with 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587...
