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Suspect slumps, dies in Edo court

A 52-year-old woman, identified as Titilayo, slumped and died minutes after she was arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City on Tuesd

Lassa fever: Bauchi records 68 deaths in six months – MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said Bauchi State recorded 68 deaths and 311 confirmed Lassa fever cases between October 1, 2025, and March 23, 2026. M

Kidney disease rising in N/East, experts raise alarm

Health experts have raised the alarm over the growing burden of kidney disease in the North-East, saying that about one in every 30 people in the subr

NLC shuts AEDC Abuja office over sack of 900 workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday picketed the headquarters of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over the controversial dis

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A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Wednesday, staged a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commissio