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By Editor A human rights lawyer, Barrister Badamasi Gandu, has accused the Kano State Police Command of attempting to cover up the circumstances surrounding the death of a Civil Defence officer, Mustapha Small, during a clash between...
By Babangida Amadu   The management of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has appealed to the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) to urgently restore electricity supply to the facility after a recent disconnection reportedly led to the death...

WHO appoints DG NCDC as Assistant Director

By Salim Yunusa The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, is set to assume duty as the Assistant Director General...

WHO announces 3 new drugs for COVID-19 clinical trials

By Salim Yunusa Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19,...

Cholera ravages Nigeria as 653 die in 22 states, FCT

By Salim Yunusa The recent outbreak of cholera in Nigeria has ravaged 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, leaving no fewer than...

Excitement as new malaria vaccine proves to be 77% effective

BY Salim Yunusa A malaria vaccine has proved to be 77% effective in early trials and could be a major breakthrough against the disease, says...

WHO chief warns of complacency as global virus cases drop

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the drop in confirmed COVID-19 infections around the world was encouraging, but cautioned against...

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins

 A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation...

Resurgence of poliovirus feared in Africa

By Ismail Auwal Shortly after UN certified Africa poliovirus free, its comeback had been confirmed in Chad. It will be recalled that, three months ago, the...

WHO Chief to Self-Quarantine

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and...

JUST IN: Kano Police arrest mother who slaughtered her two children

A housewife, Hauwa, of Yan Rariya, Diso Quarters, in Gwale Local government area of Kano State has allegedly killed her 2 children Yusuf Ibrahim,...

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