A US congressman is calling for tougher protocols in dealing with suspected Ebola cases after a “vomiting” man on a flight from Nigeria to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport allegedly died before the plane landed. In a letter addressed … read more
The Voice of America says that the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is in talks with the Nigerian government to release more than 200 girls abducted six months ago and also negotiate a cease-fire to a deadly insurgency that has … read more
A Lagos High Court is expected to rule Friday on whether a Muslim girl child could wear hijab (headscarf) in public schools, in a watershed legal case that has pitted the Muslim community in Nigeria’s commercial capital against local authorities … read more
One of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies says a vaccine to tackle Ebola will “come too late” to curb the current epidemic, as the UK and other European countries begin screening passengers for the virus at international airports. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), … read more
Almost 4,500 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in west Africa at the start of the year, according to fresh figures released today the World Health Organization. The WHO said that as of 12 October, 4,493 … read more
Poor sanitation and the intake of unsafe water, which results in diarrhoea, kills about 150,000 children in Nigeria annually, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. It urged parents to make children see the need to always wash their … read more
Nine teenage girls died and three were listed missing after a passenger boat capsized on a river in northern Nigeria, an emergency services official said on Wednesday. “We have recovered nine bodies of the girls and we are still searching … read more
Fifty-nine Nigerian soldiers appeared before a military tribunal on Wednesday charged with mutiny and conspiracy to commit mutiny over claims that they refused to fight Boko Haram militants. The soldiers, all members of the 111th Special Forces Battalion, all pleaded … read more
Seven Nigerian ministers quit office on Wednesday to pursue political ambitions in their respective states, the government of the West African country said in a statement. The ministers, who formally announced their resignation at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) … read more
On her son’s fourth birthday, Alicia Keys and 30 others protested outside of the consulate general of Nigeria raising awareness surrounding the 200 girls abducted by the Boko Haram. Keys–who is pregnant with her second child–stood outside and demanded answers … read more