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Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UNHCR UN spokesman Babar Baloch warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian and development funding were putting vital services at risk for one of the world’s largest refugee populations. “The generous one Support from Bangladesh and the international community is essential in meeting their basic needs and providing protection,” he told reporters. The largest wave of …

The sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and her twin sons were on Wednesday morning kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Adelabu’s media aide, Femi Awogboro, who confirmed the incident in a statement, his sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, along with his twin sons, Peter and Paul, were abducted by gunmen …

According to preliminary information from Lebanese authorities, at least 86 people, including health workers, were injured in the attack on Jabal Amel Hospital. The attacks “caused significant damage…to emergency departments and intensive care units”, said the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Lebanon, Dr Abdinasir Abubakar. Speaking from Beirut on Tuesday, Dr Abubakar explained that Jabal Amel is one of …

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The House of Representatives issued a stark warning on Tuesday regarding the severe financial crisis crippling the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC). Lawmakers warned that the country’s frontline health defense system has been dangerously compromised, leaving Nigeria highly vulnerable to a potential Ebola outbreak and other fast-spreading epidemics. The legislative intervention was prompted by a motion of national importance …

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered Access Bank Plc to pay a total of $16 million in damages to some customers for illegally imposing post-no-debit restrictions on their accounts without sufficient legal justification. The ruling, delivered on June 1, 2026 by Justice Chukwujekwu Joseph Aneke in case number FHC/L/CS/878/2023, criticized the bank’s action, describing it as …

The Federal Government has stepped up disease surveillance at airports, seaports and land crossings nationwide as part of intensive efforts to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country amid increasing outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa. Under these enhanced measures, travelers deemed high risk or those showing symptoms related to Ebola and other dengue viruses will undergo …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Appellate Committee has upheld the results of the governorship primary election in Kaduna State and confirmed Isa Ashiru as the elected candidate. This was disclosed by the Secretary of the Committee, Mr Mikailu Barau, at a press conference at the ADC State Secretariat in Kaduna, Tuesday. Barau said the committee had reviewed the petition and …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country. 1. INEC investigates voter data leak The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation into alleged unauthorized access and disclosure of information from the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database.Read more 2. Alleged N1.35 billion fraud: Lamido, EFCC disagree with witnesses Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and …