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… The disease spreads to 23 states despite control efforts …Young adults remain hardest hit as transmission spreads to 114 LGAs Daud Olatunji The Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention has raised fresh concerns over the resurgence of Lassa fever after confirmed infections rose again, with the death toll rising to 229 nationwide. The agency revealed that Nigeria had …

Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country. Speaking from Chile, he said the earthquake left more than 5,000 people dead and more than 23,000 displaced, “but statistics alone cannot describe the death toll and the true scale of this tragedy.” Women on the front lines …

Rangers International Head Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has exclusively said completesports.com that the Coal City Flying Antelopes are looking to sign two forwards to be fully prepared for the defense of their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title as well as their 11th CAF Champions League campaign. Ilechukwu, 48, who is affectionately called ‘The Worker’, was speaking on the sidelines of …

Team Nigeria’s athletics contingent has received a major boost ahead of the start of athletics events at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with two of the country’s brightest stars, Ella Onojuvwevwo and Temitope Adeshina, arriving in Glasgow, Scotland. World-class 400m runner Ella Onojuvwevwo joined her teammates on Sunday, bringing renewed excitement and confidence to the Nigerian camp ahead of Monday’s opening …

On July 16, the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) deployed a base near the town of Nyakunde, in Ituri Province – allowing ‘blue helmets’ to patrol to better protect hospitals and patients. The base opened one day after a series of incidents rocked communities in and around Nyakunde. On July 15, a group of young people vandalized local …