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Death Toll In Lassa Fever Now 172 As Ondo, Bauchi, Edo Remain High-Burden States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 172 deaths from Lassa fever across 21 states, representing an 18.6 per cent Case Fatality Rate (CFR) — higher than the 17 per cent recorded during the same period in 2024. In its Week 40 Lassa Fever Situation Report, covering September 29 to October

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Nnamdi Kanu Lists Ex-AGF Malami, Wike, Tukur Buratai, Others As Witnesses In Terrorism Trial

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has named former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami and several prominent Nigerians as witnesses in his ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a fresh motion he personally signed and filed before Justice James Omotosho, Kanu described

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UK Freezes Over 100 Bank Accounts Linked To MFM Church Over Financial Scandal

The Charity Commission for England and Wales has frozen the assets of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International (MFM International), the UK branch of the Nigerian Pentecostal church founded by Dr. Daniel Olukoya, following what it described as serious misconduct and mismanagement in the administration of the charity’s finances and governance. In a

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#FreeNnamdiKanuNow: Lawyer Maxwell Opara Defends Participation In Protest, Says Agitations Not Against Court But Tinubu Government

Human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has defended his decision to join the “Free Nnamdi Kanu” protest, insisting that lawyers have the constitutional right to demonstrate against government disobedience to court orders. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television, Opara said there is no law in Nigeria that bars legal practitioners from participating in

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Former NBA Secretary, Chinedu Agu Released After Month-Long Detention For Criticising Imo Governor Uzodinma

Chinedu Agu, a human rights lawyer and former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri Branch, has been released from detention after a Chief Magistrate in Owerri, Imo State, granted him bail on an ex-parte application.  Agu was detained for nearly a month over Facebook posts criticizing Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration and

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Bandits Attacks: Kwara Government Shuts 45 Public Schools, Redeploys Teachers

Amid the rising insecurity, the Kwara State government has closed down 45 public schools following a series of bandit attacks in some communities across the state.The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB), Prof. Sheu Ibrahim Adaramaja, made this known on Tuesday in Ilorin during the Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing Report organised

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EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Coup: Defence Intelligence Agency Holds 16 Military Officers In Secret Location For Weeks As Families Express Worries

At least 16 Nigerian military officers are currently being detained incommunicado by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in connection with an alleged coup plot that the Bola Tinubu-led government and the military authorities claim they are investigating, SaharaReporters has learnt. Multiple military sources and family members confirmed to SaharaReporters on Wednesday that the detained officers

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