The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, will formally turban veteran broadcaster and television producer, Chief Peter Igho, as Kakakin Daular Usmaniyya on Sunday, November 1, 2026. The Sultanate traces its heritage to the Sokoto Caliphate, also known as Daular Usmaniyya, founded in 1804 by Islamic scholar and reformer, Shehu Usman Dan Fodio.
Data released by the DRC’s Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday put the number of confirmed cases at 10,060, with 4,887 deaths
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nafisa Maradun said the government initiated the response measure following the arrival of a passenger, an indigene of Zamfara, from Saudi Arabia via EgyptAir, who presented with high temperature.
Our Call to Action This year, the Speech Therapists and Audiologists’ Association of Ghana (STAAG), in collaboration with the Ghana Stammering Association, is calling on all Ghanaians to help build a more inclusive society. Dr. Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe President, Speech Therapists and Audiologists’ Association of Ghana (STAAG) Lecturer, University of Ghana Contact STAAG: jobamp@hotmail.com
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27— Kenya and Indonesia are deepening pharmaceutical cooperation to boost local vaccine production and reduce reliance on imported medicines, with the two countries identifying healthcare manufacturing as a key pillar of their bilateral partnership. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said cooperation between the Kenya BioVax Institute and Indonesia’s state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma was accelerating efforts to build Kenya’s capacity for local vaccine manufacturing.
Keri M, a marathoner in her 50s, knew the race would be terrible. Keri, who asked us to omit her full name due to the sensitive subject matter, has completed dozens of half marathons and four full marathons.
It also found that officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ignored distress calls from detainees who banged on the cell door asking for water. The panel also found extensive leadership failure by the Niger State Commandant of the NSCDC, accusing him of issuing a false public statement that attributed the deaths to a disease outbreak.
Cases have likewise been detected in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, with the World Health Organization warning that Africa faces a “complex” task to contain an outbreak spanning the east, west and centre of the continent. The only case so far confirmed in Nigeria, a Swiss woman who contracted the virus following a trip to Uganda with her husband, was evacuated back to the Alpine nation on Monday.
Presenting the petition on Tuesday, October 27, on behalf of the group, consultant Nani Welbeck appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and ensure the workers receive their long-awaited payments. Receiving the petition, Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah thanked the group for bringing the matter to the President’s attention.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has dismissed rumours linking the Ebola outbreak to a possible election postponement, saying Nigeria currently has no confirmed cases. The NCDC boss explained that the woman, whose infection was confirmed on Oct. 20 after she returned to Abuja from Uganda, was evacuated to Switzerland on Oct. 26 alongside her husband at the Swiss Government’s request and expense.
Three babies have died within a week and 10 deaths have been reported in the past four months; this has raised questions about access to nutrition and the timely detection and treatment of health problems among pregnant women and newborns
Randomised trials of omega-6s do not show an increase in inflammation caused by the fatty acid Read more in the Antiviral series If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably been bombarded with the discourse about seed oils. Dr Jason Wu, a professor at the University of New South Wales, agrees: “The evidence base consistently points to health benefits of eating seed oils.”
The Pope underwent surgery in to remove a tumour on the lower part of his right lung and is gradually resuming his duties.
Nearly half of the people confirmed to have the virus have died in DRC's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.
The Katsina State Government has stepped up measures to prevent the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease and curb the spread of diphtheria, while intensifying preparations for the November 2026 polio vaccination campaign. Musa Adamu Funtua, disclosed this during the Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee meeting on Ebola readiness, diphtheria outbreak response and preparations for the upcoming polio campaign, held at the Polio Emergency Operations Centre in Katsina.
The Chairman of the Independent Investigative Committee on the death of some Niger miners in the state, Jonathan Kure, has recommended that one point four billion be paid to the families of 33 victims and forty-four survivors. The committee also recommended summary dismissal of the state commandant of the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and all other officers who were directly involved in the detention and eventual death of the miners The committee equally recommended institutional reforms for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in order to…
DR Congo has reported more than 10,000 Ebola cases and nearly 4,900 deaths. The outbreak involves a virus for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment, complicating efforts to contain its spread.
Apparently, I’m the person who turns up soaking wet, sucking Haribos. So on the first rainy day in folk memory, the opening bars of Storm Austen, I turned up to a job with a photographer, soaked.
I struggled to come to terms with my mum’s death. I wonder if she found the same respite in the water that has helped heal me since she passed away It was early morning in late September, off the coast of Kaş in Turkey.
The death of gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has triggered controversy over alleged hospital rejections, disagreements within his family over his burial arrangements and threats of legal action against people linking celebrities to his death. The singer died in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after reportedly slumping.
The Yobe State government has vaccinated 43,720 children against poliomyelitis during the 2026 supplementary immunisation activities that targeted responses to close immunity gaps across the 17 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hadiza Sabo, disclosed this at the commemoration of World Polio Day in Damaturu, the state capital.
He said the affected people had been taken out of their normal environments for public health reasons, making it necessary for the authorities to consider their welfare while ensuring they complied with quarantine measures
At least 64 students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, in Katsina State, have been hospitalised after developing adverse reactions following the administration of drugs during a Bilharzia treatment and prevention exercise. Confirming the incident on a telephone call, the Katsina State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Sulaiman Jibia, said all the affected students had recovered, and arrangements were being made for their return to school.