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  Northern states in Nigeria continue to face severe shortages of medical doctors and specialised health professionals, forcing many health facilities to rely heavily on community health workers for basic healthcare services. This is according to the 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report released by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on Sunday. Analysis of workforce …

  Smoke plumes caused by oil depot and refinery strikes drifted across Tehran on Monday, satellite images show, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that attacks on oil facilities could pose serious health risks to residents. Since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran began on 28 February, we have confirmed strikes on at least four oil facilities around the capital. …

The Ramada Plaza hotel in Beirut was damaged following an Israeli strike on 8 March It was about 01:30 in the morning when a loud explosion tore through the Raouche neighbourhood in the heart of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Israeli strike on the four-star Ramada Plaza hotel marked the first time in this war that Israel’s bombing campaign had …

The Israeli military has said it carried out several wide-scale waves of strikes across Iran, as supporters of the Islamic Republic staged rallies to celebrate the appointment of a new supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, a hardline Shia Muslim cleric close to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, was chosen on Sunday to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday night assured Nigerians that the country would never allow agents of instability to undermine its peace, unity and sovereignty, assuring that terrorists would be defeated Tinubu gave the assurance while hosting religious and traditional leaders for an interfaith breaking of fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He acknowledged the critical roles of religious and traditional …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Nigeria’s opposition parties appear to be “merely breathing but not competing” ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lagos APC spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, said this in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. “As the nation approaches the 2027 elections, Nigeria may be heading towards one of the most predictable electoral cycles in its …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has welcomed the Court of Appeal judgment voiding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention held in Ibadan on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16, 2025. The appellate court ruled on Monday that the party acted wrongly by proceeding with the convention in spite of a subsisting court order directing compliance with conditions set …

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of illegally using white phosphorus in an attack on a residential area in southern Lebanon last week. In a report released Monday, the rights group said it verified and geographically located seven recordings related to the incident. White phosphorus is an incendiary substance that ignites upon contact with oxygen and continues burning until it …

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), in collaboration with Tetra Tech and SPRiNG, recently undertook a strategic advocacy visit to Benue State to promote the National Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System (NCEWERS) project, funded by the UK FCDO through SPRiNG. The visit aimed to strengthen partnerships with security agencies, government institutions, traditional and religious leaders, and …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has been honoured with the OPAL Award for Excellent Performance by the St. Maria Goretti Old Girls Association in recognition of his administration’s developmental strides and commitment to good governance in Edo State. The award was recently presented at the 2026 SMAGOGA Awards and Alumni Gala Night held at Madison Place in Victoria Island. The …