Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has announced 142 deaths and 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 18 states in Nigeria, in its epidemiological week 22, 2025 report. In its situation report on Thursday, the agency stated that the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 19.0%, which is slightly higher than the same period in 2024. NCDC …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the centre recording 659 confirmed cases out of 3,779 suspected cases and 122 deaths in 13 weeks (from January to March 30, 2025). A report obtained from the NCDC on Friday indicated that no …

Popular Nigerian singer David Adeleke, aka Davido, has opened up about how he handles the pain of losing loved ones. The singer is no stranger to grief, having lost his mum, Mrs Victoria Imade Adeleke, at 11, and his 3-year-old son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, as well as associates, Tagbo, DJ Olu, Obama DMW, and personal photographer Fortune, in quick successions. Speaking …