Cancer kills 8.8m people annually : WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that cancer killed no fewer than 8.8…
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Cholera kills 80 in Zamfara in 1 month
No fewer than 80 people had been killed by cholera outbreak in Zamfara in the…
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46 die, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide
A landslide at a landfill in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa has killed at least…
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Gastroenteritis outbreak: 4 students die, 7 hospitalised in Kebbi
Four students of the Government Secondary School, Fannah, in Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi…
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Lassa fever kills 4 in Bauchi- Commissioner
The Bauchi State Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of four patients out of…
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NEMA records 5 deaths from 50 incidents in 3 days
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has recorded five deaths from 50 different…
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4 dead, 14 severely burnt in kerosene explosions in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Aniekeme Uwah, says four persons…
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Over a million dying from air pollution in India annually
India’s worsening air pollution is causing about 1.1 million premature deaths each year, almost the…
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32 UN personnel killed in 2016
United Nations headquartersNo fewer than 32 UN officials were killed in 2016, with most…
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Gunmen kill 5 in Nigeria-Cameroon border
The UN on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a UN monitoring team near the…
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