Global Mirror News gathered that the Plateau State Government has ordered the immediate temporary closure of all primary and secondary schools across the state following a diphtheria outbreak that has claimed at least 23 lives, with 148 suspected cases recorded by health authorities. The directive was issued on Saturday, September 5, 2026, by Plateau State…
Plateau State is battling a diphtheria outbreak after 23 people reportedly died, while 143 suspected cases have been recorded across the State within the last two weeks. The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed this while speaking with Journalists in Jos on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Global Mirror News gathered that the State…
A Nigerian medical expert has defended Doctors at the centre of a controversial kidney procedure in Abuja, insisting that the young men involved were voluntary organ donors and were not victims of illegal kidney harvesting or forced organ trafficking. The controversy surrounding the kidney procedures has generated widespread public concern, with questions being raised about…
Lagos State recorded the highest number of new HIV infections in Nigeria in 2025, with 10,430 fresh cases, according to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025. The report revealed that 102,025 new HIV infections were recorded across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital…
Nigeria’s battle against Lassa fever has intensified, with the death toll rising to 204 in 2026 as Health Authorities warn of a worsening outbreak driven by delayed treatment, poor health-seeking behaviour, and increasing infections among healthcare workers. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in its latest Epidemiological Week 19 report, disclosed that…
Global Mirror News gathered that the Lagos State Government has ordered a postmortem examination following the deaths of nine-month-old identical twins, Testimony and Timothy Alozie, who reportedly passed away about 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation at a Primary Health Care Center in the State. The incident gained widespread public attention after the twins’ father,…
