August 4, 2025

Death Toll

Banditry General Insurgency

Nigeria Records Higher Death Toll from Banditry and Insurgency in First Half of 2025 Than All of Previous Year

Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has taken an alarming turn, as fresh data reveals that more lives were lost to insurgent and bandit-related violence in just the first six months of 2025 than in the entire year of 2024. The disturbing statistics, released on Tuesday by a reputable conflict-tracking organisation, underscore the intensifying wave of insecurity

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Health

Meningitis Death Toll Rises to 156, with Over 1,800 Suspected Cases Across 23 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a surge in the number of deaths due to cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM), with the toll rising to 156, up from 74. This grim update, which reflects data from week 40 of 2024 to week 12 of 2025, also revealed that there have been 1,858

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