At least 268 people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this year, as the proportion of confirmed patients dying from the disease rises to 23.6%, according to the Nigeria

The death toll from suspected toxic alcohol poisoning in Ondo State has risen to 49, prompting arrests, forensic testing and government action over unverified alcoholic and herbal products.

Questions remain over the deaths of three siblings whose bodies were discovered near a small river in Akure after they failed to return home from their father’s farm.

NDLEA says it intercepted a tanker allegedly notorious for evading arrest and discovered 2,145kg of cannabis hidden inside a false compartment.