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Following the confirmation of an Ebola Bundibugyo case in Nigeria, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has called for urgent international support for the country.Nigerian news analysis The Director-General, Dr Jean Kaseya, said this through the agency’s official X handle on Tuesday. Kaseya also urged partners to provide immediate funding, medical supplies, diagnostics and trained emergency …

The national leader of the Pan Yoruba social-political organisation, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, is dead. The revered elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain passed away at the age of 100, which he celebrated May 11, 2026. Born on May 11, 1926, in Uso, Ondo State, Pa Fasoranti was one of the major twines holding together the Yoruba nation and a bridge …

President Donald Trump loves tariffs so much that during his first term, he nicknamed himself “Tariff Man.” Trump tripled down on tariffs during his second term, lobbing them on friends and enemies alike, in an attempt to revive American manufacturing, crack down on illegal drugs and even to protest an alleged “witch hunt” against an ally in Brazil. After spiking …

  RULAC cited continuing allegations of torture, unlawful detention, extortion, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, six years after the #EndSARS protest. The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has accused the Nigerian police of sustaining a culture of impunity six years after the #EndSARS protests. The organisation cited continuing allegations of torture, unlawful detention, extortion, extrajudicial killings and …

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has defended his remarks urging Nigerians living in the United Kingdom to reject requests for money from people back home.. He accused his political opponents of twisting his message to Nigerians living abroad, insisting that he never asked them to abandon their families back home. Obi said his concern was …

  The #EndSARS memorial organisers had scheduled a wreath-laying ceremony for 11 a.m. to honour people who died or went missing during the 2020 protests. Police officers fired teargas at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on Tuesday, dispersing participants at a memorial to victims of the #EndSARS protests and preventing them from laying wreaths. The Punch newspaper reported that …

MADRID (AP) — Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis are fueling an autumn of protests in Europe. Crowds have protested for weeks in major cities, with some demonstrations marked by arrests, looting, injuries and violence across France, Italy and Albania. In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up to …

Iran has signaled that it is preparing for another round of war with the United States and has issued public threats against Washington and its allies in an apparent bid to deter President Donald Trump from restarting the current conflict. Over the past month, Iranian military commanders have intensified a series of public messages claiming that Iran has built large …

The Department of State Services on Tuesday arraigned five persons before the Imo State High Court over the alleged abduction of 24 persons, including 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members. The defendants face charges of conspiracy, hostage-taking and unlawful possession of firearms in two separate cases. Three of them, Usman Aliyu, 25, aka Chonge; Babangida Aliyu, 21; and Mohammed …

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) will host a children’s party at the Oba Palace, Benin City, on Saturday, October 24, as part of activities marking the 10th coronation anniversary of the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II. The event, scheduled for 12 noon, will coincide with a Grand Royal Durbar, which the children will have the opportunity to …