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At least 131 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 513 cases suspected, local officials have said. A spokesman for the DR Congo government said cases were now being reported over a wider area. There are also two confirmed cases and one death in Uganda, says the US Centers for …

The UN has called on the international community to urgently scale up support for both the Ebola response and the broader humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric made the call on Monday in New York while briefing journalists on the update of Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda. According to Dujarric, the …

No fewer than five members currently serving at the National Assembly (NASS) from Cross River lost their return bid to the Green and Red Chambers following the conclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the primaries for both the Green and Red Chamber were concluded between Saturday and Monday. NAN also …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expelled 11 officers and members, suspending 14 others over alleged disobedience to resolutions and decisions of its National Executive Council (NEC). The decisions were taken at the end of the emergency NEC meeting of the congress held on Monday in Lagos. Reiterating the decision during a media briefing, TUC President-General, Comrade Festus …

Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, a former Chief of Army Staff has said that establishing state police will only be effective in Nigeria if it is strictly professionalised. Dambazau told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja that state policing must be insulated from the control of state governors to prevent its weaponization against political opponents. He also called strict, non-compromised …

  According to Obi, the amount earmarked for debt repayment far outweighs government allocations to critical sectors such as healthcare, education, and poverty alleviation. Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticized the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over Nigeria’s worsening debt crisis and what he described as misplaced fiscal priorities. The former governor of Anambra State said …

  The quality of persons recruited into the Force needs to be improved urgently. And, very importantly, there is a need for better training and the hands-on operational supervision of police officers. The extra-judicial killing of Mene Ogidi in Effurun by the police in Delta State on 26 April has once more exposed the rump of this arm of law …

The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Edo State deepened on Monday as a faction loyal to the former governorship candidate of the party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, declared him winner of the Edo South Senatorial District primary election for the 2027 National Assembly polls. The fresh declaration came barely hours after the Mohammed Ajana-led APC National Assembly Primary Elections …

*Ize-Iyamu, Imasuen Reject Results The former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, on Monday recorded a major political upset in Edo State as he defeated the incumbent Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District, Senator Neda Imasuen, and former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to emerge the party’s candidate for the 2027 …

Israeli Defense Forces eliminated a top Islamic Jihad commander with an airstrike in Lebanon, the IDF announced Monday. The IDF says its strike eliminated Wael Mahmoud Abd al-Halim, who served as the Islamic Jihad’s Commander of the Beqaa region in Lebanon. “Al-Halim led the integration of Islamic Jihad terrorists into combat operations alongside Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and operated to …