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Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the US, hours after Brazil cancelled his passports, sources have told the BBC. The right-wing candidate left the country after its Supreme Court ordered that he surrender his passports amid an investigation into alleged money laundering. Bolsonaro has not been charged and has denied the allegations. His passports were cancelled on Tuesday …

A police team, including its leader have been subjected to disciplinary actions following an alleged extortion incident involving a vigilante operative at a checkpoint in Agbede, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state, according to Edo State Police Command. The police said the disciplinary measures followed the circulation of a viral video showing an operative of the Edo State …

…Omosigho vows to appeal judgment Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has nullified the candidacy of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency, Hon. Uyi Frank Omosigho, and declared his challenger, Omo-Osagie Efosa, popularly known as Mighty Man, the authentic candidate of the party. This development is coming barely three months to the …

The Federal Government’s Independent Investigative Committee probing the deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State has found that the deceased died from asphyxiation. The committee Chairman and former Deputy Director-General of the Department of State Services, Jonathan Kure, disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting the panel’s report to the …

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has broken her silence following the death of her mother, Professor Kamene Okonjo. In a post on Sunday, Okonjo-Iweala said she had been overwhelmed by messages of condolences and tributes to her late mother. She wrote, “Today, I have been overwhelmed with messages of condolences and tributes to my …

If no further confirmed or probable cases are detected and the country meets the conditions stipulated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Federal Government has said Nigeria could declare the Ebola outbreak over as early as December 7, 2026. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this on Monday evening in a post …

The Katsina State Police Command has launched a full-scale manhunt for suspected gunmen responsible for the killing of prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka, and his associate, Adamu Abubakar, in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of the state. The Command said the attack occurred at about 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026, when two armed men riding a motorcycle reportedly …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will make the preliminary register of voters for the 2027 general elections available on its website. The Commissioner disclosed this in a statement on Monday. It stated that it had taken note of the concerns expressed by Nigerians and other stakeholders regarding the desirability of making the register accessible through …

Israelis are heading to the polls for what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country’s history. Polling published on Friday suggests incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu is in a near neck-and-neck race with former military chief Gadi Eisenkot to become prime minister. But neither of their political blocs are projected to win the 61 seats needed to …

Brazil’s left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared in his election victory speech “Brazil will not accept being anyone’s backyard,” a message squarely aimed at Washington. Domestic elections are rarely won on foreign policy, and this one was no different. But Lula’s defiance against what he has described as US interference in Brazilian affairs evoked a patriotic spirit that …