Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria’s health authorities have identified 53 people who may have been exposed to the country’s confirmed Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory, as public health officials intensify efforts to prevent further transmission. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe death toll from the terror attack on Binnari village in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State has risen to 40, according to Amnesty International Nigeria. The attack occurred on Friday, October 23, 2026, when armed men reportedly invaded the...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteReal Madrid have defeated Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico, handing manager Jose Mourinho his first victory over their fierce rivals since returning for a second spell at the club. Los Blancos secured the crucial win at Camp Nou on Sunday night, boosting...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 34-year-old South African woman with 36.65 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, alongside a 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother allegedly caught with 9.45 kilogrammes of imported cannabis. The arrests were...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria’s proposed state police reform has crossed a major constitutional hurdle, with 24 out of the 36 state Houses of Assembly approving the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026. The Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill and Chief of...

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Enugu State Police Command has confirmed that its operatives shot popular entertainer Izuchukwu Nnaji, popularly known as Stone, during an anti-cultism operation, prompting renewed calls for accountability and justice. The police said preliminary findings indicated that the incident occurred during a raid...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Anambra State Police Command has convened a peace meeting with two rival Anglican bishops in an effort to de-escalate tensions surrounding the leadership crisis in the Awka Diocese. The meeting, held on Friday at the state police headquarters in Awka, brought together...

Reading Time: 3 minutesUganda has tightened travel restrictions for passengers with a history of travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, barring them from transiting through the country as investigations continue into an Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria. The measure, announced by Uganda’s Ministry...

Reading Time: 2 minutesTen people have been killed following a deadly attack by gunmen on Binnari community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, with residents fleeing their homes amid fears of further violence. The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday in...

Reading Time: 3 minutesAlgeria has reportedly ordered domestic fertiliser producers to stop exporting urea to France, escalating an economic confrontation linked to French President Emmanuel Macron’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara. The reported restriction threatens a trade relationship valued at approximately 219 million dollars...