Africa

Health authorities activate national emergency containment protocols after a traveler returning from East Africa tests positive for viral hemorrhagic fever in the nation's capital. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has confirmed a case of Ebola virus disease...

 Suspected kidnappers have killed a seven-year-old boy, Abdullahi Rabi’u, hours after demanding a ₦2.5 million ransom from his family in Majema, along Ring Road, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.The boy was reportedly abducted on Monday evening...

  The African Action Congress (AAC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to approve the use of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja, for a proposed Presidential Campaign Council ceremony scheduled for November 11, 2026.The opposition party also requested food, drinks...

 Plateau State has recorded 2,047 tuberculosis (TB) cases between July and September 2026, while the state’s estimated annual disease burden stands at 11,000 cases, a health official has disclosed.Yohanna Bot, monitoring and evaluation officer of the Plateau State Tuberculosis...

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has denied allegations of a plot to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general election, challenging the allegation’s author, Timi Frank, to provide evidence.In a statement dated...

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to address the pension challenges facing retired police officers and improve welfare for serving personnel.Atiku made the call in a statement...

 Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has ruled out withdrawing from the 2027 presidential election in favour of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) or any other political party.Kwankwaso made the position known on Sunday...

 Minister of Works and former Ebonyi State Governor, Senator David Umahi, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru will secure decisive victories in the 2027 general elections.Umahi made the prediction on Sunday...

 Two suspected kidnappers have been killed by local hunters in Kano State, while a ₦10 million ransom paid for the release of an abducted man was recovered during an ambush in Falgore Forest, Doguwa Local Government Area.The Kano State...

 President Bola Tinubu has removed the requirement for federal universities to obtain recruitment waivers from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), in a move aimed at strengthening institutional autonomy and improving staff...