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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against non-essential travel to Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak. Uganda had, on September 20, declared an outbreak of Ebola after a 24-year-old male exhibited symptoms of the disease, tested positive, and later died. As of October 28, the Uganda ministry of health […]

At least 98 people have been confirmed dead as ‘Storm Nalgae’ rocked communities in the southern provinces of the Philippines. According to Al Jazeera, more than half of the casualties were from flooding and mudslides that wrecked villages on the southern island of Mindanao throughout the weekend. The country’s disaster agency said […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja later on Monday for a “routine” medical checkup in London, United Kingdom (UK). Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, announced the imminent trip. He said Buhari is expected back in the country in the second week of November. “President […]

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says the security situation in Nigeria does not warrant travel advisories and terror warnings from the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). While the US authorised the evacuation of non-critical staff in the country, the UK had asked its citizens not to embark on “non-essential” […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the manifesto of his party currently in circulation should be disregarded. Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, said the LP’s manifesto is still under review. He issued the clarification on Monday in a post on his official Twitter handle. According […]

Adigun Agbaje, a former deputy vice-chancellor (academics) of the University of Ibadan, says he was shot in the head by his abductors. Agbaje was kidnapped alongside five others by gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday night. He regained freedom from captivity on Sunday. In an appreciation letter released by Adewale, […]

Twitter will soon start charging verified users $19.99 per month for the blue check mark verifying the authenticity of an account, The Verge is reporting. The blue “verified” badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To qualify, accounts must be “notable, authentic and active.” […]

Daniel Bwala, spokesperson of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, says the Labour Party (LP) has more promise than the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections. Speaking during an interview on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Bwala said the 2023 election is a referendum on the APC. He […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), doesn’t want to resign from his position because he wants to continue overseeing the party’s finances. The Rivers governor spoke during the weekend at a media parley in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state. Wike […]