Homepage News from Monday, October 26th, 2026
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Ebola: Nigeria Plans State Treatment Centres as Contacts Rise to 53
The Federal Government is planning to identify and equip Ebola treatment centres in states with designated international ports of entry as Nigeria steps up efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
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Lula Wins Fourth Term in Brazil as Bolsonaro Challenges Results
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth presidential term, defeating his right wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro, who has vowed to challenge the result.
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FBI Arrests Nine in Nigeria Over Cybercrime, Seizes 53 Devices
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation says nine suspects have been arrested in Nigeria over alleged cybercrime, with 53 electronic devices seized during the operation.
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Nigeria Has No Ebola Cases After Patient’s Evacuation, WHO Says
Nigeria currently has no confirmed Ebola cases following the evacuation of the country’s only confirmed patient to Switzerland, the World Health Organisation’s regional director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, has said.
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NDC Names Ibrahim Abdulkarim Campaign Director-General, Unveils Council
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, naming Ibrahim Abdulkarim, an ally of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as Director-General.
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ADC Says Atiku Will Campaign in All 36 States Ahead of 2027 Election
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will campaign in all 36 states ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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Ebola: Expert Urges Hygiene, Prompt Reporting of Symptoms
A public health expert, Dr. Blossom Maduafokwa, has urged Nigerians to maintain good hygiene, avoid contact with potentially infected animals and promptly report suspected Ebola cases following the country’s first confirmed case of the Bundibugyo strain.
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Nigeria Wins African Scrabble Championship as Jimoh Takes Individual Title
Nigeria has won the 16th African Scrabble Championship in Monrovia, Liberia, after Abdulmumin Jimoh claimed the individual title and led an all-Nigerian podium.
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Fani-Kayode Arrives in Johannesburg, Welcomed by Nigerians
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho, Ambassador Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has arrived in Johannesburg, where he was received by officials of Nigeria’s diplomatic mission and members of the Nigerian community.
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Lagos Begins Fresh Ebola Surveillance Measures
The Lagos State Government has intensified disease surveillance and preparedness following the confirmation of an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Abuja.
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Lagos Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge To Open Before Christmas
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge will be opened to the public before Christmas, with construction now about 80 per cent complete.
