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The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The case was laboratory-confirmed on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, after a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria on an international flight from Uganda was admitted to a private hospital in the FCT. The patient, who had received care at the hospital for several days, is currently isolated and receiving treatment. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, said contact tracing has commenced, with 44 close contacts identified so far, including healthcare workers, patients, caregivers and travel contacts.…
Ukraine has expressed concerns over the growing number of foreign nationals reportedly missing after joining the Russian army, warning Nigerians and other Africans against suspicious employment offers that could lead to forced or deceptive military recruitment. The Ambassador of Ukraine to Nigeria, Ivan Kholostenko, gave this warning in a statement, stressing that relatives of foreign nationals who travelled to Russia in search of jobs or signed military contracts were increasingly turning to Ukrainian humanitarian initiatives to determine the whereabouts of their loved ones. He noted that many families were left uncertain about whether their relatives were alive, captured or killed…
There was anxiety at the Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers moved to investigate a colleague, Yusuf Bello Aliyu, member representing Nasarawa constituency, over an alleged social media post in which he reportedly mocked Governor Abba Yusuf. The Assembly referred the matter to its Committee on Ethics and Privileges for investigation after the member representing Minjibir, Abdulhamid Abdul, raised a matter of urgent public importance during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Ismail Falgore. Abdul said he was disturbed by a trending social media post allegedly showing the lawmaker representing Nasarawa Local Government Area holding a rabbit…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects allegedly linked to the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and a civilian along the Owerri–Onitsha Expressway in Imo State. The suspects were brought before the Justice Oputa State High Court in Owerri, the state capital, following their arrest during intelligence-led operations in Rivers and Abia states. The victims were abducted by gunmen near Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area on October 1, 2026, while travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to their assigned NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. The abduction sparked a…
Two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siri Akhtar, have reportedly been executed in Saudi Arabia following their conviction over an alleged immoral act inside a mosque in Mecca. Reports circulating on social media and seen by Vanguard showed that Bangladesh claimed the couple, who had travelled to Mecca for their honeymoon, were accused of kissing on the forehead inside the mosque. The gesture was reportedly an expression of gratitude to Allah for their marriage. The reports further claimed that the couple’s bodies had been returned to Bangladesh in two coffins for burial.
The Portuguese Football Federation has suspended national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo for 30 days and fined him €255 for leaving the team’s camp in Denmark during the September international break. Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported the development on X, stating that the decision followed Ronaldo’s departure from the national team camp. “Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for 30 days plus fined for €255. “The decision has been made by Portugal Federation after he left the national team’s camp in Denmark. “Cristiano himself had suggested a punishment after apologizing for that,” Romano wrote. Ronaldo had left the camp ahead of…
Five persons were reportedly killed and one other seriously injured in a ghastly accident along the Obajana-Lokoja highway in Kogi State. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when three trucks lost control while on top speed and rammed into each other. According to locals, the impact of the incident triggered a fire outbreak, which led to the burning of the vehicles, goods and other items to ashes. The Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lawal Fagge, confirmed the incident on Monday. He said three trucks collided on 18/10/26 around 2:30…
The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Wilfred Afolabi, has reiterated that the hoodlums who killed two senior officers at Uratta Police Station in Aba on Saturday would be apprehended and brought to justice. The Abia State Police Command has also clarified that no firearms or ammunition were carted away by the hoodlums during the attack. In a statement, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, said the command would deploy all necessary operational and intelligence resources to identify and apprehend those responsible, assuring that they would be brought to justice. The command commiserated with the families of…
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N120 million fundamental rights suit instituted by a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai against the Department of the State Services, DSS, and three others. Justice Oriji in a judgment on Monday threw away the suit for being without merit and substance. The judge awarded N200,000 as cost to each of the respondents to be paid to them by the former governor. The court held that the letters of invitation by two Federal Government agencies to El-Rufai to appear for investigation over allegations…
Following reports of angry Youths trapping the State Deputy Governor Mani Malam Mumini in Gwashi town, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Sunday, the spokesman for Zamfara State Governor Suleiman Bala Idris has countered the report. Speaking on Monday in an exclusive chat with Leadership, the spokesman said the Deputy Governor successfully visited Bukkuyum and donated relief materials to the victims of insecurity. The deputy governor was in the town to commiserate with residents over a recent bandit attack that claimed the lives of at least nine security operatives and several civilians. Recall that yesterday residents said the…