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Uganda has started a 42-day countdown towards being declared Ebola-free after discharging its final patient from an isolation unit. According to a Reuters report, the patient’s release from Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala on Thursday morning, July 16, triggered the mandatory waiting period required by the World Health Organisation (WHO) before an outbreak can be officially declared over. Under WHO guidelines, a country may only be declared free of an Ebola outbreak if no new confirmed cases are recorded within 42 consecutive days following the recovery or d£ath of the last patient. Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported 20 confirmed Ebola cases during the outbreak, comprising five locally acquired infections and 15 imported cases. The ministry’s online dashboard f...

The redrafted Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been passed by the Senate, introducing heavy penalties for various road and transit-related infractions. Among the newly established rules is a ₦50,000 penalty targeting individuals who trade, hawk, or preach to passengers inside commercial buses. This legislative update, which currently awaits the president's signature to become law, also introduces a ₦50,000 fine, a six-month jail term, or both, for drivers who refuse to undergo roadside breathalyzer tests when requested by road safety officers on reasonable suspicion. According to the details of the modified bill, fines for numerous traffic violations have been raised by up to 300 percent. This upward review is part of a broader legislative push to disc...

Iran has issued a stark warning that any American strike on its domestic assets will trigger the wholesale destruction of infrastructure across the Middle East, according to reports from the Fars News Agency. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, speaking on behalf of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the country's position clear by stating, "Destroy infrastructure, we will destroy whatever infrastructure remains in the region." The military spokesman further emphasized that Tehran "would under no circumstances allow the US, as a foreign and extra-regional country, to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz." He made it clear that "This is Iran's unbreakable red line," warning that any outside meddling in the vital maritime passage would not be tolerated. According to Zolfaghari, Ira...

A former presidential spokesperson has added his voice to those urging the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to vacate his office following the unfolding fake agency controversy.  Laolu Akande expressed this view during a Thursday, July 16 broadcast of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program. His comments came in response to the recent detention of Adeniyi Adeyemi, who has been parading himself as the Director-General of the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).  Speaking on the expectations of public officials in such circumstances, Akande remarked, “Gbajabiamila holds it to himself, his family, the President and Nigerians, to step aside. It is just the common human decent thing to do.”  He pointed out that th...

A lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Mubi (FUAMB), Adamawa State, Dr. Simon Stephen Mshelia, has d!ed after collapsing on the road.  It was gathered that Mshelia reportedly collapsed along Kachia Road in Kaduna State after visiting his construction site on Monday, July 13, 2026.  According to reports, the tragic incident occurred shortly after he left the site.  The news of his sudden d3ath has sent shockwaves through family, friends, colleagues, and members of the community. The management of the university confirmed the development in a condolence message.  “It is with profound sadness and total submission to the will of Almighty God that the Federal University of Agriculture, Mubi (FUAMB), announces the passing away of Dr. Simon Stephen...

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain has claimed that Christians are now much more comfortable with the party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket than they were prior to the 2023 general election.Speaking during an appearance on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, Farouk Aliyu argued that the current administration has successfully dispelled initial fears of religious marginalisation.Defending the decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as the running mate for the 2027 presidential election, Aliyu stated that the APC had already earned the confidence of Nigerians in the previous election cycle.  "Our leader, the President, decided in his wisdom not to change the winning ticket. And the Christians in this country, I am sure, are now comfortable, much, much more comfor...

Randy Effiong said he accompanied Randy Peter and Mama Pee to honour the invitation and meet with the EFCC investigators on Wednesday as promised. Lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong has explained why two social media influencers, Peter Akah and Precious Oruche popularly known as Randy Peter and Mama Pee respectively were invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The anti-graft agency invited the two political activists who were associates of Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC on Wednesday. It was gathered that Randy Peter and MamaPee were with EFCC until late into the night before they were asked to go and report back today. However, the anti-graft agency has not issued any statement on why the two a...

The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has begun moves to strike off 100,000 companies from its register over unfiled returns. In a public notice signed by its management on Wednesday, the CAC said the firms failed to file outstanding annual returns and other statutory documents. According to the public notice, the exercise is pursuant to sections 692 (3) and (4) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, 2020. The public notice notified affected companies can find their names on the Commission’s website. The agency called on the companies to regularise their records within 90 days of the notice. “This is to notify the General Public and Esteemed Customers that the Corporate Affairs Commission has commenced another round of striking off names of companies from the R...

Nigeria and The Gambia have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations and revive the Nigeria-Gambia Joint Commission to expand cooperation in key sectors. The agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, and Gambian Foreign Minister, Sering Modou Njie, on the sidelines of the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, Enikanolaiye praised the longstanding relations between the two countries and reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening the partnership. “The Nigeria-Gambia bilateral relations have been excellent over the years. “We intend to enhance and deepen the ...

As Andy Burnham prepares to become the UK’s next prime minister, he faces calls to tackle Labour’s alleged “boys’ club” by ensuring women get half of the top jobs in his first cabinet. The Labour Party — despite having more equality mechanisms in place than the main opposition Conservatives — has yet to elect its first female leader. By contrast, Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch is the fourth woman to lead her party after former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss. Women in the Labour Party reportedly feel a “boys’ club” is blocking their progress. Labour stalwart Harriet Harman earlier this year urged outgoing premier Keir Starmer to appoint a woman as his de facto deputy to “transform the political culture in government” around women. “We need l...