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*Nothing Definitive Yet, But Health Officials Now Investigating Whether She May Have Crossed Paths With Kenyan Man Who Died From Ebola And Had Travelled Through Uganda's Main Airport Same Day *WHO Contradicts Nigeria On Woman's Health Condition, Says 'She's Improving' Fresh information has emerged on the woman diagnosed with the dreaded Ebola in Abuja as Switzerland's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that she is the wife of a Swiss diplomat. The development came as bickering broke out among Nigeria, World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), on one hand, and Uganda, the 42-year-old woman's country, on the other,…

*'Pay Your Bills Within 14 Days, Or We Remove, Seal, Impound Billboards' The Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS) of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has embarked on a comprehensive first party and third party compliance drive and enforcement exercise to clean up and sanitize outdoor advertising practice in the nation's capital. The exercise targets first party billboards - billboards not more than five meters from business premises owned by companies to advertise their products - whose owners have also failed to pay their statutory bills; and third party billboards - owned by outdoor advertisement practitioners that are wrongly…

*'We're Unshaken, Tinubu Must Be Re-elected' By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The secretariat of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu–Kehinde Olaosebikan Grassroots Movement (PBAT-KO Movement), situated at CICU Building, Olomi-Olojuoro road, Oluyole Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, was reportedly attacked on Monday by hoodlums suspected to be agents of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). The APM is the political platform of Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde, who is the party's presidential candidate for the 2027 election. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of the movement, Comrade Femi Omolola, on Thursday, noted that the secretariat, which is currently the only visible campaign…

ENUGU DEEPENS INDUSTRIALIZATION: Mbah Unveils Multi-billion Naira Pharmaceutical Firm *At Town Hall Meeting, Gov Backs Tinubu On No Return To Fuel Subsidy By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has commissioned Anchorage Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a multi-billion naira pharmaceutical company in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu. The coming on stream of the company is expected to boost local drug manufacturing, create jobs and strengthen healthcare delivery in the country. This was even as Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, Rear Admiral Allison Madueke (rtd), commended Mbah for creating an investment-friendly environment in the state, describing Anchorage as a legacy…

By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) mobilizes resources for the 2027 general elections as part of its readiness assessment tour, Prof Joash Amupitan, the Commission's Chairman, has directed the review of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) records in the South-East He equally ordered a review and removal of every obstacle to the distribution of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in the zone and ensure no registered voter is disenfranchised during the coming polls. Prof Amupitan gave the directive on Tuesday in Enugu at the South-East zonal interactive meeting with staff and readiness assessment for 2027.…

*Cite His Reforms As Transforming The Country *Point To Wike's Infrastructural Accomplishments In Abuja By our reporter Teachers, nurses, drivers, artisans, traders, civil servants, students, and ordinary Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu, saying they will vote for him on 16 January, 2027 to continue in office. This was disclosed this afternoon by FCT chapter Coordinator of Working People United (WoPU), Comrade Istiphanus Fadawa. Sitting close to him was National General Secretary of the body, Comrade (Hon.) Sunday Oladapo Moses. They made the declaration at a media briefing held at the…

*Her Life In Jeopardy *No Available Cure For Her Strain Of Ebola -WHO *Patient Identified As A Diplomat *Ebola Absent In Oyo, We've Taken Precautions -State Govt By our reporter, Abuja, and Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The health condition of the woman diagnosed with Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has worsened considerably with some of her vital organs no longer working. The update came today (Wednesday) from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in Abuja. The disclosure came as Oyo State government allayed fears of presence of the disease in the Pacesetters State, saying Ebola is…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on relevant authorities to reopen investigations into the assassination of renowned journalist Dele Giwa, insisting that the passage of 40 years must not extinguish the quest for justice. Giwa, co-founder of Newswatch magazine and one of Nigeria’s most influential journalists, was killed on October 19, 1986, by a parcel bomb delivered to his home. Four decades later, no one has been brought to justice for the murder. In a statement issued on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of Giwa’s assassination, the NGE President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, described…

By our reporter Colleagues, friends and family members converged on Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s Area Council Services Secretariat (ACSS), Area 11, Abuja, to celebrate with its Director of Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS), Dr. Sarah David Areo, who retired from service after 33 meritorious years of duty. She is aged 60. At a send-forth ceremony to mark her exit, they showered encomiums on Dr. Areo for her contributions to FCTA and the development of the nation's capital. Representing the ACSS Director of Administration and Finance, Mr. Olanipekun Omolola, the Director of the Department of Inspectorate, Planning and Monitoring, Arch.…

*Appreciates Senator Folarin's Input Too *Vows One Million Votes For Second Term-Seeking President By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has disclosed that the electoral victory of its candidates in the 2027 general elections was certain and non-negotiable, as indications emerged on Monday that various reconciliation efforts being made by the leadership of the party have begun to yield positive results. “What political watchers described as icing on the cake of reconciliation was experienced on Monday, when former Senate Leader and the governorship candidate of the APC in the 2023 poll, Senator Teslim Folarin, broke…