The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohamed Janabi, has said Nigeria currently has no confirmed Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the country’s index patient and her husband to Switzerland. The evacuation took place on Monday, October 26, 2026, after Nigerian medical teams stabilised the infected woman, who had been…
The Netherlands will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest after the country’s public broadcasting organisation failed to secure support from any broadcaster willing to organise its entry, amid continued opposition to Israel’s participation. The Dutch public broadcasting body, Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), announced the decision on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, reversing its earlier…
A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for his involvement in hacking, identity theft and multimillion-dollar fraud schemes targeting American businesses and individuals. The sentence was announced on October 19, 2026, by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Nigerian Senate to approve a fresh external borrowing plan worth approximately $20.52 billion and €1.05 billion to address funding gaps under the Federal Government’s 2026–2027 Supplementary External Borrowing Plan. The request was conveyed in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday, October 27,…
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has ordered an investigation into allegations of foreign financing linked to the presidential campaign of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and possible manipulation of social media algorithms during the country’s 2026 election. The order was issued on Tuesday, October 27, by Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino, who directed Brazil’s Federal Police to investigate…
