Iran Warns US, Israel Against Renewed War

Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, declaring in a written statement that any new attack would end only on terms set by Iran. “If the enemies once again launch military or terrorist attacks, it is the armed forces of the Islamic Republic and the Iranian…

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Nigeria Isolates Two Fresh Suspected Ebola Cases

Nigeria Isolates Two Fresh Suspected Ebola Cases

Health authorities isolated two suspected Ebola patients in North-East Nigeria on 31 October 2026, triggering fresh surveillance protocols across regional transit routes. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that field officers moved both individuals into designated isolation units while reference laboratories ran diagnostic blood tests. The new alerts arrive eleven days after…

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Afreximbank, APPO Establish $5bn Energy Bank

Afreximbank, APPO Establish $5bn Energy Bank

The African Export-Import Bank and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation formally established the Africa Energy Bank in Abuja on 31 October 2026. Both institutions announced the bank’s operational takeoff during its inaugural general meeting, naming Egyptian financier Helmy Ghazi as pioneer president. The new lender launches with an authorised initial capital of 5 billion dollars…

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The Innovation Dividend

The Innovation Dividend

 As a young Nigerian cyclist secures a Guinness World Record with a custom-built 2.9-metre bicycle, experts examine how unlocking the nation’s grassroots creative genius could redefine its economic future. Observing from below, the contraption looked less like a bicycle and more like a mobile observation tower. Standing nearly three metres tall, the custom-built machine required…

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Suspected Ebola Cases Surface in North-East 11 Days After Index Case

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has identified two suspected cases of Ebola disease in the country’s North-East region, with both individuals isolated as investigations and laboratory tests continue. The agency disclosed the development in an update posted on its official social media channels on Saturday, saying contact identification and listing were…

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Can Nigerian States Actually Fund State Police?

Can Nigerian States Actually Fund State Police?

A growing tally of State Houses of Assembly across the federation have passed bills endorsing the constitutional framework for decentralised state police structures. Legislative chambers from the South-West to the North-Central have adopted draft resolutions with unusual speed, signalling broad regional political consensus. Governors across party lines now declare that the centralised, unitary policing architecture…

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Tanker Strikes Escalates Hormuz Supply Crisis

Iran Claims Multiple Tanker Strikes in Hormuz

Iranian naval forces struck multiple oil tankers and intercepted an enemy drone across the Strait of Hormuz on 30 October 2026. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian regular navy claimed that several vessels caught fire after hitting naval mines along unauthorised southern transit routes. Regional maritime authorities confirmed urgent rescue missions, with the…

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