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DR Congo medical workers disinfect the coffin an Ebola victim in 2018 Democratic Republic of Congo has announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s previous outbreak. AFP reports that the country’s health minister, Eteni Longondo, said the outbreak occurred in the Biena health zone of North Kivu province.  DR Congo medical workers disinfect the coffin an Ebola victim in 2018 John WESSELS AFP/File He said, “We have another episode of the Ebola virus. It was a farmer, the wife of a survivor of Ebola, who showed typical signs of the disease on February 1.” She died on February 3, after which a sample of her blood tested positive for Ebola, the health ministry said. The Democratic Republic of Congo declared on November 18 the end of its eleventh Ebola outbreak, which claimed 55 lives out of 130 cases over nearly six months in the northwestern province of Equat...

Unknown gunmen have abducted one person and injured three others in Pegi community in Abuja. The incident occurred around 9:00pm on Friday when the victims were returning home from work.  SaharaReporters gathered that the kidnappers opened fire on the victims’ cars when they refused to stop. The Chairman of Pegi Community Development Association (PECDA), Isaac Aderibigbe, confirmed that one person was kidnapped and three others sustained gunshot injuries in the incident. Those that were shot and later escaped are: Edwin Obiekwe, Shittu Adebayo and one Kola. One of the victims, Shittu, while recounting his ordeal, said, “I was coming back from work, but when I got to the road leading to Pegi shortly before 9pm, I suddenly heard gunshots and realised my tyres were hit. I didn’t stop; instead, I increased the speed of the car.  “The kidnappers now started shooting continuously. At a stage, I lost control of the car, came down from the car and started running into ...

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which is an organisation for Shiites, has said its members are ready to lay down their lives for the release of their spiritual leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, who have been in detention since December 2015. In a statement on Sunday through Abdullahi Musa, who is the Secretary of its Academic Forum, the sect said no amount of bullets and guns would make them give up on their struggle and daily protests on the streets of Abuja. The group said the killing of its members by the police would not in anyway deter or hinder them from engaging in a mass protest to demand the unconditional release of their leaders. IMN reminded President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, that oppression and tyranny have never solved any problem. They stated that they would attain their mission in a short period of time. The statement partly read, “Oppression and tyranny has never solved any problem, trumped up or ...

A former pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries, Mike Davids, who alleged that the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Johnson Suleman slept with his wife, has described the latter as a manipulator and liar. Davids had accused Suleman of sleeping with his wife, Faith Edeko, who currently heads an Abuja branch of the church. Earlier on Saturday, Davids released an audio file claiming it was his conversation with Suleman. In the audio file, Suleman was heard saying he would make someone disappear.  But reacting to the development in a video, Suleman admitted that it was his voice in the audio clip.  See Also Christianity You will Die Prematurely – Apostle Suleman Threatens Pastor In Leaked Audio 0 Comments 2 Days Ago Suleman, however, said the audio clip was from a conversation he had with a lady who he was telling to stop calling him three years ago, and not from a phone conversation with Davids.    He claimed he relieved Davids of his duties as ...

File Photo: Niger Delta Militants A group known as Core Incorporation has advised Nigerians to be wary of those posing as ethnic saviours to fight against banditry, killings and kidnappings across the country. Amid the country’s rising insecurity, several individuals and organisations have surfaced, claiming to be championing a solution to the situation. File Photo: Niger Delta Militants But in a statement on Sunday, co-conveners of the group, Baba Aye and Gbenga Komolafe, said Nigerians should learn from the emergence of the Oodua Peoples Congress and Niger Delta militants, which were supposedly meant to save their people from problems but allegedly became part of the problem. The group stated that criminalising people from a particular ethnic group will not solve the problem of insecurity, noting that Nigerians are their own liberators. CORE also warned that attacks and killing of Fulani or people of any other ethnic nationality in the South-West or any other region is li...