Senate probes land grabbing allegations against Lagos prominent families (Punch) The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has directed a full-scale investigation into allegations of land grabbing and violence levelled against the Ojora, Oluwa families of Lagos State. Some aggrieved…
DR Congo opposition name presidency pick (BBC)
Opposition leaders in the DR Congo have chosen the businessman Martin Fayulu as their candidate in December’s much-postponed presidential election. He will be up against the governing coalition’s pick, former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary. The outgoing president, Joseph Kabila,…
Ebola deaths in Congo rise to 26, health ministry says
Congo’s health ministry says there is one new death from Ebola, bringing to 26 the number of deaths from the deadly outbreak in Equateur province in the country’s northwest. Four new cases have been confirmed as Ebola, said the health…