COURT JAILS TWO FOR N14.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Court Jails Two for N14.8m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri.  The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen  Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge against Bukar reads: "That you, Babagana Bukar sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira)  money belonging to Bunu Gambo Liman, being amount given to you through Babakura Umar and Bello Adamu for the supplies of 100 bags of IRS...

NEW EBOLA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN CONGO’S ITURI PROVINCE, WITH 246 SUSPECTED CASES AND 65 DEATHS REPORTED, AS UGANDA RECORDS IMPORTED FATAL CASE. (PHOTO).


 New Ebola outbreak confirmed in Congo’s Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported, as Uganda records imported fatal case

  A new Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported so far, according to Africa’s top public health agency. Health officials said most cases have been concentrated in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, with additional suspected infections reported in Bunia, near the border with Uganda. Preliminary laboratory testing detected the virus in 13 of 20 samples, though authorities said further sequencing is underway to determine the exact strain, which may differ from the Ebola Zaire variant seen in previous outbreaks.

Uganda also reported a separate fatal Ebola case involving a Congolese man who had recently traveled from the outbreak area. Health officials said the patient died after being treated in Kampala and confirmed posthumously that he was infected, adding that all identified contacts have been placed in quarantine. No additional local cases have been confirmed in Uganda, but authorities said monitoring is ongoing along the border region.

The Ebola virus is highly contagious and spreads through direct contact with infected bodily fluids, including blood, vomit, and other secretions. While rare, it can cause severe illness and is often fatal. The World Health Organization said it has deployed support teams to assist Congo with investigations and sampling, and is releasing emergency funding to strengthen the response. Officials noted that Congo has experience responding to Ebola outbreaks and maintains vaccine and treatment stockpiles, though available vaccines are most effective against the Zaire strain.

The outbreak comes just months after Congo declared the end of its previous Ebola flare-up and raises concerns about potential cross-border spread into Uganda and South Sudan due to high population movement and limited infrastructure in the region. Health authorities are coordinating emergency meetings to strengthen surveillance, laboratory capacity, infection control, and safe burial practices as efforts continue to contain the outbreak in an area already affected by armed conflict and humanitarian challenges.


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