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Evening recap: FG confirms Ebola case in FCT, Afenifere leader Fasoranti dies at 100, other top stories

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Evening recap: FG confirms Ebola case in FCT, Afenifere leader Fasoranti dies at 100, other top stories

The Federal Government has confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja, initiating contact tracing efforts for 44 close contacts. Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti passed away at the age of 100, with Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa confirming his death. The Department of State Services has also arraigned five suspects in Imo State over the abduction of 24 people, including 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members.

Presidential candidate Peter Obi denied urging Nigerians living abroad to abandon their families, while Fatai Okoya's son reached out to his father for reconciliation after a 40-year estrangement.

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