POLITICS: INEC Opens Window For Guber, House of Assembly Campaign

The Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Saturday, 1st December 2018 lifted ban on campaign for the Gubernatorial and States' House of Assemblies elections ahead of February 2019, the scheduled date of the impending exercise.

It would be recalled that that of Presidency and National Assembly was opened two weeks back.

The INEC has warned the candidates involved to stick to the rules as they reiterated their willingness to do the needful as long as the campaign window remains open.

SPORT: Super Falcons Tackle Banyana Banyana Today Over AWCON Final

The defending Champions of the ongoing 2018 African Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON), the Super Falcons of Nigeria are to squarely face fierce rivals, the Banyana Banyana of South Africa in the final match holding today being Saturday, 1st December 2018 in Ghana, the host nation.

The match will kick off by 5:00pm Nigerian time.

Rostrum365 sport crew gathered that the Banyana are already looking forward to a tough final match with the Falcons at the Accra Sports Stadium.

It would be recalled that the South African women defeated the Falcons 1-0 in their opening group game in Cape Coast and they are confident they will beat the Nigerian ladies again today.

On their way to lifting the trophy two years ago in Cameroon, Nigeria defeated South Africa 1-0 in the semi final.

It's noteworthy that both sides are already through to the women’s world cup in France.

But South Africa will be without Vice Captain, Jane Refiloe for the final match. She will reportedly miss the final against Nigeria due to club commitments.
nyana’s matches at the tournament, has left for Australia to join her new club side, Canberra United.

SAD: Ebola Outbreak Kills 19 in DR Congo

The health ministry in the Democratic Republic of Congo said that the fresh deadly Ebola outbreak had claimed another 19 lives in just five days.

The outbreak, which began on August 1, 2018 has ravaged the eastern part of the country.

Ebola has in the meantime killed 241 people, the ministry said in a statement late last Tuesday being 27th November 2018.

“There have been 241 deaths,” the ministry said in an update correct to November 26, indicating there had been a total of 421 cases — 374 of them confirmed, and another 47 probable.

Another 74 suspected cases are under investigation.

Rostrum365 health crew gathered that The outbreak is the tenth in DR Congo since Ebola was first detected there in 1976.

The crisis is centred around the restive eastern city of Beni in North Kivu, a region which has been blighted by armed conflict that has hampered efforts to curb the outbreak.

Ebola is a serious infectious disease that can spread rapidly through small amounts of bodily fluid, causing internal bleeding and potentially death.

DR Congo is at the peak of a major campaign ahead of a December 23 election to choose a successor to President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the vast central African country since 2001.

It's noteworthy that since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the poverty-stricken nation has never known a peaceful transition of power.