Evening recap: Ebola patient identified, 24 states back state police, other top stories

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a Lagos building containing more than 100 sacks of empty alcoholic beverage bottles suspected to be intended for counterfeit drink production.

Nigeria’s Ebola patient has been identified as the wife of a Swiss diplomat in Abuja, while authorities continue investigating where she contracted the virus.

Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko has disclosed that he is in debt after his film, Eleko: Oba Esugbayi, failed to recover its production cost of more than N300m in cinemas.

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has been hospitalised after collapsing while watching a training session involving the club’s reserve team.

Twenty-four state Houses of Assembly have approved a constitutional amendment paving the way for a dual policing system in Nigeria, meeting the required threshold for constitutional alteration.

President Bola Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru, who died at 57, describing his death as a loss to the Nigerian film industry.

University of Ilorin graduate Francis Olusegun has emerged as the institution’s best graduating student after earning a perfect 5.00 CGPA in Mathematics.

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has no single engineering design covering the entire route, with planning and costing being handled section by section.

1. NAFDAC uncovers Lagos building storing bottles for fake alcohol

The agency discovered more than 100 sacks of empty bottles at a residential building on Meiran Road, Lagos. The bottles, bearing labels associated with different alcoholic drinks, were destroyed over fears they could be reused by counterfeiters.

Read full story: https://punchng.com/nafdac-uncovers-building-storing-bottles-for-fake-alcohol-in-lagos/ Kenya Red Cross personnel don their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during a simulation of evacuating the remains of an Ebola victim in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on October 22, 2026. Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP

2. Ebola patient in Nigeria is Swiss diplomat’s wife — Report

The woman who tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria is reportedly the wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja. While Switzerland says she may have contracted the virus during a trip to Uganda, health agencies say her movements and possible exposure are still being investigated.

Read full story: https://punchng.com/ebola-patient-in-nigeria-is-swiss-diplomats-wife-report/ Jide Kosoko. Credit: Instagram| princejidekosoko

3. Jide Kosoko laments debt after N300m film fails at cinemas

Veteran actor and filmmaker Jide Kosoko says he is struggling with debt after his film, Eleko: Oba Esugbayi, failed to recoup its production cost of more than N300m. He says investors provided the money, but cinema earnings were insufficient to repay the investment.

Read full story: https://punchng.com/jide-kosoko-laments-debt-following-n300m-movie-cinema-loss/ Vincent Kompany. Photo: FC Bayern Munchen on X

4. Bayern Munich coach Kompany hospitalised after collapsing during training

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany was taken to hospital after collapsing while watching the club’s reserve team train. The club says he will undergo medical examinations, with his coaching staff taking charge of training and match operations in the meantime.

Read full story: https://punchng.com/just-in-bayern-munich-coach-kompany-collapses-during-training-hospitalised/

5. 24 state assemblies approve state police amendment — Gbajabiamila

The proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police has secured approval from 24 of Nigeria’s 36 state assemblies. The development meets the two-thirds threshold required for constitutional alteration, paving the way for the bill to be returned to the National Assembly for transmission to the President.

Read full story: https://punchng.com/24-state-assemblies-approve-state-police-amendment-gbajabiamila/ Francis Duru. Credit: Instagram | francis.duru

6. Tinubu mourns Nollywood veteran Francis Duru

President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the family, colleagues and fans of actor Francis Duru, who died at 57. The President praised Duru’s contribution to Nollywood and Nigeria’s cultural heritage.

7. UNILORIN graduate earns perfect 5.00 CGPA to emerge best graduating student

Francis Olusegun, a Mathematics graduate of the University of Ilorin, has emerged as the institution’s best graduating student with a perfect 5.00 CGPA. He credits self-belief, consistency and adaptability for his achievement and says he hopes to pursue postgraduate studies and research.

Read full story: https://punchng.com/meet-unilorins-2026-best-graduating-student-with-5-00-cgpa/ File: Minister of Works, David Umahi

8. Lagos-Calabar highway has no single engineering design — Umahi

Works Minister David Umahi says there is no comprehensive engineering design covering the entire 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, more than 2 years after construction began. He maintains that the project is designed and costed in sections, while questions over its overall cost and environmental approvals persist.

Read full story: https://punchng.com/lagos-calabar-highway-has-no-single-engineering-design-umahi

Adetutu has three years experience in publishing stories on gender, health, education, metro and fact-checking.

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