The Brief, 24 October 2026: Okpebholo vows to sign death warrant against convicted kidnappers after 30 days

1. Okpebholo vows to sign death warrant against convicted kidnappers after 30 days

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has said he will sign death warrants against convicted kidnappers if they do not appeal their sentences within 30 days, according to Premium Times, The Sun Nigeria and Punch. Premium Times reported that he raised insecurity with President Bola Tinubu, who urged him to proceed. The Sun Nigeria said the warrants concern four convicts in the Vegetable Market, Airport Road, Benin City kidnapping case. The three outlets report the same core position, and the story is developing.

What we checked: 3 outlets (Premium Times, The Sun Nigeria, Punch). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

2. One dead, others injured as building collapses in Fadeyi, Lagos

According to ThisDay, one person has died and three others were rescued after a two-storey building under construction collapsed in the early hours in the Fadeyi area of Lagos State. TVC News reported that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed one death and three rescued adult males in an update issued at 3:33 a.m. on Friday. Daily Trust reported that several other persons are feared trapped beneath the rubble while search and rescue continues. Vanguard, citing local sources, said the victims were part of a crew that had slept overnight at the site. BusinessDay also reported one fatality and three adult males rescued alive. The sources differ on whether anyone else is trapped, and the situation is developing.

What we checked: 5 outlets (BusinessDay, ThisDay, TVC News, Daily Trust, Vanguard). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

3. Enugu Rangers Crash Out Of CAF Champions League After Late Collapse To MC Alger

Enugu Rangers have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League after a 3-0 defeat at MC Alger in the second leg of their second preliminary round tie on Friday night, according to Daily Trust and Complete Sports. Daily Trust reported the aggregate score as 3-2 to MC Alger, and Complete Sports said Rangers had led 2-0 after the first leg. Channels Television reported that Rangers failed to protect their advantage as MC Alger scored three unanswered goals late on. The sources agree on the result and the aggregate scoreline, and the report is developing.

What we checked: 3 outlets (Channels Television, Daily Trust, Complete Sports). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

4. Court Sentences Three To Death For Kidnapping Catholic Priests In Adamawa

According to Premium Times, ThisDay, TVC News, Vanguard and Channels Television, a High Court of Adamawa State sentenced three men to death for kidnapping two Catholic priests, Reverend Fathers Matthew Dutsemi and Abraham Sauman, in February 2025. Presiding judge Justice Christopher Mapeo found Taledo Demiel, Namomai Medan and Mikaila Yusuf guilty, according to TVC News and Vanguard. Vanguard reported the convictions included criminal conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Channels Television said the judgment is the seventh death sentence secured by the Department of State Services this year. ThisDay and Vanguard said the judgment was delivered on Thursday. The sources do not disagree on the outcome.

What we checked: 5 outlets (Channels Television, Premium Times, ThisDay, TVC News, Vanguard). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

5. Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in Uganda

Premium Times reported: “However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said they had not received verified information that the woman travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the current Ebola outbreak began.”

What we checked: 3 outlets (Premium Times, BusinessDay, The Sun Nigeria). The paragraph above is Premium Times’s own excerpt, quoted; no checked summary exists yet. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

Africa and world

6. Kenya Records Second Ebola Death, a Close Relative of First Case

According to the South China Morning Post, Kenya’s health ministry announced the country’s second Ebola death on Friday. The ministry said a 65-year-old woman, a close relative of the first patient, died after developing symptoms while in quarantine. The South China Morning Post reported she began showing symptoms 10 days earlier and received supportive care at an infectious disease facility. Bloomberg Markets also reported the second death, describing the woman as a close family member of the index case. The excerpts supplied do not include further details on the outbreak.

What we checked: 2 outlets (Bloomberg Markets, South China Morning Post). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

7. Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins In DR Congo – WHO Chief

According to Vanguard, the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Friday, as WHO said. Le Monde in English reported that WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the first participants had been vaccinated in Bunia in a trial called Tumaini. Channels Television reported that the DR Congo’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak has passed 9,700 cases, with deaths exceeding 4,600. The sources do not give a case or death figure from another outlet, so no disagreement on the numbers is shown. The story is developing.

What we checked: 3 outlets (Channels Television, Le Monde in English, Vanguard). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

8. White House says the US is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods

According to the BBC, the White House said the US is lifting tariffs on some Canadian goods. TVC News reported that some of the US 50% tariffs on Canadian goods are being lifted, with the White House saying it was working to protect the economic prosperity and national security of the American people. MyJoyOnline linked the move to the midterm elections, two weeks away, after a Republican Senate candidate said she had lobbied for the change. The BBC reported that Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race to keep her Senate seat, said she had been working with the White House on tariff relief. The sources do not give details of which goods are affected. The story is developing.

What we checked: 3 outlets (BBC Business, TVC News, MyJoyOnline). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.

9. Macron condemns ‘racist terrorist attack’ after deadly shooting near Paris

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, French President Emmanuel Macron described a deadly shooting near Paris as a “racist terrorist attack” and warned of pressure on the nation after weeks of unrest. The Guardian reported that a gunman opened fire from a car in Trappes and Verrière on Friday, killing one person and injuring five others, including a 12-year-old girl. South China Morning Post and Vanguard said the French presidency condemned the attack in the same terms. The Times of India quoted Macron saying the victims were targeted because of their skin colour or perceived religion, and that the suspect’s statements indicated the attack had been planned in advance.

What we checked: 6 outlets (South China Morning Post, The Guardian UK, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vanguard, The Times of India). The paragraph above is the checked summary of those reports: every name and number in it appears in the outlets’ own text. Nothing here was independently confirmed by Kairos Reports; add what you verified before publishing.