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The death toll continues to rise, while initial assessments estimate the direct physical damage caused by the disaster at $6.7 billion. At the request of the Venezuelan Government, 44 international urban search and rescue teams, known as USAR, have deployed 2,245 specialists and 140 search dogs to extract possible survivors from collapsed buildings and provide initial medical care, the United …

The Emir of Kiyawa, Kauran Namoda Emirate in Zamfara State, Major Sanusi Muhammad Asha (Rtd.), on Friday commissioned the Gada Central Jumu’at Mosque, renovated by the Ahmed Aliyu administration. The monarch described the construction and renovation of mosques as one of the charitable acts encouraged by Islam, stressing that it attracts immense rewards from Almighty Allah. He commended Governor Aliyu …

United States President Donald Trump emphasized that American military operations were instrumental in stopping the widespread killing of Christians in Nigeria, and said that America’s decisive action significantly weakened those behind the violence. Trump made the remarks Friday at an event in Washington, where he highlighted his administration’s security initiatives and counterterrorism operations in various parts of the world. Speaking …

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of attempting to undermine Nigeria’s democratic system through what he described as an attempt to use the courts to cancel the registration of the Nigerian Democratic Congress. In a statement released on Saturday by his media office in Abuja and shared …

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new set of appointments in key federal government agencies, appointing former MP Patrick Obahiagbon as the Executive, Strategy and Commercial Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The appointments, announced on Friday, also include the appointment of Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas as director general of the Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) and the …

Ayomide Awe The Kemta community in Abeokuta South on Saturday beat drums for their son, Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan Yayi, in what they described as an “official homecoming” to his mother’s wellspring in Kemta-Odutolu. The event, held at the Adire Mall Market Ground, Kemta-Itoku, was organized by The Bridge Group and coordinated by its team leader, Princess Adejoke Shomoye Ewaede …

An unrelenting heatwave sweeping across Europe has pushed temperatures to unprecedented levels, with Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic setting new national heat records as forecasters warned that hotter conditions may still be on the way. Germany recorded its highest temperature on Saturday after provisional figures from the national weather service (DWD) showed the temperature rose to 41.5 degrees Celsius. …

The Oyo State Government has announced the immediate suspension of the dusk to dawn curfew previously imposed in 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park, saying that residents can now return to normal daily activities even as security agencies continue to carry out operations against kidnappers in the area. The decision was revealed on Saturday in a …

At the Tor Tiv on Saturday, His Majesty Professor James Iorzua Ayatse and his Ooni counterpart of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, called on political leaders to embrace unity and place the interests of the people above personal and political differences as Nigeria strives for greater peace and development. Traditional rulers asserted that the unity of Nigeria and …

By Ayo Kehinde US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on imports from any country that introduces a digital services tax (DST) aimed at American technology companies. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform on Friday, Trump warned that countries that introduce or maintain digital services taxes on U.S. tech companies will face immediate retaliatory …