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Plane bursts into flames during take-off in Greece

Harrison Mason August 19, 2025

Greece A Condor Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Italy after the plane’s engine burst into flames shortly after takeoff — prompting one terrified passenger to send out “goodbye texts” to loved ones. The Boeing 757 carrying 273 passengers and eight crew members from

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Flood claims over 400 lives in Pakistan

Aaliyah Aamir August 19, 2025

Nigeria Rescue efforts were ongoing in Pakistan on Tuesday, as the death toll from last week’s flash floods rose to almost 400, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Torrential rain began on Friday and devastated the country’s northwestern region. Flooding and landslides destroyed villages and trapped many people under the rubble. Over 150 people […]

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Reclaiming Identity: Nigeria’s Middle Belt’s Enduring Struggle Against Mislabeling and Marginalization

Dooyum Naadzenga August 19, 2025

Nigeria Features For generations, millions of Nigerians from the Middle Belt—home to diverse ethnic groups such as the Tiv, Idoma, and Jukun—have wrestled with an imposed identity as “Northerners.” This mislabeling is not just a matter of semantics but a deep historical and political challenge that has obscured their rich heritage, watered down their political […]

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South Sudan may go in flames, UN warns

Saad Huzaifa August 19, 2025

South Sudan The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, on Monday said security and humanitarian conditions in South Sudan were deteriorating. In a briefing to the Security Council, she said recent military offensives have resulted in deaths, displacement, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. “There has been a continued

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UN condemns killings in DR Congo

Howard Mildilton August 19, 2025

United Nations The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo said ISIL-backed rebels have killed at least 52 civilians this month. MONUSCO said the attacks by the Uganda-based Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) took place in the Beni and Lubero territories of North Kivu province between 9 and 16 August. Condemning the killings, […]

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Building a University that teaches, earns, and transforms!!!

admin August 19, 2025

Nigeria Opinion From the VCs blog  When Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia announced the creation of the Benue State Government’s University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (UAST), Ihugh, the immediate question from both proponents and opponents was predictable: “why establish a new university when the state already has a Benue State University in

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Nigeria tasks Revenu Agency to deliver formula that supports national security, dev’t

Dooyum Naadzenga August 19, 2025

Nigeria The Federal Government of Nigeria led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has charged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to conduct thorough due diligence in developing a practical and acceptable revenue allocation formula for Nigeria. The SGF dropped the charge yesterday during a meeting

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Army killed Al Shabab fighters in Somalia

Aaliyah Aamir August 19, 2025

Somalia Security officials said troops from the elite Danab unit had raided Al shabab hideouts in the Lower Shabelle region, Anadolu reported Monday. The fighting began on Sunday night and continued until the early hours of Monday. The attacks also involved airstrikes on the group’ss positions. Since July, Somali forces and African Union peacekeepers have […]

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Christian crusader Kadzai, lauds Nigeria’s FG as inflation drops

Kingsley Chukwuka August 18, 2025

Nigeria The Co-Chairman, Interfaith Coalition Conference, Engr. Daniel Kadzai, has lauded the federal government led by President Bala Amed Tinubu, for working hard to stabilize the economy which has recorded a significant drop in the inflation rate of the Country. Kadzai, who is also a former Youth President  Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), highlighted

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Agency concludes Nigeria’s south-east Imo LG retreat

Dooyum Naadzenga August 17, 2025

Nigeria The Progressive Institute (TPI), -the official think tank of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), recently concluded a three-day training retreat in Owerri, Imo State aimed at enhancing public sector governance among principal officers from the 27 local governments in Imo State.  The event took place from August 13 to August 15, 2025, at […]