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Port Harcourt, Rivers State—The African Action Congress (AAC), Rivers State chapter, successfully concluded its state congress on Saturday, October 11, 2025, culminating in the election of a new eleven-member State Executive Council. Ms. Ivy West (Esq.) was elected as the new State Chairman, ushering in a new era of leadership for the party. The electoral process, which saw stakeholders and delegates drawn from all 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Rivers State in attendance, was widely observed and ratified by key regulatory bodies, lending substantial credibility to the outcome. The Congress commenced smoothly, moving into full swing upon the arrival of the team from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The process was meticulously monitored by a comprehensive array of observers, including representatives from: The State Security Service (DSS) The Nigerian Police Force Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Party Stakeholders The presence of these bodies underscored the party’s commitment to internal democracy and transparency, ensuring the integrity of the voting exercise before the final results were announced. The newly elected State Executive Council is notable for its inclusion of legal professionals and experienced organizers ready to steer the party toward future political engagements. The full list of the newly elected officers includes: PositionElected OfficerChairmanMs. Ivy West (Esq)Vice ChairmanBlessing MarkSecretaryTams Victor Williams (Esq)TreasurerIbiere A. AssohFinancial SecretaryPeaceful UdomPublicity SecretaryMercy OkereOrganizing SecretaryFubara T. RaymondWoman LeaderJuliet Long-JohnYouth LeaderBoma F. 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Let us go door to door to ask about what we did here. If the father is gone, let us ask the sons about the sins of their fathers “Anonymous As I research into this series of uneasy neighbors, I am astounded by what Nigerians have glossed over in order to appease the Biafrans. Private Citizens showed their fidelity by giving the Igbo people back the rent they collected from the houses they left. There is nowhere in the world where a rebel faction of a nation has been thoroughly reintegrated and rehabilitated like we have done for the Igbo people who returned from Biafra. Nigeria gave assistance to the Igbo people. Nigeria reinstated all the Biafra soldiers who fought against the Nigeria side and paid them arrears of three years. This means while they were fighting against Nigeria, we were bankrolling their insurgency. This means Nigeria actually paid the Biafran soldiers who invaded, killed and destroyed properties in the Midwest Region. They were officially reinstated and their salaries and pensions paid. Did Nigeria consider any payment to the family of those that were killed and maimed by the unjustified invasion of the Midwest Region by the Biafrans? What did we do to warrant the invasion and occupation of the Midwest region that led to the Biafra invasion? What did we do to the invasion that caused a lot of destruction and loss of lives and properties? All the civil servants in the East were paid their arrears. No person who organized this revolt was punished because Nigeria wanted to hold up to the spirit of No victor, no vanquished. The Midwest understood this as the price they have to pay for Nigeria\s unity. No one compensated us and we were left to bury our own dead. We did not ask for war. Biafra brought war to our doorstep and we bled and no one helped us to tend to our wounded and we buried our dead alone. If you ask the Igbo about their rapid re-entry, they will tell you that it is due to their hard work and Igbo ingenuity. If the opposite happened or they experienced a setback, they will say the Nigerian system is rigged against the Igbo man. I am yet to come across any Igbo who shows gratitude for the opportunity of renewal and revaluation that Nigeria gave them. They are angry when they succeed and when they lose, they look for someone to blame. They always tell us the Nigerian factor was designed to stop the Igbo man. Nigerians are patient people. I am beginning to see that the patience of Nigerians is running out as they are finding out that the Igbo people lack calibration of hubris and they are no longer tolerating the bully tactics of the Igbo people. Nigeria does not belong to them. They can go to Biafra and bellyache but I worry about the geography. Great America never extended this kind of olive branch to the south that initiated and lost the American civil war. It took America about a hundred years to elect a president from the South in the name of LB. Johnson. His election was accidental after the assassination of JFK. The officers of the Confederacy were made to sign an oath of allegiance before their citizenship could be restored. Robert Lee who was the President of the confederacy could not restore his citizenship before he died. The reason was that he misplaced his documents for the oath of allegiance and could not find the papers before he fell sick. He died in October 1870. His citizenship was restored posthumously by President Gerald Ford in 1975, almost a hundred years after he died. What about the breakaway region of Chechnya in Russia? Did the Russians get into appeasement politics with that breakaway Republic? The answer is no. Thirty years after the genocide in Rwanda, the authors of the Rwanda genocide of 1994 are still being prosecuted. Can any Hutu person justify the genocide and start a movement for genocide? This show of civility by Nigerians to Igbo has been misconstrued by them as signs of weakness. Instead of nurturing good neighborliness, we have inadvertently turned them into bullies in the Nigerian landscape. Nnamdi Kanu by his actions is telling us we were wrong for the war that was started by his Igbo brother. This is the action of a bully. Nothing can placate a bully. As a Nigerian, I refuse to be bullied. Enough is enough. Gradually, he is rewriting the story of the Nigerian civil war where the Nigerian is the villain and the Igbo people are innocent victims. Ojukwu is his hero. The Igbo telling us we hate them is a psychological projection of the hate they have for Nigeria and the good people of this great country. They have no sense of history. The lack of any punishment makes the Igbo people think that the declaration of Biafra is a trivial issue. Nothing was asked of the Igbo people after the war. They came back into Nigeria as if nothing happened and they have handed revisionist history to their children who want to carry out the same scenarios because nothing happened to the likes of Ojukwu. Is our sovereignty a joke? No person’s compass should point to Biafra when he is making his billions in Nigeria. Nigeria elected an Igbo to the vice presidency in the person of Dr Alex Ekwueme in 1979, just ten years after the Nigerian civil war. Four years later, the leader of the rebellion was pardoned and immediately ran for the senate. If he was not defeated by his own people, he would have become a senator in a country he was dismembering less than 15 years prior. Nothing was asked of him. He never spent a day in jail. A writer spent more than three years in jail, but the architect of the blood bath paraded Nigeria as a hero. This is abnormal and the Igbo people think that this abnormal situation warrants the concept of abnormal citizenship by having double allegiance, one to Biafra and another to Nigeria. His main antagonist in his campaign was Chief Christian Cukwuma Onoh, a renowned Enugu lawyer. He promised to bury Ojukwu because he knew where all the skeletons were buried. There is nothing greater that can stand between two antagonists than a beautiful woman. Bianca Ojukwu is CC Onoh’s daughter. Both men buried the hatchet and Bianca Ojukwu is a celebrated Nigerian ambassador today. She has represented Nigeria very well. The Igbo people were re-assimilated so quickly that we all heaved a sigh of relief that we as a people, we are healing and we are on the move with our usual aches and pains. Nothing was asked of them. No one asked them about rededication of their allegiance to Nigeria. This is why they think their crime against Nigeria is trivial. Due to lack of strict entry rules such as Nigeria citizenship, the Biafrans have taken Nigerians\ generosity as weakness and folly. They will not let the wounds of war heal. They are always picking at the scab. They took advantage of the Biafran propaganda machine that was not dismantled after the war. Gradually, subterranean complaints of marginalization were being murmured. We were under the military and there was strife everywhere. Just after four years of that civilian dispensation, the civilian government was overthrown and we were back to square one, listening to guttural orders from semi illiterate soldiers whose only claim to fame is the ability to shoot a gun. Nigerians recoiled back into their dark room to witness another decade of military misrule. When the Nation reverted back to representative democracy, we had another military general with no clue at the helm. We did not know we had a constitution. He wanted a third term and made any one who opposed disappear. People like Okadigbo were victims. Okadigbo dared to challenge Mr. Obasanjo for killing anything that moves in the village of Odi in the Niger Delta. An Igbo man shed tears for those of us in the Niger Delta who have always borne the brutality of Caesar’s whip and oppression. What happened to the Okadigbos of Igbo land ? Our agitation continued and Yar\Adua became president. For the first time, someone looked into the plight of our communities in the Niger Delta and started a process that will rehabilitate the youths and curb the environmental degradation. There was amnesty and the youth laid down their arms to participate in finding solutions to the perennial neglect of the Niger Delta. I thought my nation would eventually heal if dialogue is pursued and adhoc military solutions are jettisoned. I can say there is progress in the Niger Delta today but we have a long way to go. Unfortunately Mr YarAdua died and Jonathan became the inheritor of the throne. He paid attention to the amnesty but since it wasn’t his original design, a lot of funds were frittered away. The administration of Goodluck Jonathan was different in one regard. About 75 % of the cabinet of Goodluck Jonathan was Igbo people. They were eminently qualified and he was good to the South-East. They even renamed him Azikiwe. At this time, we thought our neighbors were our brothers. There was no agitation for Biafra and there was no revisionist history of Biafra. There was an individual running a Biafra money raising stint at the time. His grift was paying off very well and he had no need to increase his amplitude and become confrontational as he was making enough for his keep. Then Buhari came and suddenly those of us in the Niger Delta became the frontal states that prevented Biafra. We have seen signs of this before but the kaleidoscopic mirage of the Sani Abacha years did not give us the room to analyze the insults that were poured on Ken Saro Wiwa . We thought we all agreed to “no victor, no vanquished “. An individual who was pardoned for heading a rebellion openly derided the relatives of Ken Saro Wiwa that they made their bed and they should lay on it. This was a bridge too far and the hate is real. From then on, there was a catalogue of scenarios in which new proponents of Biafra started using our position during the war as a barometer of their cooperation with us. If there is a pipeline fire accident that incinerates a village in the Niger Delta, there is schadenfreude in Biafra. During the brutal years of Abacha when everyone west of Niger was in danger, the proponents of Biafra were ensconced in Abacha’s regime. It was the best time for them. There was no Biafra agitation and no one envied them of their new fame and opportunity to be Abacha’s court jesters. They made a lot of money from their gig. Old ties and military camaraderie brought Ojukwu to the front and center of policy making. This is the time a lot of people like Peter Obi made their money by running Abacha’s errands. Most people west of Niger have gone into exile due to the June 12 agitation. We had Radio Kudirat. Tinubu, Wole Soyinka, Pa Enahoro and a host of prominent politicians were in exile and were actively looking for solutions to the Nigerian military usurpation of power. Tinubu was one of the financiers who used his money to finance the struggle against military dictatorship in Nigeria. Kudirat died, Abacha died, Abiola and host other prominent politicians in Nigeria were assassinated. Rewane was murdered. Attempts were made on Alex Ibru’s life. He was seriously wounded. This was Nigeria at that time where an ex-rebel who was pardoned used his old military ties to settle scores with Ken Saro Wiwa. When the Ogoni people complained about this, the Igbo people told them it was Abacha who murdered Ken Saro Wiwa and they should complain to Abacha. Pontius Pilate may have signed the death warrant but the high priests can never wash away the stains. Buhari became president and the cry for Biafra became more ferocious. Nnamdi Kanu ascended the helm and he needed to crank up the decibel and he did. He poured his vitriol on those neighbors who did not support Biafra. He reorganized and made money beyond his wildest dreams. He started a brigade of people de-marketing Nigeria in the Western countries. According to him, nothing good can come out of Nigeria. The more vitriol he made against Nigeria, the more money he made. His outrageous claims against Nigeria and neighboring minorities became monumental. Nigeria became a zoo. The people of Niger Delta who did not support Biafra secession caught the brunt of his eyes. More money poured in and nothing could exceed the bounds of decency. Sooner than later, his revisionist history became the substantive history of the Biafra secession. Nigerians became villains that perpetrated genocide against the innocent people who were minding their business. They became very successful and Nigerians in their jealous rage rounded them up for genocide. He roused up the Igbo youths, who were unborn then, and they became filled with anger and resentment and they enlisted in his Biafran army which is terrorizing the East today. He turned every political disagreement to the hatred of the Igbo people. Wary Nigerians did know how to reply to this new threat because they have forgotten the history that brought us to our present Palouse position, where we have become pariahs everywhere. There was no push back. Before we knew it, Nnamdi Kanu had raised an army that punishes anyone in Igbo land who will say anything contrary to his phantom stories. He formed Biafra chapters all over the World. He actually told his followers to influence the politics of world powers. He told his people to donate and vote for the racist president of America, Donald Trump. The M15 and Mossad started aping up their activities in Nigeria. Suddenly Israel originally denied that the Igbo people are not the lost tribe of Israel tried to reverse their tune in order to use these Biafrans as their foot hold in Nigeria and Africa when they were denied admission to the AU. He created more unrest in the South East. He was arrested. The rest of the story is still unfolding. Throughout his activities, his main theme is that the Igbo man is oppressed in Nigeria. There was no singular Igbo leader that opposed his ridiculous assertions. Even Senators from the South East started quoting him. When you ask them why they think the Igbo man is oppressed, they will tell you, it is because no Igbo man has been made president. If this were not true, it would be laughable. Prominent Igbo politicians will mount the rostrum and say that only Igbo people can unite Nigeria. What arrant nonsense. These are people who could not unite with their minority neighbours for common values of coexistence telling us they have the elixir of unity. When was the last time you saw an Igbo people unite with anyone who is not Igbo? Wherever they are, there is no peace? They tell us Nigerians who are wary of them are Igbophobic. Are South Africans Igbophobic? Are Ghanaians Igbophobic? What about the American in Dallas who threw out an Igbo organization from his hotel and perpetually banned them from doing business with his hotel? Is the man Igbophobic? For three years, the hotel has hosted them. There is no year where those meetings didn’t end without a fight and the police called. He had had enough and told them never again. Not all money is good money. You be the judge. My nation Nigeria is gradually succumbing to the emotional blackmail of the Igbo people by making them think that there is a scenario where their uncouth behavior can force us to make an Igbo man the president. The only scenario I can see for any Igbo to be president is to be a patriotic Nigerian. Are the South-East patriotic Nigerians? Anyone who will agitate for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu is not a patriotic Nigerian. His loyalty is to Biafra and is not qualified to be president of Nigeria. No one who aspires to lead Nigeria should have double loyalty. In the last election, almost 99% of the Igbos voted for Obi. This means they voted because of one criterion only. Obi is Igbo. That is all they needed to know, nothing more, nothing less. An Igbo leader will mount a rostrum and tell us that only Ndigbo can unite Nigeria. Can you imagine if a Yoruba or Fulani man mounts the podium and says only a Yoruba or Fulani person can rule Nigeria. When Tinubu said it was my turn, they wanted to crucify him. Tinubu did not say it was the turn of Yoruba. He said it was his turn considering what he has achieved, sacrificed and his personal preparation for the office he is seeking. The Igbo people will go gaga. They have no history of peaceful coexistence with any one, even with themselves. I am an Isoko man. Can I say I am being deprived because an Isoko man has not become the president of Nigeria? Why do Igbo people think the Presidency is a right of any particular ethnic group? This is what we are fighting, to disabuse the Fulani people of this arrogant thought process .The presidency is a privilege accorded a few people in any federation. The last time an Igbo was president; the Igbo people overthrew that government and threw the country into a state of confusion, consternation and war. It took America almost a hundred years to get to a civil war. The Igbo people pushed Nigeria into civil war in less than six years after independence. At the rate the Biafra agitators are going, we may end up with another war before Nigeria’s one hundred years of independence. It is very unhealthy for any group of people to have this view of leadership. This is the reason why Nigeria should be restructured. If the Igbo people think this way, this gives them the angst and impetus to disorganize our polity. No one should succumb to this kind of ethnic chauvinism and emotional blackmail. We should restructure Nigeria. This should be our priority. The Igbo people are going to continue to be unruly neighbors since they have misinformed their people about the history that brought Nigeria to this precipice. Their actions are beginning to tear at the seams of civilized conduct. They want to resolve every misunderstanding with subterfuge that tears down the glue of fellowship. The Niger Delta is very capable of being on our own. No one should blackmail us into surrendering leadership to those whose actions have betrayed the very nation they want to lead. This is very confusing. Nigerians are no fools. We cannot surrender the leadership of Nigeria to any group of people who are ambivalent about their citizenship of this great country. I want these agitations to stop so we can continue the work of nation building which is being made very difficult by these hostile neighbors called Biafra. I don’t want a war. Sooner or later, we may be forced to push Biafra out. You cannot be Biafran and aspire to lead Nigeria in any capacity. This emotional blackmail and revisionist history must stop. No group of people has the right to predicate their Nigerian citizenship to the president being a member of their tribe. We must punish people who commit treason against Nigeria. The failure to punish Ojukwu and other leaders of the Biafran Rebellion is what has given the impetus to people like Nnamdi Kanu to imitate Ojukwu and carry out another rebellion. Lack of enforcement of our laws shows we are not serious with our sovereignty. Let us restructure Nigeria as a matter of urgency so that those who want to exit the federation like the Igbo people can leave. Our building of a nation must go beyond infantile tantrums. Take the case of the Republic of Texas. Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836. It was a country of its own until 1845 when it joined the Union as the 28th state of the United States. Due to its peculiar history, Texas is actually run like a country and a lot of Texans have nostalgia for their old country. They have their anthems and their coins and other memorabilia they are very proud of. The annual budget of Texas is about 340 billion. They have their own flag and they have a bicameral legislature which comprises a Senate and a House of Representatives. Due to this wealth, a lot of Texas feels it will be better to secede from the US instead of remaining in the union and continue subsidizing nonproductive states. This is their running joke until 1995 when Mr. McLaren with his separatist group declared the Republic of Texas in 1995 , in Rural west Texas and started collecting Taxes and extorting the citizens in those areas. Just like Nnamdi was doing in Igbo land. Mr. McLaren and his accomplice were arrested and tried. They were sentenced to 99 years in jail without parole. This is how serious other societies deal with the subject of treason. There are no tribal people going to plead on behalf of McLaren. Those pleading leniency for Nnamdi Kanu because of his tribal affiliations have violated the sacred duty of a citizen. They have no loyalty to Nigeria. This is how I see the Biafran Agitation. For the people agitating for another country to think they can at the same time run for the highest office in Nigeria is beyond pardon. Give them their Biafra and they can all go to Biafra and become president. We are Nigerians. 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Port Harcourt—In a dramatic move signaling a major policy shift, the Rivers State Government has cancelled a sprawling N134 billion contract for the reconstruction of the State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The decision was ratified during the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on Thursday, presided over by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The contract, which had been awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), was flagged for cancellation, with the government immediately demanding a full refund of the N20 billion mobilization fee already paid to the firm. The cancelled contract drew scrutiny for its origins, having been awarded during the period of emergency rule under the former sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (retd). The SEC’s decisive action to terminate the massive infrastructure deal and reclaim the advance payment underscores the administration’s stated commitment to reviewing high-value commitments made under previous administrative structures and ensuring fiscal prudence. The move is expected to free up significant capital as the government re-evaluates its priorities for the state capital’s infrastructure. In a separate, forward-looking decision during the same meeting, the State Executive Council approved measures aimed at bolstering educational infrastructure across Rivers State. The Council gave its nod to the immediate establishment of a six-member committee, tasked with assessing and recommending prime locations for the construction of Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres. The committee will be chaired by Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu, and its mandate is to ensure the new centres are strategically sited to provide adequate support for students taking external examinations, signaling a dedicated investment in modernizing the state’s testing and examination processes. 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Washington, D.C.—Sub-Saharan African governments are increasingly relying on domestic banks to fund their national budgets, a strategy that is proving more expensive than foreign borrowing and is creating significant risk within local financial systems, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in its latest Regional Economic Outlook released Thursday. The Fund’s report, coinciding with the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, highlighted a critical shift: after years of being locked out of international capital markets due to high costs and uncertainty, many nations are now absorbing the financial pressure at home. This reliance comes at a steep price, as the “domestic cost of capital remains elevated across the region,” forcing governments to pay premium rates. The IMF analysis revealed that new domestic borrowing is now “significantly more expensive than external borrowing” in several Sub-Saharan African countries. This dynamic is exacerbated by domestic financial markets that are often \underdeveloped, fragmented, and illiquid,\ characterized by high transaction costs and steep lending spreads. The consequences are two-fold: Higher Fiscal Burden: Governments face inflated interest expenses, diverting resources from essential public services. Crowding Out: The heavy government demand for local credit starves the private sector of capital, hindering investment and economic growth. The most pressing concern, according to the IMF, is the rapid accumulation of government debt on the balance sheets of local financial institutions. The report underscored that domestic banks’ holdings of government debt are “large and growing faster in sub-Saharan Africa than in the rest of the world.” The Fund cautioned that this trend risks creating a “vicious feedback loop.” In this scenario, strained public finances could undermine the very stability of the banks holding the debt, which would then tighten credit conditions across the economy and deepen fiscal pressures. Abebe Aemro Selassie, director of the IMF’s African Department, acknowledged the mixed signals of this trend. While borrowing in local currencies shows progress in financial independence, he stressed the acute dangers. “About half of total public debt is owed to domestic banks,” Selassie told Reuters. “Access to external financing has not been readily available in recent years, but excessive domestic borrowing can also create problems in the banking sector if governments struggle to service their debt.” Though a few African countries have tentatively re-entered international bond markets since 2024, many remain cautious, wary of reigniting the external debt crises that plagued the continent for decades. The IMF’s warning suggests that while the focus has been on external vulnerabilities, the next debt crisis may be brewing much closer to home.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73077;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: IMF Warns: Sub-Saharan Africa\s Shift to Local Banks Sparks Debt Trap Fears, Squeezes Private Investment.  ,            file_name: IMF_Warns_Sub_Saharan_Africas_Shift_to_Local_Banks_Sparks_Debt_Trap_Fears_Squeezes_Private_Investment__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/16,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_5>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  5;        var ttsCurrentContent  Wike slams Obi. Abuja—The political spotlight intensified on Thursday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, issued a direct and fiery challenge to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, demanding a public comparison of their governance records. The Minister’s sharp remarks came during a road commissioning ceremony, serving as a powerful rebuttal to Obi’s earlier comments regarding the “appalling condition” of public schools in the FCT, which the former governor had labelled a “national disgrace” and evidence of Nigeria’s hollow commitment to education. The Challenge: Eight Years Versus Two. Minister Wike challenged Obi to publicly detail his achievements during his eight-year tenure as Governor of Anambra State and benchmark them against the development projects completed in the FCT within Wike’s first two years in office. “I challenge him to come out publicly and compare what he did for eight years in Anambra with what we have done in the FCT in just two years,” Wike stated. The Minister took specific aim at Obi\s tenure in Anambra, alleging that the former governor failed to utilize the state\s resources for the long-term benefit of the populace. Wike claimed that this alleged lack of investment was the reason why subsequent governments in the South East state have continued to struggle. Firing Back at School Criticism. Wike’s response was prompted by Obi’s recent visit to the LEA Primary School in Kapwa, Abuja. The FCT Minister dismissed the criticism, which included the alleged lack of basic facilities like toilets, as political grandstanding. “There is one social media man who calls himself presidential candidate, he went to one school in FCT and said we did not provide toilets for them. Imagine. He plays politics with everything,” Wike stated, referencing the incident. The Minister escalated his rhetoric by questioning Obi\s political competency: “Someone who cannot manage a political party as a presidential candidate is talking about managing a complex country like Nigeria. He will remain a social media president.” The public exchange sets the stage for a high-stakes debate over administrative performance, pitting Wike’s high-impact, infrastructure-focused development style in the capital against Obi’s legacy of prudent fiscal management in Anambra.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73074;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Wike slams Obi.  ,            file_name: Wike_slams_Obi__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/16,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_6>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  6;        var ttsCurrentContent  The Duality of the African Soul by Austin Orette. Religion in Nigeria will always be a cog in the wheel of progress because this is the Trojan horse the colonizers left behind . It is the only thing that leads to arrested development of any intelligent discussion of finding solutions to what is holding Nigeria back. At the time the British left, they were very happy that the religion they brought has displaced our traditional methods of worship. Besides, the African religion is not inducing passion for hatred and killing of each other as their religions that needed constant sacrifice of the unbelievers . They trained the African how to kill and die for their gods and forget self inquiry and self improvement. In Nigeria they made it especially potent for these religions to constantly be at war with each other and forget they are the victims of a master puppeteer. The African especially the Nigerian has lost his mind in the macabre of this zealotry . He is always in a perpetual state of hallucinations, religious ecstasy and zealotry. The White mans god became African with all its hateful passions and pride. Since we hate ourselves, we kill the self we see in each other . It is not necessary for the white man to kill us . We can do that better than him . Now and then, we call them for supervision . This reassures them of the superiority of their god . Their religion always remind us that we are birds of different plumage . We have to deny our brothers, friends and family in order to devote our time to their god who have blessed them with technology. It must be true, their god gave them all these gadget directly . We also have to build big houses for their gods because he does not like huts. We did . We sleep there everyday but don’t see god . They tell us to just continue to pray and have faith. We don’t have to work or think . Nothing is needed but faith . If you are a Muslim, you have to kill your neighbor if you see him tear a page from the Holy book . Islam is peace you know ! The only requirement is prayer. Five times a day or make it continuous for effect . The decibel of the loudspeakers have to be increased to drive out the demons. Those who cannot make it through the noise be damned or join in this state of lost civility. The brainwashing has started. These religions made the African supplicant and will always see the white god as their savior . We have white Jesus and we have off white Mohammad. An African can never have any angel that look like him and he has to always turn the other cheek . Mission accomplished. The African cannot look for solutions from within . If a problem is too difficult to solve, all he has to do was to go to Mecca or Rome. He has to talk to the white god personally because the white god has all the answers. If he cannot see the white god, the white man will do as his deputy. This is the beginning of white worship which is the most common idolatry in Africa. The ways and whys of the conqueror become supreme, He cannot pray in Africa because his prayers will be thwarted by the many demons that abound in Africa. The land of Africa is not holy enough for the white god. This took away the agency and self confidence of the African. Nothing in his vicinity reminds him of his divinity. Gradually, his self confidence erodes and he sees himself as having everything in common with his colonial oppressors. Any attempt to loosen these chains of oppression are vehemently opposed by the guard of his oppressor. These guards are the various pastors and imams who play the role of interpreting the white man\s god to him. Any dream of the sheep leaving the plantation and finding the meaning of his existence, the chains are tightened and he continues with his anesthetic prayers that confuse and consume him. He can’t leave if he is a Muslim because he will be killed in the North of Nigeria. If he is in the South, he is ashamed to enforce compliance. From the cradle to the grave, the African lives with the fog of knowingness that gnaws at him. He lacks the courage to break free from the shackles of these foreign religions and he gradually evolves a duality in his existence. In most cases, he will seek the help of his ancestors to intercede by stealth. So it can be said that the African maintains a duality that is necessary to survive his environment. This duality results in double loyalty . One to the oppressors and one of his traditional roots which he has been forced to vilify. On Sundays or Fridays, he goes to the church or mosque. On the days that he can have his privacy, he goes to the Babalawo for his incantation. This double loyalty places him in an uncomfortable position where his loyalty to his imported religion becomes the same as loyalty to his colonial oppressor. Nothing can highlight this more than the death of Charlie Kirk in America . Before the bullet could land, Nigerians have already taken sides because of this loyalty to the oppressor . All they heard is that he was a Christian. They don’t have the presence of mind to know the definition of Christianity in the land of their oppressors. They make statements that are ignorant and out of context with the issues. They start speaking and arguing about issues they know nothing about with the authority and bravado of ignorance. All they hear is that a prominent American Christian was killed . That is all. They suddenly become Christian warriors trying to force the gate of heaven to be opened for this “ lovely” Christian who was killed by the devil . They will even prepare a sermon to tell their congregation to live the righteous life of Charles Kirk who was killed by the devil. Now we may ask : Who was Charlie Kirk ? To answer this question, you have to know American culture and politics in real time . Nigerians without any iota of fact will pontificate about this man’s exemplary life . Due to the fact that he is white, they will go further and equate him to Jesus Christ . If you don’t believe this, just read comments coming from Nigerians on youtube and other social media. This lack of knowledge and loquaciousness is very embarrassing to those of us who live in this culture and follow the issues closely. These ignorant discussions can place us in danger as those who don’t know the difference assume every Nigerian has sympathy with the white oppressors of America who use Christianity for their hateful actions against black people in America. A white Christian went into a black church. He was welcomed. After prayers, he brought his gun and killed everyone there. His Christian god told him to do so. When he was arrested, the police took him to Macdonald for lunch. They are Christian police . What did this “good “ Christian police do when they arrested George Floyd? They strangled him in plain view of the public. Here in America, rational people don’t jump to conclusions or make saints out of sinners just because they say they are Christians. The Kkk that terrorized and lynched black Americans after the civil war were Christians. The burning cross is their insignia. Right wing Christianity in America is a white supremacy organization. Here in America, people look at the issues with objective lenses. We even ask questions and go to the archive to examine the records. The Nigerian will not do this because he cannot see beyond his narrow lens of religion and confuses his version of Christianity with American right wing Christianity which is nothing but white Supremacy organization. Please stop. Your ignorance will get a lot of people killed in America. In America, the pace of news is very rapid and a big story today is overshadowed by bigger stories tomorrow and what seems monumental today becomes a footnote tomorrow. Who was Charlie Kirk? He was thirty one year old who dropped out of college after the first semester. He is a Christian but he preached the gospel of the Pharisees . He never met a black man he doesn’t hate with a passion . He engages in revisionist history and uses pseudo intellectualism to argue points that cannot be factually verified. His main hatred is against Black Americans and any other blacks who live in the US. His organization, Turning Point, USA was sponsored by racist American billionaires. He does not let facts get in his way when he is talking about black people . Time after time, he says black people are mentally inferior. He tells the World that black people are very violent and they are 13 percent of the population and fifty percent in jail. This is clearly a lie. He was the one who started the rumor that white South Africans are being subjected to genocide. This is what led to the confrontation of Donald Trump and the South African president. Trump did not believe the South African president . He sent a plane to South Africa to bring those white people to America and granted all of them asylum. I just use these few points to introduce Charlie Kirk to the Nigerian audience who have been blinded by religion. Charlie Kirk is your oppressor. He is not a follower of Jesus . He uses the name of Jesus the way the colonial master used the name of Jesus for slavery and colonialism. Charlie Kirk was the person encouraging counter protests when George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight by strangulation at the hands of the police. On January 6, 2017, he was the one who bused protesters to riot at the capitol. He is what is known as an agent provocateur. He is a right winger. He believes there should not be any amendments to the second amendment of the constitution which gives the American citizens the right to bear arms . He is opposed to any legislation that will interfere with the people’s right to bear arms. He says any death from gun shot in America should be considered collateral damage in the fight for freedom. Due to the bellicose stand of these right wingers like Charles Kirk , it is impossible to pass any sensible gun laws. These people believe very deeply that guns don’t kill people. People kill people . One can actually deduce from this summary that Charles Kirk died from his own hemlock. His hatred of black people is so visceral that at the time he was killed, he was talking about black violence in an auditorium in University in Salt Lake City l, Utah . This cannot be rationalized . Utah is more than 98 % white. Why would a white man talk about the violent criminality of black people to an audience of mostly white people in Utah ? The only reason is that he is on a crusade to unite white people against black people in America. He was telescoping racism to young white people who live in Utah to start hating black people they have not met. He was fomenting racial animosity. He frequently goes to Europe to give lectures and recruit white Europeans to his violent anti black racism .This is the stuff the right wing of America feeds on. In this their journey of hatred, they identify themselves as Christians . They are Christians alright but they are not followers of Christ who taught love, tolerance and charity. He hates immigrants and wants borders closed. Recently, he said in a speech that America does not need more Indians. Are these the actions of a Christian? If he is Christian, then Donald Trump must be his pastor. They worship at the temple of bigotry. He is one the architects of the policies that trample on the vulnerable in our society . I don’t wish for anyone dead but he is a victim of his own poison . In his own words he can be considered collateral damage . If You ask me to shed a tear for him, then it is okay to cry for Osama bin Laden. We don’t worship the same God, so I cannot ask god to open the gates of Heaven for him even when a majority of those he hurt with his hatred have opened the gates of hell without any bumps and unambiguous road signs. Charlie Kirk said it himself. Empathy is a bad thing . Mourning his death is against his personal wishes. 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Port Harcourt, Rivers State – The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has issued a powerful directive to the newest contingent of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, charging them to utilise their mandatory service year as a dedicated period for capacity building and skill acquisition. Speaking at the declaration of the closed 2025 Batch B, Stream II orientation exercise, Governor Fubara urged the deployed graduates to fully embrace the NYSC\s comprehensive skill acquisition programme to transform themselves into wealth creators and employers of labour. The Governor’s address was delivered on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, by the recently sworn-in Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Chairman of the NYSC State Governing Board, Hon Benibo Anabraba. Focus on Entrepreneurial Development. In his charge, Governor Fubara explicitly encouraged the Corps members to take the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) post-camp training \very seriously.\ “Equip yourselves with the capacity to compete favourably in the nation’s huge economic space,” the Governor stressed. The emphasis on practical skills acquisition highlights the state’s commitment to fostering a new generation of entrepreneurial leaders capable of navigating Nigeria’s evolving economic landscape. A Call for Selfless Service and Hospitality. Beyond professional development, Governor Fubara extended a warm welcome, imploring the Corps members to fully integrate into their host community. “Take Rivers State as your home,” he stated, assuring them of the “warmth, hospitality, and accommodating disposition of the good of our people at all times.” He further admonished the youth to see their mobilisation into the NYSC Scheme as a fundamental opportunity to provide humanitarian services, reminding them of their inherent “responsibility to serve selflessly and honourably” to their family and the nation. In a complementary farewell address, the State Coordinator of NYSC, Mr. Moses Oleghe, appealed to the departing Corps members to use their service year to discover their true purpose. He further encouraged them to embody selfless service and empathy throughout their assignment, concluding a vibrant parade that marked the end of the orientation phase.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73061;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Governor Fubara Urges Corps Members to Embrace Skills Training for Economic Empowerment.  ,            file_name: Governor_Fubara_Urges_Corps_Members_to_Embrace_Skills_Training_for_Economic_Empowerment__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/15,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_8>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  8;        var ttsCurrentContent  Hon Benibo Anabraba Sworn In as Rivers State Government Secretary. Port Harcourt, Rivers State – The political and administrative machinery of Rivers State has undergone a significant transition, following the appointment of Hon Benibo Anabraba as the new Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG). His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, the Governor of Rivers State, approved the key appointment, which was officially sealed during a swearing-in ceremony held on Monday, 13 October 2025. The ceremony, a pivotal event in the state’s political calendar, took place at 4:00 PM in the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt. Guests and dignitaries were requested to be seated by 3:30 PM to witness the formal assumption of office. The Significance of the SSG Role. The position of Secretary to the State Government is arguably the most crucial administrative office within the Executive Arm of Government. The SSG functions as the Chief Administrative Officer and principal adviser to the Governor, coordinating the activities of all ministries, departments, and agencies. Mr Anabraba’s appointment and subsequent swearing-in is viewed by political analysts as a strategic consolidation move by the Fubara administration. It positions a trusted and capable figure at the very heart of the state bureaucracy, aiming to streamline governance and enhance the efficiency of policy execution across the state. The announcement was formally communicated via a special statement signed by Dr. Honour Kuru Sirawoo, mni, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications. The new SSG now faces the immediate challenge of aligning the state’s complex administrative structure with the Governor’s agenda, particularly as the administration seeks to cement its development legacy and steer the state through future political cycles. The focus will now shift to how Hon Anabraba intends to manage the strategic communication and coordination required to deliver on the government’s mandate.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73058;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Hon Benibo Anabraba Sworn In as Rivers State Government Secretary.  ,            file_name: Hon_Benibo_Anabraba_Sworn_In_as_Rivers_State_Government_Secretary__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/15,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_9>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  9;        var ttsCurrentContent  Stark Defiance: Naked Cyclists Stage ‘Emergency’ Protest Against Federal Presence in Portland. Portland, Oregon – The city of Portland deployed its famously quirky and irreverent spirit over the weekend as protesters, demonstrating against the presence of the Trump administration’s federal law enforcement, staged a hastily organised “emergency” edition of the World Naked Bike Ride. Amid chilly, wet weather, crowds pedalled through the city\s streets on Sunday, many wearing little or nothing at all, as a form of \joyful protest\ against the prospect of the US government mobilising the National Guard to quell local demonstrations. The annual nude cycling event, traditionally held in the summer, was fast-tracked by organisers as an explicit statement against escalating tensions with federal authorities. Crowds have gathered daily outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in recent days, with protesters often deploying the absurd—donning inflatable frog, unicorn, axolotl, and banana costumes—as they face off with officers who frequently deploy tear gas and pepper balls. Janene King, a 51-year-old participant, called the nude ride a “quintessentially Portland way to protest.” Clad only in wool socks, a wig, and a hat, she braved the steady rain and temperatures hovering around 12 degrees Celsius. “We definitely do not want troops coming into our city,” King asserted. The cyclists made their way toward the ICE building, where authorities instructed them to remain on the pavements and out of the street to avoid arrest. The city remains on edge, awaiting the ruling of an appeals court panel on whether President Donald Trump can proceed with the deployment of federalised troops, after a judge placed a temporary hold on the order on 5 October. Organisers of the ride underscored their unique message on social media, stating: “Joy is a form of protest. Being together with mutual respect and kindness is a form of protest. It’s your choice how much or little you wear.” While the cool, wet conditions meant fewer participants stripped completely naked than usual, some still rode wearing only bicycle helmets, offering a striking display of anti-establishment defiance. The ride follows a tradition established in Oregon\s largest city since 2004, with some annual events drawing up to 10,000 riders.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73054;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Stark Defiance: Naked Cyclists Stage ‘Emergency’ Protest Against Federal Presence in Portland.  ,            file_name: Stark_Defiance_Naked_Cyclists_Stage_Emergency_Protest_Against_Federal_Presence_in_Portland__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/15,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_10>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  10;        var ttsCurrentContent  Veteran Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies at 80. NAIROBI/KERALA – Kenyan opposition figurehead, Raila Odinga, has died at the age of 80 while on a health visit to India, local police confirmed on Wednesday. The sudden passing of the perennial presidential candidate represents a political earthquake that is expected to profoundly reshape the political landscape of the East African nation ahead of the 2027 general election. A dominant, mobilising force in Kenyan public life for decades, Mr Odinga collapsed unexpectedly in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Indian police sources informed AFP that the veteran politician was walking with his sister, daughter, and a personal physician when the incident occurred. “An Indian police security officer and a Kenyan security officer were also with them at the time. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital, but was declared dead,” the police source stated. A spokesman for the Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre in Kerala elaborated, saying Mr Odinga experienced breathing difficulties before collapsing. “He was provided CPR on the spot and, having seen some sign of recovery, he was rushed to the nearest modern hospital. Despite repeated efforts by the medics, his condition deteriorated and the doctors were unable to save him.” A Formidable Legacy of Struggle. Born on 7 January 1945, Odinga was a central figure in Kenya’s push for multi-party democracy, spending significant periods of his early political life either detained or in exile while fighting the autocratic regime of former President Daniel arap Moi. A member of the influential Luo tribe, Odinga was famed for his ability to rally huge crowds, particularly from his native western Kenya. However, his long and tumultuous quest for the presidency remained unfulfilled. He ran unsuccessfully on five occasions; in 1997, 2007, 2013, 2017, and most recently in 2022 repeatedly claiming that he had been cheated of victory in the last four contests. Despite belonging to one of Kenya’s leading political dynasties—his father served as the country’s first Vice President after independence in 1963—Odinga consistently cast himself as the anti-establishment firebrand, championing grassroots change and electoral reform. Leadership Vacuum. His death creates an immediate and significant leadership vacuum in the Kenyan opposition. With the country heading toward a potentially volatile campaign period before the 2027 polls, it remains profoundly unclear if any single figure possesses the same galvanising capacity to unite and mobilise opposition forces. Tributes immediately poured in from across the region. David Maraga, Kenya’s former Chief Justice and a current presidential candidate, expressed his shock at the news, describing Odinga as “a patriot, a pan-Africanist, a democrat and a leader who made significant contributions to democracy in Kenya and in Africa.” Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was also among the first world leaders to react, posting on X: “On behalf of the Government of Ethiopia, I extend my sincere condolences on the passing of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. May he Rest In Peace.” The official announcement from Mr Odinga’s political party is pending, with a team member confirming the death to AFP on the condition of anonymity. The passing of Raila Odinga marks the end of an era, closing the chapter on one of Africa’s most formidable and enduring political careers.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73050;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Veteran Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies at 80.  ,            file_name: Veteran_Opposition_Leader_Raila_Odinga_Dies_at_80__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/15,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_11>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  11;        var ttsCurrentContent  Uneasy neighbours and the Biafra dialogue Part 4 by Dr. Austin Orette. “Everyone should be called to account. Let us go door to door to ask about what we did here. If the father is gone, let us ask the sons about the sins of their fathers “Anonymous As I research into this series of uneasy neighbors, I am astounded by what Nigerians have glossed over in order to appease the Biafrans. Private Citizens showed their fidelity by giving the Igbo people back the rent they collected from the houses they left. There is nowhere in the world where a rebel faction of a nation has been thoroughly reintegrated and rehabilitated like we have done for the Igbo people who returned from Biafra. Nigeria gave assistance to the Igbo people. Nigeria reinstated all the Biafra soldiers who fought against the Nigeria side and paid them arrears of three years. This means while they were fighting against Nigeria, we were bankrolling their insurgency. This means Nigeria actually paid the Biafran soldiers who invaded, killed and destroyed properties in the Midwest Region. They were officially reinstated and their salaries and pensions paid. Did Nigeria consider any payment to the family of those that were killed and maimed by the unjustified invasion of the Midwest Region by the Biafrans? What did we do to warrant the invasion and occupation of the Midwest region that led to the Biafra invasion? What did we do to the invasion that caused a lot of destruction and loss of lives and properties? All the civil servants in the East were paid their arrears. No person who organized this revolt was punished because Nigeria wanted to hold up to the spirit of No victor, no vanquished. The Midwest understood this as the price they have to pay for Nigeria\s unity. No one compensated us and we were left to bury our own dead. We did not ask for war. Biafra brought war to our doorstep and we bled and no one helped us to tend to our wounded and we buried our dead alone. If you ask the Igbo about their rapid re-entry, they will tell you that it is due to their hard work and Igbo ingenuity. If the opposite happened or they experienced a setback, they will say the Nigerian system is rigged against the Igbo man. I am yet to come across any Igbo who shows gratitude for the opportunity of renewal and revaluation that Nigeria gave them. They are angry when they succeed and when they lose, they look for someone to blame. They always tell us the Nigerian factor was designed to stop the Igbo man. Nigerians are patient people. I am beginning to see that the patience of Nigerians is running out as they are finding out that the Igbo people lack calibration of hubris and they are no longer tolerating the bully tactics of the Igbo people. Nigeria does not belong to them. They can go to Biafra and bellyache but I worry about the geography. Great America never extended this kind of olive branch to the south that initiated and lost the American civil war. It took America about a hundred years to elect a president from the South in the name of LB. Johnson. His election was accidental after the assassination of JFK. The officers of the Confederacy were made to sign an oath of allegiance before their citizenship could be restored. Robert Lee who was the President of the confederacy could not restore his citizenship before he died. The reason was that he misplaced his documents for the oath of allegiance and could not find the papers before he fell sick. He died in October 1870. His citizenship was restored posthumously by President Gerald Ford in 1975, almost a hundred years after he died. What about the breakaway region of Chechnya in Russia? Did the Russians get into appeasement politics with that breakaway Republic? The answer is no. Thirty years after the genocide in Rwanda, the authors of the Rwanda genocide of 1994 are still being prosecuted. Can any Hutu person justify the genocide and start a movement for genocide? This show of civility by Nigerians to Igbo has been misconstrued by them as signs of weakness. Instead of nurturing good neighborliness, we have inadvertently turned them into bullies in the Nigerian landscape. Nnamdi Kanu by his actions is telling us we were wrong for the war that was started by his Igbo brother. This is the action of a bully. Nothing can placate a bully. As a Nigerian, I refuse to be bullied. Enough is enough. Gradually, he is rewriting the story of the Nigerian civil war where the Nigerian is the villain and the Igbo people are innocent victims. Ojukwu is his hero. The Igbo telling us we hate them is a psychological projection of the hate they have for Nigeria and the good people of this great country. They have no sense of history. The lack of any punishment makes the Igbo people think that the declaration of Biafra is a trivial issue. Nothing was asked of the Igbo people after the war. They came back into Nigeria as if nothing happened and they have handed revisionist history to their children who want to carry out the same scenarios because nothing happened to the likes of Ojukwu. Is our sovereignty a joke? No person’s compass should point to Biafra when he is making his billions in Nigeria. Nigeria elected an Igbo to the vice presidency in the person of Dr Alex Ekwueme in 1979, just ten years after the Nigerian civil war. Four years later, the leader of the rebellion was pardoned and immediately ran for the senate. If he was not defeated by his own people, he would have become a senator in a country he was dismembering less than 15 years prior. Nothing was asked of him. He never spent a day in jail. A writer spent more than three years in jail, but the architect of the blood bath paraded Nigeria as a hero. This is abnormal and the Igbo people think that this abnormal situation warrants the concept of abnormal citizenship by having double allegiance, one to Biafra and another to Nigeria. His main antagonist in his campaign was Chief Christian Cukwuma Onoh, a renowned Enugu lawyer. He promised to bury Ojukwu because he knew where all the skeletons were buried. There is nothing greater that can stand between two antagonists than a beautiful woman. Bianca Ojukwu is CC Onoh’s daughter. Both men buried the hatchet and Bianca Ojukwu is a celebrated Nigerian ambassador today. She has represented Nigeria very well. The Igbo people were re-assimilated so quickly that we all heaved a sigh of relief that we as a people, we are healing and we are on the move with our usual aches and pains. Nothing was asked of them. No one asked them about rededication of their allegiance to Nigeria. This is why they think their crime against Nigeria is trivial. Due to lack of strict entry rules such as Nigeria citizenship, the Biafrans have taken Nigerians\ generosity as weakness and folly. They will not let the wounds of war heal. They are always picking at the scab. They took advantage of the Biafran propaganda machine that was not dismantled after the war. Gradually, subterranean complaints of marginalization were being murmured. We were under the military and there was strife everywhere. Just after four years of that civilian dispensation, the civilian government was overthrown and we were back to square one, listening to guttural orders from semi illiterate soldiers whose only claim to fame is the ability to shoot a gun. Nigerians recoiled back into their dark room to witness another decade of military misrule. When the Nation reverted back to representative democracy, we had another military general with no clue at the helm. We did not know we had a constitution. He wanted a third term and made any one who opposed disappear. People like Okadigbo were victims. Okadigbo dared to challenge Mr. Obasanjo for killing anything that moves in the village of Odi in the Niger Delta. An Igbo man shed tears for those of us in the Niger Delta who have always borne the brutality of Caesar’s whip and oppression. What happened to the Okadigbos of Igbo land ? Our agitation continued and Yar\Adua became president. For the first time, someone looked into the plight of our communities in the Niger Delta and started a process that will rehabilitate the youths and curb the environmental degradation. There was amnesty and the youth laid down their arms to participate in finding solutions to the perennial neglect of the Niger Delta. I thought my nation would eventually heal if dialogue is pursued and adhoc military solutions are jettisoned. I can say there is progress in the Niger Delta today but we have a long way to go. Unfortunately Mr YarAdua died and Jonathan became the inheritor of the throne. He paid attention to the amnesty but since it wasn’t his original design, a lot of funds were frittered away. The administration of Goodluck Jonathan was different in one regard. About 75 % of the cabinet of Goodluck Jonathan was Igbo people. They were eminently qualified and he was good to the South-East. They even renamed him Azikiwe. At this time, we thought our neighbors were our brothers. There was no agitation for Biafra and there was no revisionist history of Biafra. There was an individual running a Biafra money raising stint at the time. His grift was paying off very well and he had no need to increase his amplitude and become confrontational as he was making enough for his keep. Then Buhari came and suddenly those of us in the Niger Delta became the frontal states that prevented Biafra. We have seen signs of this before but the kaleidoscopic mirage of the Sani Abacha years did not give us the room to analyze the insults that were poured on Ken Saro Wiwa . We thought we all agreed to “no victor, no vanquished “. An individual who was pardoned for heading a rebellion openly derided the relatives of Ken Saro Wiwa that they made their bed and they should lay on it. This was a bridge too far and the hate is real. From then on, there was a catalogue of scenarios in which new proponents of Biafra started using our position during the war as a barometer of their cooperation with us. If there is a pipeline fire accident that incinerates a village in the Niger Delta, there is schadenfreude in Biafra. During the brutal years of Abacha when everyone west of Niger was in danger, the proponents of Biafra were ensconced in Abacha’s regime. It was the best time for them. There was no Biafra agitation and no one envied them of their new fame and opportunity to be Abacha’s court jesters. They made a lot of money from their gig. Old ties and military camaraderie brought Ojukwu to the front and center of policy making. This is the time a lot of people like Peter Obi made their money by running Abacha’s errands. Most people west of Niger have gone into exile due to the June 12 agitation. We had Radio Kudirat. Tinubu, Wole Soyinka, Pa Enahoro and a host of prominent politicians were in exile and were actively looking for solutions to the Nigerian military usurpation of power. Tinubu was one of the financiers who used his money to finance the struggle against military dictatorship in Nigeria. Kudirat died, Abacha died, Abiola and host other prominent politicians in Nigeria were assassinated. Rewane was murdered. Attempts were made on Alex Ibru’s life. He was seriously wounded. This was Nigeria at that time where an ex-rebel who was pardoned used his old military ties to settle scores with Ken Saro Wiwa. When the Ogoni people complained about this, the Igbo people told them it was Abacha who murdered Ken Saro Wiwa and they should complain to Abacha. Pontius Pilate may have signed the death warrant but the high priests can never wash away the stains. Buhari became president and the cry for Biafra became more ferocious. Nnamdi Kanu ascended the helm and he needed to crank up the decibel and he did. He poured his vitriol on those neighbors who did not support Biafra. He reorganized and made money beyond his wildest dreams. He started a brigade of people de-marketing Nigeria in the Western countries. According to him, nothing good can come out of Nigeria. The more vitriol he made against Nigeria, the more money he made. His outrageous claims against Nigeria and neighboring minorities became monumental. Nigeria became a zoo. The people of Niger Delta who did not support Biafra secession caught the brunt of his eyes. More money poured in and nothing could exceed the bounds of decency. Sooner than later, his revisionist history became the substantive history of the Biafra secession. Nigerians became villains that perpetrated genocide against the innocent people who were minding their business. They became very successful and Nigerians in their jealous rage rounded them up for genocide. He roused up the Igbo youths, who were unborn then, and they became filled with anger and resentment and they enlisted in his Biafran army which is terrorizing the East today. He turned every political disagreement to the hatred of the Igbo people. Wary Nigerians did know how to reply to this new threat because they have forgotten the history that brought us to our present Palouse position, where we have become pariahs everywhere. There was no push back. Before we knew it, Nnamdi Kanu had raised an army that punishes anyone in Igbo land who will say anything contrary to his phantom stories. He formed Biafra chapters all over the World. He actually told his followers to influence the politics of world powers. He told his people to donate and vote for the racist president of America, Donald Trump. The M15 and Mossad started aping up their activities in Nigeria. Suddenly Israel originally denied that the Igbo people are not the lost tribe of Israel tried to reverse their tune in order to use these Biafrans as their foot hold in Nigeria and Africa when they were denied admission to the AU. He created more unrest in the South East. He was arrested. The rest of the story is still unfolding. Throughout his activities, his main theme is that the Igbo man is oppressed in Nigeria. There was no singular Igbo leader that opposed his ridiculous assertions. Even Senators from the South East started quoting him. When you ask them why they think the Igbo man is oppressed, they will tell you, it is because no Igbo man has been made president. If this were not true, it would be laughable. Prominent Igbo politicians will mount the rostrum and say that only Igbo people can unite Nigeria. What arrant nonsense. These are people who could not unite with their minority neighbours for common values of coexistence telling us they have the elixir of unity. When was the last time you saw an Igbo people unite with anyone who is not Igbo? Wherever they are, there is no peace? They tell us Nigerians who are wary of them are Igbophobic. Are South Africans Igbophobic? Are Ghanaians Igbophobic? What about the American in Dallas who threw out an Igbo organization from his hotel and perpetually banned them from doing business with his hotel? Is the man Igbophobic? For three years, the hotel has hosted them. There is no year where those meetings didn’t end without a fight and the police called. He had had enough and told them never again. Not all money is good money. You be the judge. My nation Nigeria is gradually succumbing to the emotional blackmail of the Igbo people by making them think that there is a scenario where their uncouth behavior can force us to make an Igbo man the president. The only scenario I can see for any Igbo to be president is to be a patriotic Nigerian. Are the South-East patriotic Nigerians? Anyone who will agitate for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu is not a patriotic Nigerian. His loyalty is to Biafra and is not qualified to be president of Nigeria. No one who aspires to lead Nigeria should have double loyalty. In the last election, almost 99% of the Igbos voted for Obi. This means they voted because of one criterion only. Obi is Igbo. That is all they needed to know, nothing more, nothing less. An Igbo leader will mount a rostrum and tell us that only Ndigbo can unite Nigeria. Can you imagine if a Yoruba or Fulani man mounts the podium and says only a Yoruba or Fulani person can rule Nigeria. When Tinubu said it was my turn, they wanted to crucify him. Tinubu did not say it was the turn of Yoruba. He said it was his turn considering what he has achieved, sacrificed and his personal preparation for the office he is seeking. The Igbo people will go gaga. They have no history of peaceful coexistence with any one, even with themselves. I am an Isoko man. Can I say I am being deprived because an Isoko man has not become the president of Nigeria? Why do Igbo people think the Presidency is a right of any particular ethnic group? This is what we are fighting, to disabuse the Fulani people of this arrogant thought process .The presidency is a privilege accorded a few people in any federation. The last time an Igbo was president; the Igbo people overthrew that government and threw the country into a state of confusion, consternation and war. It took America almost a hundred years to get to a civil war. The Igbo people pushed Nigeria into civil war in less than six years after independence. At the rate the Biafra agitators are going, we may end up with another war before Nigeria’s one hundred years of independence. It is very unhealthy for any group of people to have this view of leadership. This is the reason why Nigeria should be restructured. If the Igbo people think this way, this gives them the angst and impetus to disorganize our polity. No one should succumb to this kind of ethnic chauvinism and emotional blackmail. We should restructure Nigeria. This should be our priority. The Igbo people are going to continue to be unruly neighbors since they have misinformed their people about the history that brought Nigeria to this precipice. Their actions are beginning to tear at the seams of civilized conduct. They want to resolve every misunderstanding with subterfuge that tears down the glue of fellowship. The Niger Delta is very capable of being on our own. No one should blackmail us into surrendering leadership to those whose actions have betrayed the very nation they want to lead. This is very confusing. Nigerians are no fools. We cannot surrender the leadership of Nigeria to any group of people who are ambivalent about their citizenship of this great country. I want these agitations to stop so we can continue the work of nation building which is being made very difficult by these hostile neighbors called Biafra. I don’t want a war. Sooner or later, we may be forced to push Biafra out. You cannot be Biafran and aspire to lead Nigeria in any capacity. This emotional blackmail and revisionist history must stop. No group of people has the right to predicate their Nigerian citizenship to the president being a member of their tribe. We must punish people who commit treason against Nigeria. The failure to punish Ojukwu and other leaders of the Biafran Rebellion is what has given the impetus to people like Nnamdi Kanu to imitate Ojukwu and carry out another rebellion. Lack of enforcement of our laws shows we are not serious with our sovereignty. Let us restructure Nigeria as a matter of urgency so that those who want to exit the federation like the Igbo people can leave. Our building of a nation must go beyond infantile tantrums. Take the case of the Republic of Texas. Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836. It was a country of its own until 1845 when it joined the Union as the 28th state of the United States. Due to its peculiar history, Texas is actually run like a country and a lot of Texans have nostalgia for their old country. They have their anthems and their coins and other memorabilia they are very proud of. The annual budget of Texas is about 340 billion. They have their own flag and they have a bicameral legislature which comprises a Senate and a House of Representatives. Due to this wealth, a lot of Texas feels it will be better to secede from the US instead of remaining in the union and continue subsidizing nonproductive states. This is their running joke until 1995 when Mr. McLaren with his separatist group declared the Republic of Texas in 1995 , in Rural west Texas and started collecting Taxes and extorting the citizens in those areas. Just like Nnamdi was doing in Igbo land. Mr. McLaren and his accomplice were arrested and tried. They were sentenced to 99 years in jail without parole. This is how serious other societies deal with the subject of treason. There are no tribal people going to plead on behalf of McLaren. Those pleading leniency for Nnamdi Kanu because of his tribal affiliations have violated the sacred duty of a citizen. They have no loyalty to Nigeria. This is how I see the Biafran Agitation. For the people agitating for another country to think they can at the same time run for the highest office in Nigeria is beyond pardon. Give them their Biafra and they can all go to Biafra and become president. We are Nigerians. 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Port Harcourt, Rivers State—The African Action Congress (AAC), Rivers State chapter, successfully concluded its state congress on Saturday, October 11, 2025, culminating in the election of a new eleven-member State Executive Council. Ms. Ivy West (Esq.) was elected as the new State Chairman, ushering in a new era of leadership for the party. The electoral process, which saw stakeholders and delegates drawn from all 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Rivers State in attendance, was widely observed and ratified by key regulatory bodies, lending substantial credibility to the outcome. The Congress commenced smoothly, moving into full swing upon the arrival of the team from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The process was meticulously monitored by a comprehensive array of observers, including representatives from: The State Security Service (DSS) The Nigerian Police Force Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Party Stakeholders The presence of these bodies underscored the party’s commitment to internal democracy and transparency, ensuring the integrity of the voting exercise before the final results were announced. The newly elected State Executive Council is notable for its inclusion of legal professionals and experienced organizers ready to steer the party toward future political engagements. The full list of the newly elected officers includes: PositionElected OfficerChairmanMs. Ivy West (Esq)Vice ChairmanBlessing MarkSecretaryTams Victor Williams (Esq)TreasurerIbiere A. AssohFinancial SecretaryPeaceful UdomPublicity SecretaryMercy OkereOrganizing SecretaryFubara T. RaymondWoman LeaderJuliet Long-JohnYouth LeaderBoma F. 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Ibadan, Nigeria — In a stern directive, the Nigerian Army has issued a warning to its personnel against the use of performance-enhancing supplements and drugs ahead of a major promotion exercise. The warning, delivered by the Chief of Personnel Management (Army), Major-General Adewale Adekeye, highlighted the severe health risks associated with these substances. Speaking at the opening of the Nigerian Army Warrant Officers to Master Warrant Officers promotion exercise in Ibadan, Adekeye emphasized that the promotion process is not \a do-or-die affair.\ He urged officers to prioritize their health, stating that \taking enhancement supplements and drugs could endanger the lives of persons who use them.\ The promotion exercise, which has so far documented nearly 500 warrant officers, will involve a compulsory medical examination to ensure all participants are physically and mentally fit. Other activities include weapon handling, drills, and general service knowledge. 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Washington, D.C.—Sub-Saharan African governments are increasingly relying on domestic banks to fund their national budgets, a strategy that is proving more expensive than foreign borrowing and is creating significant risk within local financial systems, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in its latest Regional Economic Outlook released Thursday. The Fund’s report, coinciding with the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, highlighted a critical shift: after years of being locked out of international capital markets due to high costs and uncertainty, many nations are now absorbing the financial pressure at home. This reliance comes at a steep price, as the “domestic cost of capital remains elevated across the region,” forcing governments to pay premium rates. The IMF analysis revealed that new domestic borrowing is now “significantly more expensive than external borrowing” in several Sub-Saharan African countries. This dynamic is exacerbated by domestic financial markets that are often \underdeveloped, fragmented, and illiquid,\ characterized by high transaction costs and steep lending spreads. The consequences are two-fold: Higher Fiscal Burden: Governments face inflated interest expenses, diverting resources from essential public services. Crowding Out: The heavy government demand for local credit starves the private sector of capital, hindering investment and economic growth. The most pressing concern, according to the IMF, is the rapid accumulation of government debt on the balance sheets of local financial institutions. The report underscored that domestic banks’ holdings of government debt are “large and growing faster in sub-Saharan Africa than in the rest of the world.” The Fund cautioned that this trend risks creating a “vicious feedback loop.” In this scenario, strained public finances could undermine the very stability of the banks holding the debt, which would then tighten credit conditions across the economy and deepen fiscal pressures. Abebe Aemro Selassie, director of the IMF’s African Department, acknowledged the mixed signals of this trend. While borrowing in local currencies shows progress in financial independence, he stressed the acute dangers. “About half of total public debt is owed to domestic banks,” Selassie told Reuters. “Access to external financing has not been readily available in recent years, but excessive domestic borrowing can also create problems in the banking sector if governments struggle to service their debt.” Though a few African countries have tentatively re-entered international bond markets since 2024, many remain cautious, wary of reigniting the external debt crises that plagued the continent for decades. The IMF’s warning suggests that while the focus has been on external vulnerabilities, the next debt crisis may be brewing much closer to home.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73077;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: IMF Warns: Sub-Saharan Africa\s Shift to Local Banks Sparks Debt Trap Fears, Squeezes Private Investment.  ,            file_name: IMF_Warns_Sub_Saharan_Africas_Shift_to_Local_Banks_Sparks_Debt_Trap_Fears_Squeezes_Private_Investment__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/16,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_15>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  15;        var ttsCurrentContent  Talent Arise Season 6 set to hold in Port Harcourt . The organizers of the annual youth empowerment event, Talent Arise, have officially commenced the countdown to its highly anticipated sixth edition, announcing a formidable array of partnerships with leading corporate and educational institutions. This year\s event, dubbed Talent Arise Season 6 , promises to be the most impactful yet, thanks to the collaborative support. Key partners secured for this edition include Alliance Française, The Promise, Golden Tulip Hotels, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Jora Hotel, and Omosigho, Omorodion and Associates, among several others. Best Edition Promised at Alliance Française. Making the disclosure in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, the creative force behind the project, Gloria Boma Harry, expressed excitement about the strong corporate interest this year. \This year’s edition promises to be the best edition so far since the inception of the competition, considering the array of sponsors partnering with the project,\ Ms. Harry stated. The competition is scheduled to hold in November at the facility of one of its principal partners, Alliance Française. The venue will host talented youths from across the state who will compete for the grand prize and various consolation awards. Leveraging Talent to Curb Societal Vices. Ms. Harry used the opportunity to commend the sponsors of Talent Arise Season 6 for their commitment, emphasizing the broader societal impact of such initiatives. She underscored the critical need for organizations and individuals to actively support initiatives that positively impact young people, highlighting their role in mitigating pressing social issues. The project aims to serve as a practical alternative to curb youth restiveness and other vices currently bedeviling society. 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Lagos, Nigeria — The Nigeria Film Festivals Association (NFFA) has a new leader, as acclaimed filmmaker Kate Ezeigbo has been elected as the association\s new president. Ezeigbo, a distinguished figure known for her humility, determination, and consistent track record of success, is expected to bring a significant shift to the country\s film festival landscape. Ezeigbo’s emergence as president has been met with widespread optimism among her peers and colleagues. Her consistent success in recent years has established her as a determined and visionary leader. Those who have worked closely with her express confidence that she will bring a fresh perspective and a new era of growth and innovation to the NFFA. \For those of us who work closely with her, we are certain she will cause a huge shift in NFFA,\ said a source close to the new president. As the new president, Ezeigbo is poised to play a crucial role in shaping the future of film festivals in Nigeria, promoting local talent, and raising the country’s profile in the global film industry. 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Lagos, Nigeria — In a groundbreaking culinary feat, celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has set a brand-new record for cooking the world’s largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice. The historic event, the Gino World Jollof Festival, took place at Eko Hotel & Suites and drew a massive, carnival-like crowd of over 20,000 food lovers, celebrities, and influencers. The audacious attempt, a first of its kind, was a testament to Baci\s ambitious vision. A custom-made giant pot, measuring six meters wide and six meters tall with a capacity of over 22,000 liters, was built specifically for the event. While the original plan called for cooking 250 bags of rice, Baci had to scale down the effort to 200 bags (approximately 4,000 kg) due to the weight limits of the crane and measuring device. The scale of the ingredients was staggering, with approximately 1,000 kg of tomato paste, 600 kg of onions, and 750 kg of vegetable oil simmered to perfection. The cooking process itself took almost nine hours, the culmination of a nine-month planning effort. Just before beginning, Baci had a short but emotional prayer session with the lead pastor of Harvesters Church, Bolaji Idowu, adding a personal touch to the momentous occasion. As the savory aroma of jollof filled the air, the thousands of registered guests watched in anticipation, their excitement palpable. 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Lagos, Nigeria — Content creator and comedian GehGeh reportedly experienced a massive financial breakthrough during a TikTok live session on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The live stream attracted an audience of more than 177,000 viewers, with the comedian reportedly walking away with gifts valued at over $30,000 in a single night. GehGeh, who has built a brand as a streetwise \professor\ dishing out raw, unfiltered advice on life, money, and relationships, announced the achievement on his social media pages. He framed the success as a personal and a communal victory. \I no be graduate too, but by the grace of God, I don find school. I be orphan, but now Nigerians don show me love,\ he said in a video shared after the live session. He joked that his teachings came from the \University of wisdom and understanding,\ a school so effective that its graduates make women \fear to ask you for money.\ The comedian confessed that his financial success was more than just a number, as it symbolized a major life turnaround after growing up without parents. \See gift I made over. more gift when they give me today is worth about $30,000. I no go take this love for granted, because I no really do anything for am,\ he stated. Reflecting on his talent and newfound influence, GehGeh added: \If Nigeria be country wey value great people, by now them suppose dey compare people like me with Aristotle, Wole Soyinka, Einstein. but I thank God say people dey see my head and my own difference.\;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  72457;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Nigerian Comedian GehGeh Earns Over $30,000 in Single Viral TikTok Live.  ,            file_name: Nigerian_Comedian_GehGeh_Earns_Over_30000_in_Single_Viral_TikTok_Live__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/08/22,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_19>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  19;        var ttsCurrentContent  Davido\s Baby Mama \ignites firestorm\ after his Wedding. Anita Brown, the woman who previously alleged she was carrying Afrobeats star Davido\s child, has ignited a social media firestorm with a post targeting the extravagant lifestyles of the wealthy. The post, published just days after Davido’s star-studded wedding to Chioma in Miami, is being widely interpreted as a direct criticism of the couple and their high-profile guests. In a lengthy write-up on Instagram, Brown accused many rich individuals of lacking authenticity, values, and integrity. She specifically called out the display of what she claimed were fake designer handbags, lavish wedding rings, and expensive fashion accessories, arguing that no amount of glamour can disguise an \empty lifestyle.\ \You prolly will be the best addition to their life if you were in it,\ she wrote, adding, \I don’t care for fake Birkins, fake lifestyles. And fake wedding rings that allegedly cost a million dollars, but you got on a 1950. Rolex, I’m a VIRGO. My attention to detail is immaculate! 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Y’all are not living yall best life.” Brown became a viral figure in June 2023 when she first made her claims about Davido, stating at the time that she was unaware of his marriage to Chioma.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  72441;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Davido\s Baby Mama \ignites firestorm\ after his Wedding.  ,            file_name: Davidos_Baby_Mama_ignites_firestorm_after_his_Wedding__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/08/19,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_20>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  20;        var ttsCurrentContent  From Church to Club: How Davido\s Wedding Dance Changed Tim Godfrey\s Perspective on Gospel. In a moment that has sparked reflection among gospel music circles, Nigerian gospel artist Tim Godfrey has spoken out about his purpose after a video surfaced showing music star Davido dancing to his song at his recent white wedding in Miami. Godfrey, who recently celebrated his own wedding on August 10th, shared that seeing the mainstream artist connect with his music was a powerful affirmation of his mission. He emphasized that not all gospel artists are meant to be confined to the four walls of the church. Instead, he believes some are called to influence the world and spread the gospel through mainstream channels. \This really stirred something within me,\ Godfrey wrote. \We are called to influence the world and take over it for Christ! I’m not going to play small about my labour for the gospel because the church is yet to see that not all of us are called for the four corners of the church! Some of us are sent mainstream to reach out to the stray.\ He stressed that his mission is to reach people beyond traditional church settings and that he refuses to be limited by labels. \It doesn’t have to sound like church to be God Orchestrated,\ he added, declaring his identity as having \NO LABEL but The Gospel!\ The singer\s white wedding was a star-studded affair, attended by notable figures including Dangote, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Obi Cubana, D\banj, and Uche Jombo, among others.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  72431;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: From Church to Club: How Davido\s Wedding Dance Changed Tim Godfrey\s Perspective on Gospel.  ,            file_name: From_Church_to_Club_How_Davidos_Wedding_Dance_Changed_Tim_Godfreys_Perspective_on_Gospel__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/08/18,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_21>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  21;        var ttsCurrentContent  Gospel Singer Mercy Chinwo, husband Welcome Second Child. LAGOS - Acclaimed Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochika, have joyfully announced the arrival of their second child. The couple shared the exciting news with their followers on Instagram on Friday, celebrating a new addition to their family. In a heartfelt joint post, the couple expressed their profound gratitude to God, describing the newborn as a “precious gift.” The message read, “The Lord has done it again! He has added to our joy. multiplied our laughter. and blessed us with the precious gift of a second baby.” The post included a declaration of faith, stating that through their family, “many will be blessed, and the nations will call us blessed.” Mercy Chinwo also took a moment to honor her husband, referring to him as “an amazing father of two.” The \Excess Love\ singer’s post highlighted their shared happiness and continuous blessings. The birth of their second child comes approximately a year after they welcomed their first baby in October 2023. The couple married in August 2022. 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The silver screen is set to explode in 2025 with an incredible lineup of highly anticipated films, promising something for every moviegoer. From superhero spectacles and animated adventures to spine-tingling horrors and thought-provoking dramas, the year is shaping up to be a truly memorable one for cinema. Get ready to mark your calendars for these upcoming movies 2025. The Return of Beloved Franchises (and some new entries!). Fans of established franchises have much to look forward to, with some exciting additions and confirmed details among the upcoming movies 2025. The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand with Captain America: Brave New World (February 14) and Thunderbolts* (May 2), bringing new heroes and anti-heroes to the forefront. DC\s cinematic universe gets a fresh start with James Gunn\s highly anticipated reboot, Superman (July 11), starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent. Dinosaurs will once again roam the Earth in Jurassic World: Rebirth (July 2), a new installment directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali. The action-packed world of Ethan Hunt continues with Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (May 23), where Tom Cruise is set to deliver more death-defying stunts. Animation enthusiasts can rejoice with sequels like Zootopia 2 (November 28) and The Bad Guys 2 (August 1). Horror aficionados will be thrilled by The Conjuring: Last Rites (September 5) and Five Nights at Freddy\s 2 (December 5). The chilling sequel The Strangers: Chapter 2 is set for September 26, while the next installment of a classic slasher, I Know What You Did Last Summer, hits theaters on July 18, with original stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. returning. Horror fans also have Wolf Man (January 17) from Leigh Whannell and the anticipated M3GAN 2.0 (June 27) to look forward to. The popular \Knives Out\ series returns with Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (December 12). Exciting Originals and Adaptations Flourish. Beyond sequels, 2025 offers a diverse array of original stories and fresh adaptations. Sci-fi fans can anticipate Bong Joon-ho\s Mickey 17 (March 7), starring Robert Pattinson, and the long-awaited TRON: Ares (October 10) with Jared Leto. Another intriguing sci-fi entry is The Electric State (March 14), directed by the Russo brothers and starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. Live-action remakes continue with Disney\s Snow White (March 21) starring Rachel Zegler, and a live-action How to Train Your Dragon (June 13) with Dean DeBlois returning to direct. The beloved bear from Peru makes his return in Paddington in Peru (February 14). For those who enjoy a good laugh, Adam Sandler is back in Happy Gilmore 2 (July 25), and a new take on a classic comedy is on the horizon with The Naked Gun (August 1) starring Liam Neeson. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reunite for Freakier Friday (August 8). Dwayne \The Rock\ Johnson and Emily Blunt team up in Benny Safdie\s highly anticipated drama The Smashing Machine (October 3), which follows MMA legend Mark Kerr. Guillermo del Toro will bring his unique vision to Frankenstein (November), promising a fresh take on the classic monster. These and many more constitute the thrilling upcoming movies 2025. Other exciting new films include: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25): Marvel\s first family gets a reboot with Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic and a 60s-set storyline. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (September 19): A romantic fantasy starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. The Roses (August 29): A dark comedy starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, based on The War of the Roses. Nobody 2 (August 15): Bob Odenkirk returns as the unlikely action hero. Warfare (April 11): From Alex Garland, co-directed with Ray Mendoza, a star-studded military drama. Mortal Kombat 2 (October 24): The martial arts fantasy continues. The Black Phone 2 (October 17): The sequel to the chilling horror hit. Other Notable Releases. A Minecraft Movie (April 4): A video game adaptation bringing blocky adventures to the big screen with Jason Momoa and Jack Black. Wicked: For Good (November 21): The second part of the musical fantasy. Avatar: Fire and Ash (December 19): James Cameron\s continuation of the Pandora saga. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (December 19): A new animated adventure for the absorbent, yellow, and porous friend. Anaconda (December 25): A comedic re-imagining of the classic creature feature. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (January 10): Gerard Butler returns for the action-crime sequel. The Damned (January 3): A new horror film. Ballerina (June 6): A \John Wick\ spinoff starring Ana de Armas. 28 Years Later (June 20): Danny Boyle and Alex Garland return for the next chapter in their acclaimed horror series, with Cillian Murphy. F1 (June 25): Brad Pitt stars in this Formula One racing drama from the Top Gun: Maverick team. Elio (June 20): Pixar\s next animated feature. Smurfs (July 18): A musical animated film with Rihanna voicing Smurfette. The Home (August 1): A new horror film. Weapons (August 8): A new horror from Zach Cregger, the director of Barbarian. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (September 12): The beloved period drama gets its cinematic conclusion. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (September 12): A sequel to the iconic mockumentary. Michael (October 3): Antoine Fuqua\s biopic about Michael Jackson. Good Fortune (October 17): A comedy starring and directed by Aziz Ansari. The Running Man (November 7): A new adaptation of the Stephen King novel. This expanded list offers an even more exciting preview of the cinematic landscape of 2025. With so many diverse and thrilling films among the upcoming movies 2025 on the horizon, moviegoers are truly in for a treat, proving that the magic of the film is alive and well. 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Lulu-Briggs Foundation for Humanitarian Services. Port Harcourt, Nigeria — The Rivers State Government has publicly praised the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation for its extensive humanitarian services, specifically highlighting its free medical missions for the underprivileged. This commendation was delivered by Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, represented by his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, during the 44th Free Medical Mission\s official opening ceremony in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area. During her speech, Governor Fubara\s representative, Professor Odu, pledged the state government\s unwavering commitment to partner with the foundation to enhance the accessibility and affordability of quality healthcare for all citizens of Rivers. \Living in good health is truly transformational,\ she said, emphasizing that healthy individuals are more productive and can contribute meaningfully to the growth of society. A Call for Greater Collaboration. The foundation\s chairman, Dr. Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, reaffirmed the organization’s dedication to providing free medical care to those who cannot afford it. She called for stronger collaboration among the private sector, individuals, and development partners to ensure that quality healthcare is accessible to everyone. 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UYO, AKWA IBOM — The Nigerian Super Eagles contingent faced a major scare on Saturday after their chartered ValueJet aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Angola. The alarming diversion occurred after the pilot detected a dangerous crack in one of the plane\s windows while mid-flight from South Africa, Africa Update reports. The team was traveling to Uyo, Akwa Ibom, where they are scheduled to play a crucial final qualifier match in their bid for a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), traveling with the squad, confirmed the frightening development to newsmen, describing the event as “a close call that could have been worse.” The flight, which departed Durban, was immediately diverted to an Angolan airport upon the discovery of the structural fault, highlighting a perilous moment for the national heroes ahead of their most important game of the campaign. Tense Final Battle for Group C Qualification. The aviation scare adds an unsettling layer of drama to what is already a nail-biting finish in Group C of the FIFA World Cup African qualifiers. With only one matchday remaining, the race remains wide open, pitting three nations against each other for the group’s sole automatic ticket. The current standings are exceptionally tight: Benin Republic leads with 17 points. South Africa follows closely with 15 points. Nigeria (Super Eagles) sits third with 14 points. The Super Eagles kept their hopes alive with a gritty 2-1 victory over Lesotho in Polokwane, secured by Captain William Troost-Ekong\s penalty and a second goal from Akor Adams. However, Benin Republic maintained their narrow advantage with a 1-0 win against Rwanda. Meanwhile, South Africa\s goalless draw with Zimbabwe dashed their hopes of an early qualification. 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Surgeons in Hapur, India, removed 29 steel spoons, 19 toothbrushes, and two pens from a man’s stomach in what doctors called one of the most extraordinary cases in recent memory. The Times of India reports that the patient, a resident of Bulandshahr, had been admitted to a de-addiction centre in Ghaziabad about a month earlier and was rushed to the hospital after he complained of severe abdominal pain. An ultrasound scan showed numerous metallic objects inside his stomach, prompting an emergency operation led by Dr. Shyam Kumar. “The surgery was as complex as it was rare. An ultrasound scan revealed multiple metallic objects inside the man’s stomach, leaving doctors with no choice but to operate immediately. “The team had to carefully remove the items one by one to prevent injury to vital organs. “Dr Shyam Kumar described the moment as “shocking” because of the sheer number of items. Yet, despite the risks, the operation was successful.” He has since been discharged and is reported to be stable and recovering. According to the report, he later told doctors he felt mistreated and deprived of food at the rehabilitation centre, which left him frustrated and desperate. “He said he had felt mistreated and deprived of food at the de-addiction centre, which left him angry and helpless. In his agitation, he began swallowing objects to harm himself, a desperate act of self-injury,” the report read. The Hindustan Times recalled a similar incident in 2022 in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where doctors recovered 63 spoons from a patient. That man, identified as Vijay, was reportedly a drug addict who had been admitted to a de-addiction centre and had been eating spoons for about a year. The paper also reported that in 2019, doctors in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, removed spoons, screwdrivers, toothbrushes, a kitchen knife, and a door latch from the stomach of a man suffering from a major mental disorder.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  72913;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Doctors remove 19 toothbrushes, 29 spoons, others from patient’s stomach.  ,            file_name: Doctors_remove_19_toothbrushes_29_spoons_others_from_patients_stomach__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/04,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_26>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  26;        var ttsCurrentContent  UNICAL evicts senior staff, seizes apartments over corrupt practices. The management of the University of Calabar has evicted some employees from its quarters to accommodate junior staff and curb unethical practices. The university’s spokesperson, Eyo Effiong, disclosed this to journalists in Calabar on Tuesday. Mr Effiong said the university’s governing council directed some staff to vacate the boys’ quarters after evidence showed that they sublet the apartments to students and locals. “Letters were issued notifying them that the ownership of the quarters had been revoked, and occupants were asked to vacate on or before April 30, 2025,” he said. Investigations revealed that the staff collected between ₦80,000 and ₦350,000 yearly from students and locals while paying the university a lesser amount, according to the spokesman. He described the practice as unethical and embarrassing to the university, adding that the institution also discovered security threats linked to some of the occupants. According to him, the reclaimed apartments will be reallocated directly to junior staff through the university’s housing department to ensure accountability and proper rent deductions. “This policy affects all senior staff who misuse the facility, not just professors; and those with genuine grievances can approach the Governing Council, which approved the decision,” he stated. However, following the forceful eviction of occupants from the BQs, some senior staff accused the university management of abuse of power. An employee, Jacob Emmanuel, described the eviction as high-handed and demeaning to senior members of the academic community. “Is the management saying our house-helps should now sleep in our bedrooms because the BQs have been seized?” said Mr Emmanuel. He warned that the situation could lead to a breakdown of law and order if not properly handled. 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Portland, Oregon – The city of Portland deployed its famously quirky and irreverent spirit over the weekend as protesters, demonstrating against the presence of the Trump administration’s federal law enforcement, staged a hastily organised “emergency” edition of the World Naked Bike Ride. Amid chilly, wet weather, crowds pedalled through the city\s streets on Sunday, many wearing little or nothing at all, as a form of \joyful protest\ against the prospect of the US government mobilising the National Guard to quell local demonstrations. The annual nude cycling event, traditionally held in the summer, was fast-tracked by organisers as an explicit statement against escalating tensions with federal authorities. Crowds have gathered daily outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in recent days, with protesters often deploying the absurd—donning inflatable frog, unicorn, axolotl, and banana costumes—as they face off with officers who frequently deploy tear gas and pepper balls. Janene King, a 51-year-old participant, called the nude ride a “quintessentially Portland way to protest.” Clad only in wool socks, a wig, and a hat, she braved the steady rain and temperatures hovering around 12 degrees Celsius. “We definitely do not want troops coming into our city,” King asserted. The cyclists made their way toward the ICE building, where authorities instructed them to remain on the pavements and out of the street to avoid arrest. The city remains on edge, awaiting the ruling of an appeals court panel on whether President Donald Trump can proceed with the deployment of federalised troops, after a judge placed a temporary hold on the order on 5 October. Organisers of the ride underscored their unique message on social media, stating: “Joy is a form of protest. Being together with mutual respect and kindness is a form of protest. It’s your choice how much or little you wear.” While the cool, wet conditions meant fewer participants stripped completely naked than usual, some still rode wearing only bicycle helmets, offering a striking display of anti-establishment defiance. The ride follows a tradition established in Oregon\s largest city since 2004, with some annual events drawing up to 10,000 riders.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73054;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Stark Defiance: Naked Cyclists Stage ‘Emergency’ Protest Against Federal Presence in Portland.  ,            file_name: Stark_Defiance_Naked_Cyclists_Stage_Emergency_Protest_Against_Federal_Presence_in_Portland__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/15,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_28>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  28;        var ttsCurrentContent  Veteran Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies at 80. NAIROBI/KERALA – Kenyan opposition figurehead, Raila Odinga, has died at the age of 80 while on a health visit to India, local police confirmed on Wednesday. The sudden passing of the perennial presidential candidate represents a political earthquake that is expected to profoundly reshape the political landscape of the East African nation ahead of the 2027 general election. A dominant, mobilising force in Kenyan public life for decades, Mr Odinga collapsed unexpectedly in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Indian police sources informed AFP that the veteran politician was walking with his sister, daughter, and a personal physician when the incident occurred. “An Indian police security officer and a Kenyan security officer were also with them at the time. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital, but was declared dead,” the police source stated. A spokesman for the Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre in Kerala elaborated, saying Mr Odinga experienced breathing difficulties before collapsing. “He was provided CPR on the spot and, having seen some sign of recovery, he was rushed to the nearest modern hospital. Despite repeated efforts by the medics, his condition deteriorated and the doctors were unable to save him.” A Formidable Legacy of Struggle. Born on 7 January 1945, Odinga was a central figure in Kenya’s push for multi-party democracy, spending significant periods of his early political life either detained or in exile while fighting the autocratic regime of former President Daniel arap Moi. A member of the influential Luo tribe, Odinga was famed for his ability to rally huge crowds, particularly from his native western Kenya. However, his long and tumultuous quest for the presidency remained unfulfilled. He ran unsuccessfully on five occasions; in 1997, 2007, 2013, 2017, and most recently in 2022 repeatedly claiming that he had been cheated of victory in the last four contests. Despite belonging to one of Kenya’s leading political dynasties—his father served as the country’s first Vice President after independence in 1963—Odinga consistently cast himself as the anti-establishment firebrand, championing grassroots change and electoral reform. Leadership Vacuum. His death creates an immediate and significant leadership vacuum in the Kenyan opposition. With the country heading toward a potentially volatile campaign period before the 2027 polls, it remains profoundly unclear if any single figure possesses the same galvanising capacity to unite and mobilise opposition forces. Tributes immediately poured in from across the region. David Maraga, Kenya’s former Chief Justice and a current presidential candidate, expressed his shock at the news, describing Odinga as “a patriot, a pan-Africanist, a democrat and a leader who made significant contributions to democracy in Kenya and in Africa.” Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was also among the first world leaders to react, posting on X: “On behalf of the Government of Ethiopia, I extend my sincere condolences on the passing of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. May he Rest In Peace.” The official announcement from Mr Odinga’s political party is pending, with a team member confirming the death to AFP on the condition of anonymity. The passing of Raila Odinga marks the end of an era, closing the chapter on one of Africa’s most formidable and enduring political careers.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73050;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Veteran Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies at 80.  ,            file_name: Veteran_Opposition_Leader_Raila_Odinga_Dies_at_80__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/15,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_29>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  29;        var ttsCurrentContent  Body of Former Minister, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa Arrives in KwaZulu-Natal. DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL— The body of former Police Minister and South African Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, arrived in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, a week after his tragic death in Paris. His return marks the final journey before his burial, scheduled for tomorrow. Mthethwa, who was 58, died after falling from the 22nd floor of a Parisian hotel while serving as South Africa’s top diplomat to France. His remains were received in a solemn ceremony at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport by a large delegation that included family members, former Cabinet colleagues, and senior comrades from the African National Congress (ANC). The party delegation was led by ANC KZN provincial task team co-convenor Siboniso Duma, who is also the MEC for Transport. Following the reception, Mthethwa’s body was transported to a mortuary near his KwaMbonambi homestead, roughly 20 kilometers from Richards Bay. At the airport, Duma paid tribute to Mthethwa’s lifelong commitment to the struggle for freedom and equality. \Despite Mthethwa having been persecuted by the apartheid government on several occasions, he still strongly believed in a multi-racial democracy,\ Duma told mourners. He emphasized that the diplomat had believed in the co-existence of all South Africans \from a very young age,\ using every opportunity to \shake the system — that confined South Africans to segregated neighbourhoods to its core.\ Mthethwa\s crucial but often unseen role in the liberation movement was further underscored at a memorial service held in Empangeni. Former KZN Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo shared recollections of Mthethwa\s personal sacrifices. \Today, people talk mostly about his role in government and as a diplomat, but the fact of the matter is that comrade Nathi sacrificed a lot for the liberation of this country,\ Dhlomo said, detailing how Mthethwa was entrusted with hiding weapons in the less-policed rural areas of KwaMbonambi when security branch police made the activity in Durban too dangerous. Diplomatic Duty and Human Rights Advocacy. The high-profile tributes continued at the Pretoria memorial, where International Relations and Co-operation Minister Ronald Lamola focused on Mthethwa\s dedication to global human rights during his diplomatic tenure. Lamola recalled Mthethwa’s firmness in engaging with French counterparts, particularly on contentious issues. “Here, we reiterated our position to France on our support for the quest for self-determination of Western Sahara,” Lamola stated, adding that even in the diplomatic sphere, Mthethwa “continued to push for universal human rights.” Mourners also gathered in Empangeni and Pretoria to remember the late diplomat, with high-profile attendees including former MECs and ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri. The official burial is expected to take place on Saturday, following a life marked by dedication to political service and diplomacy.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73018;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: Body of Former Minister, Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa Arrives in KwaZulu-Natal.  ,            file_name: Body_of_Former_Minister_Ambassador_Nathi_Mthethwa_Arrives_in_KwaZulu_Natal__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/11,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_30>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  30;        var ttsCurrentContent  At least 27 dead as Heavy Rains Unleash Deadly Landslides Across Mexico. MEXICO CITY— Heavy rainfall has triggered a deadly cascade of landslides and catastrophic flooding across Mexico, leaving at least 27 people dead and several others missing, authorities confirmed on Friday. The relentless downpours have caused rivers to burst their banks, cut off power to numerous municipalities, and severely damaged critical infrastructure across multiple states. The states of Hidalgo and Puebla bore the brunt of the immediate devastation. Civil protection officials in Hidalgo reported the highest toll with 16 deaths, confirming that over 1,000 homes and hundreds of schools have been affected by the rising waters. In Puebla, Governor Alejandro Armenta confirmed at least nine fatalities primarily due to fatal landslides, with an additional five residents still reported missing. Authorities in Veracruz state confirmed two more deaths. Emergency Response and Search Operations. The scale of the emergency was sharply illustrated by the extreme conditions facing first responders. In the Veracruz town of Poza Rica, video footage from the Navy showed an officer navigating streets submerged neck-deep in water while actively searching for stranded citizens, following the catastrophic overflow of the Cazones river which brought the community under water. The government has mobilized a massive relief effort to contend with the widespread crisis. President Claudia Sheinbaum posted on X, confirming that emergency teams were fully deployed. \We are working to support the population, open roads and restore electrical services,\ she stated, sharing images of responders carrying vital supplies through flooded streets. Underscoring the national effort, the Ministry of Defense confirmed the deployment of over 5,400 military personnel to assist in monitoring, evacuation, and cleanup operations across the affected regions. Tropical Storms Fuel Deluge. The intense, widespread precipitation is largely attributed to the presence of persistent tropical weather systems. Storms Raymond and Priscilla have been relentlessly dumping rain on the Baja California peninsula and Mexico’s western Pacific seaboard, creating the conditions for the severe flooding and landslides that have displaced communities and claimed lives.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73015;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: At least 27 dead as Heavy Rains Unleash Deadly Landslides Across Mexico.  ,            file_name: At_least_27_dead_as_Heavy_Rains_Unleash_Deadly_Landslides_Across_Mexico__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/11,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_31>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  31;        var ttsCurrentContent  M5.3 Earthquake Rattles Ethiopia\s Tigray Region Near Mek\ele; Damage Feared. MEK\ELE, ETHIOPIA— A significant earthquake, registering an initial magnitude of 5.3, struck Ethiopia\s northern Tigray region early Saturday evening, sending widespread tremors across the area and raising immediate concerns over potential damage near the epicenter. The seismic event occurred at 7:02 pm local time on Saturday, October 11th, 2025. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake was centered approximately 44 kilometers northeast of Mek\ele, the region’s capital. Crucially, the tremor originated at a very shallow depth of 10 kilometers beneath the earth\s surface, a factor that typically intensifies ground shaking. Magnitude Confirmed by Multiple Agencies. Initial reports of the magnitude were quickly corroborated by multiple international monitoring groups. While the EMSC and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) both reported a magnitude of 5.3, the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake issued a slightly higher reading of M5.4. Seismologists noted that the exact magnitude and depth remain preliminary and may be officially revised as data is further analyzed. Based on preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter and is believed to have the potential to cause light to moderate damage to structures. The community closest to the seismic focus, Shaguby (8 km away), likely endured moderate shaking. Larger towns also felt the impact: Light shaking was reported in major population centers including Wik\ro (25 km away), Dolo (30 km), and Mek\ele (457,900 residents, 44 km away). Weak shaking extended out to towns 60 to 90 kilometers away, including Idaga Hamus and Adigrat. Local authorities are expected to begin comprehensive assessments of infrastructure and communities nearest to the epicenter in the coming hours to determine the full extent of the damage.;        var ttsListening  {tta__listening_lang:en-GB,tta__listening_voice:Google UK English Female,tta__listening_rate:1,tta__listening_pitch:1,tta__listening_volume:1,tta__available_currentPlayerVoices:{},tta__currentPlayerLanguages:{},tta__multilingualActiveLanguages:{}};        var ttsCSSClass  ;        var ttsBtnStyle  background-color:#184c53;color:#ffffff;width:100%;height:30px;font-size:18px;border:#00000px solid 0;display:flex;align-content:center;justify-content:center;align-items:center;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0%;margin-right:0px;;        var ttsTextArr  {listen_text:Listen,pause_text:Pause,resume_text:Resume,replay_text:Replay,start_text:Start,stop_text:Stop};        var ttsCustomCSS  ;        var ttsShouldDisplayIcon  inline-block;        var readingTime  1;        var postId  73012;        var fileURLs  ;        var get_content_from_dom  true;        var ttsSettings  {            listening: ttsListening,            cssClass: ttsCSSClass,            btnStyle: ttsBtnStyle,            textArr: ttsTextArr,            customCSS: ttsCustomCSS,            shouldDisplayIcon: ttsShouldDisplayIcon,            readingTime: readingTime,            postId: postId,            fileURLs: fileURLs,            get_content_from_dom:get_content_from_dom        };        var dateTitle  {            title: M5.3 Earthquake Rattles Ethiopia\s Tigray Region Near Mek\ele; Damage Feared.  ,            file_name: M53_Earthquake_Rattles_Ethiopias_Tigray_Region_Near_Mekele_Damage_Feared__lang__en_GB,            date: 2025/10/11,            language: en-GB,            voice: ,            file_url_key: en-GB,            compatible_contents: ,            excerpt: ,            text_before_content: ,            text_after_content: ,        }        if (window.hasOwnProperty(TTS)) { // add content if a page have multiple button            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        } else { // add content for the if a page have one button            window.TTS  {}            window.TTS.contents  {}            window.TTS.contentsttsCurrentButtonNo  ttsCurrentContent;            window.TTS.extra  {}            window.TTS.extrattsCurrentButtonNo  dateTitle;            window.TTS.extra.player_id  1;        }        // add settings        if (!window.TTS.hasOwnProperty(settings)) {            window.TTS.settings  ttsSettings        }    /script>        !-- Text To Speech TTS Settings  -->    script idtts_button_settings_32>        var ttsCurrentButtonNo  32;        var ttsCurrentContent  Philippines: Powerful earthquake strikes. Officials have now lifted a tsunami warning, triggered by the7.4 magnitudeearthquake in the Philippines. The quake took place overnight according to clocks in North America (01:44 UTC on October 10, or 9:44 a.m. in the Philippines this morning). It had prompted evacuations of coastal areas, as tsunami warnings were issued for seven of the Philippines’ 82 provinces, plus parts of Indonesia.The Guardian reportedthat people fled “in panic.” But only minor tsunami waves were observed. Several media are now reporting that the death rate was low from the quake, with just five known deaths so far. But buildings are damaged, and power is still out in some places. Meanwhile, seismic instruments recorded hundreds of aftershocks. The aftershocks are still happening at this writing. You can follow them on theU.S. Geological Survey’s Latest Earthquakes page. The October 10 earthquake followed a 6.9 earthquake in Cebu, a province in the Philippines, which occurred just 11 days earlier.Reuters reporteda week ago that that earlier earthquake was the deadliest in over a decade, with 69 dead, and that officials were still hunting for survivors. Effects of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake. The Guardian reportedthat, after the October 10 earthquake: … Schools were shuttered and several buildings sustained cracks, including the international airport building in Davao. However, the airport remained operational with no flights cancelled. Neighboring Indonesia also issued a tsunami warning for the areas of north Sulawesi and Papua, with reports only of small waves in those regions. AP reported: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. facing his latest natural disaster after a previous earthquake and back-to-back storms, said his team was assessing potential damage. He said rescue teams and relief operations were being prepared and would be deployed when it was safe to do so. Details of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said it was expecting damage and aftershocks from the earthquake. The quake was centered at sea about 43 kilometers (27 miles) east of Manay, in Davao Oriental province, and was caused by movement in thePhilippine Trenchat a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles). The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) haspublishedthe following summary: The October 10, 2025, M 7.4 earthquake off the east coast of the island of Mindanao, Philippines occurred as a result ofoblique reverse faulting… At the location of the earthquake, the Philippine Sea platesubductswest-northwest with respect to the Sunda plate at a velocity of approximately 100 mm/yr. While commonly plotted as points on maps, earthquakes the size of the October 10, 2025, event are more appropriately described as slip over a larger fault area. Earthquakes of this magnitude are typically about 75×30 km (length x width). As is common with most subduction zone plate boundaries, the Philippines frequently experiences moderate-to-large earthquakes. One hundred fifty-five other earthquakes of M6 or larger have occurred over the past century within 250 km of October 10, 2025, earthquake, including 15 other M7+ earthquakes. Bottom line: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake offshore in the Philippines prompted a tsunami warming, causing coastal residents to flee, but observers reported only small waves. The quake left only 2 known dead so far. 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