paulkizitoblog https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Zambians head to polls with Hichilema favoured for second term ECOWAS Commission chief bids farewell to Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara as term ends Putin makes first visit to disputed Kuril Islands, Japan lodges protest Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to build joint political and military mechanisms UBEC says states leave N332 billion in education funds unused Venezuela Talks End With Agreement on Judicial Reform and Frozen Funds Nigeria Meets OPEC Quota for Third Consecutive Month Qatar and Somalia Discuss Expanding Economic Partnership US Sends ‘Furious’ Messages to Israel Over West Bank Violence Cristiano Ronaldo Marries Longtime Partner Georgina Rodríguez in Portugal Israeli Defence Minister Vows No Withdrawal as Forces Strike Southern Lebanon Karoline Leavitt to Step Down as White House Press Secretary Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Dies at 98 CBN Opens Second Sandbox Cohort, Widens Door for Digital Finance Innovation RSF Launches Drone Attacks Across Five Sudanese Cities Pakistan Renews Push to Revive Stalled US-Iran Talks Congo’s Ebola Death Toll Passes 2,000 in Fastest-Spreading Outbreak on Record Trump Confirms Secret Air Force One Swap in Turkey Amid Iranian Threat Dangote Refinery Alone Cannot Meet Africa’s Fuel Needs, Says FG Peter Obi Accuses Nigerian Professors of Aiding Election Rigging Syria Court Sentences Assad, His Brother and Cousin to Death in Absentia for Crimes Against Humanity Romania shuts down last nuclear reactor as Danube drought deepens Trump counters Iran’s war-damage claim with his own compensation demand, hopes fade for quick Hormuz deal Colombia earthquake death toll climbs past 111, hundreds still missing WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala tells Nigeria: poor maintenance, not budget shortfalls, holds back growth Home Ethiopian troops exit Buurhakaba after 12-year deployment, handing security to Somali forces Typhoon Dolphin slams eastern China, more than a million evacuated as floods loom Uganda’s parliament clears potential troop deployment to Gaza under U.S.-backed plan Red Cross: floods threaten 6.5 million Nigerians as rainy season peaks DR Congo screens over 300 river boat passengers after suspected Ebola death Iran demands US troop withdrawal, blockade end as price for reopening Hormuz Trump vows Hormuz will reopen ‘very soon’ — or Iran gets ‘hit very hard Iran and Oman near Hormuz shipping deal, Trump hints at imminent announcement Nagasaki marks 81st anniversary of atomic bombing, mayor warns nuclear deterrence raises risk Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, says Israeli forces will stay until Hamas disarms Nigeria incorporates project company to deliver 90,000km national fibre backbone British Columbia declares state of emergency as fast-moving wildfire forces 20,000 to flee Egypt, Russia push for deeper economic ties, expanded trade within BRICS framework Dangote confirms $17bn Kenya refinery plan, tells BBC he aims to end East Africa’s fuel import reliance Teen gunman kills five teachers, grandparents in Thailand’s worst school shooting in years Trump signs new executive orders narrowing birthright citizenship, cracking down on “birth tourism Nigeria frees over 300 kidnap victims in what officials call largest single-day rescue US tightens Iran blockade, redirects 55 commercial ships as Hormuz standoff drags on Tinubu approves up to 80% pay rise for Nigerian troops, wage bill to hit ₦924bn US strips Brazil’s ambassador of visa as Brasília calls move “not isolated,” pledges response Nigeria’s Silent Health Crisis: The Day Our Medicines May Stop Working Morocco says it warned Madrid over migration ruling as Ceuta death toll climbs to 83 Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan set to sign trilateral defense pact in Jeddah amid regional tensions Lebanon, Israel wrap up seventh round of U.S.-mediated talks in Rome without breakthrough