Category: International
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MOROCCO SUPERCHARGES TANGIER MED PORT FOR 2030 WORLD CUP – DOUBLING TO 60K PASSENGERS DAILY
Tangier Med Port Authority’s Hicham Kharoufi revealed big expansion news Monday during an African journalists’ tour: Passenger terminal upgrades by 2028-29 to slam through 60,000 daily visitors up from 30,000 now as Morocco (co-hosting with Spain, Portugal) ramps up for the 2030 FIFA World Cup influx. This Strait of Gibraltar juggernaut – opened 2007, 40km…
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NAVY CONFIRMS US AIRSTRIKE CRUSHES TERROR HIDEOUTS IN SOKOTO – LAKURAWA CAMPS WIPED!
Nigerian Army spilled the beans Monday on a massive win: US AFRICOM airstrikes, synced with 8 Division troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, hammered Lakurawa terrorist camps in Bauni Forest (near Waria/Alkassim, Tangaza LGA, Sokoto) on Christmas Day – intel-driven from Combat Intelligence Battalion VII on Kaurau axis movements! Dec 26 patrols revealed total devastation, gutting…
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UN BOSS GUTERRES SLAMS WORLD LEADERS: DITCH $2.7T WAR MACHINE FOR PEOPLE & PLANET IN 2026!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres fired a New Year wake-up call Monday via spokesman Stephane Dujarric: World leaders, get priorities straight – dump soaring military spending (now $2.7T, 13x global aid, Africa’s entire GDP) for development that ends hunger, vaccinates kids, educates billions, fights climate chaos, and builds peace over pain! With 200M+ needing aid, 120M…
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AFCON 2025: RELAXED SUPER EAGLES VS DESPERATE UGANDA CRANES – GROUP C FINALE CONTRASTS!
Nigeria’s already-qualified Super Eagles face a do-or-die Uganda in AFCON 2025’s Group C decider at Fès’ Complex Sportif – momentum management for Chelle’s unbeaten squad vs survival scraps for Paul Put’s Cranes under Morocco’s chilly skies, where history bites back with Uganda’s 4-2-2 H2H edge including that shocking 1978 semi-final upset. Eagles cruise top after…
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AFCON 2025: CHELLÉ, NDIDI GEAR UP FOR ‘TRICKY’ TUNISIA SHOWDOWN IN FÈS
Super Eagles gaffer Eric Chelle and skipper Wilfred Ndidi sounded battle-ready at Friday’s Fès presser, warning Tunisia’s “disciplined, unpredictable” crew will test Nigeria’s Group C knockout push – but tactical smarts, grit, and direct fire will seal the deal in tonight’s 9pm Complexe Sportif clash. Chelle’s gameplan dilemma: Stick to Naija’s identity or tweak for…
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TRUMP ORDERS U.S. AIRSTRIKES ON ISIS CAMPS IN NIGERIA
Missiles flew, warnings were issued, and Washington sent a clear message: attacks on civilians — especially Christians — will not be ignored. U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered what he described as “powerful and deadly” airstrikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria’s Sokoto State, following a surge in deadly attacks linked to jihadist groups operating in…
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NIGERIA-U.S. PRECISION STRIKES SMASH FOREIGN ISIS FIGHTERS IN NORTHWEST – DHQ CONFIRMS
Defence HQ spokesperson Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba dropped the bombshell Friday: Nigerian Armed Forces teamed up with the U.S. for laser-guided airstrikes that wiped out foreign ISIS-linked fighters lurking in Northwest hotspots – all greenlit by top brass, built on rock-solid intel, and fine-tuned to crush terror cells without civilian fallout. These ops hit hard at…
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WHEN EMPTY NESTERS OPENED THEIR DOORS — AND HEARTS — TO 130+ CHILDREN
Some retirees travel the world. Cora and Stan Krol chose something far bolder: they turned a quiet house into a lifelong refuge for children who needed love the most.When their own kids flew the nest in 1989, Pueblo, Colorado couple Cora and Stan Krol found the silence unsettling.“It’s too quiet,” Cora told her husband. Then…
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NIGERIA-CHINA SEAL MoU TO LOCALIZE CNG & EV INFRA – JOBS, TECH TRANSFER & FUEL CRISIS BUSTER
Pi-CNG Executive Chairman Ismaeel Ahmed locked in a powerhouse MoU with China’s You Jie Te Environment Technology Ltd (YJT) after touring factories in Chengdu/Hangzhou – greenlighting local manufacturing of CNG dispensers, refuelling stations, EV chargers, and IoT-smart monitoring to slash Nigeria’s petrol import bills (N1.6T yearly) and ignite the Presidential CNG Initiative’s 1M+ vehicle conversion…
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FG CONFIRMS U.S.-BACKED AIR STRIKES SMASH TERROR CAMPS IN NORTHWEST NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Amb. Yusuf Tuggar just verified those precision airstrikes hammering terrorist targets in the Northwest – straight out of structured U.S. security teamwork, tying right into President Trump’s Christmas Day order blasting ISIS militants in Sokoto State. In a statement via spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa, Tuggar spotlighted intel swaps, strategic ops, and mutual support…
