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Spain is juggling the search for survivors as floods kill at least 95 people. BY ABDOUL-AZEEZ BOUBACAR, ZOUBAIDA OUMAROU AND ADAMU ALIYU NGULDE The death toll could rise as search and rescue efforts continue and an unknown number of people are still missiing. Rescuers are racing to find survivors from once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that have killed at least 95 people and left towns submerged in a muddy deluge with overturned cars scattered across streets. About 1,000 soldiers joined police and firefighters on Thursday in the grim search for bodies in the Valencia region as three days of mourning started in the country. The death toll will rise because “there are many missing people,” Territorial Policy Minister Angel Victor Torres said late on Wednesday. Up to a year’s rain fell in a few hours on the eastern city of Valencia and its surrounding region on Tuesday, sending torrents of water and mud through towns and cities. Rescuers scrambled to get survivors off roofs ...

The terrorist attack that targeted a military base in Lake Chad has been condemned by Saudi Arabia. BY AMINOU ADAMOU AGADEZ, FATOUMA ADOW AND ADAMU ALIYU NGULDE  Saudi Arabia condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack that targeted a military base in the Lake Chad region. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's condemnation of the terrorist attack targeting a military base in the Lake Chad region, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia offered its deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of Chad. The ministry wished the injured a speedy recovery, emphasizing the Kingdom’s stance against all forms of violence and terrorism. The militant group Boko Haram attacked on the Chadian army at the western Ngouboua region near the Nigerian border, killing around 40 soldiers overnight Sunday. The attack reportedly struck at 10:00 pm local time, when Boko Haram members to...

A Borno woman is awarded a 5-year university scholarship by the Army. BY ADAMU ALIYU NGULDE, MAIDUGURI  The Nigerian Army has granted a five-year scholarship to Nana Fatima Bukar Bolori, who is a native of Borno State. The Chief of Army Staff Special Scholarship for Islamic Law at the University of Maiduguri will be awarded to Miss Bolori. The award presentation took place today at the Theatre Command Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai Maiduguri. Major General Wahidi Shaibu, the Theatre Commander of the operation who presented the cheque to the beneficiary said the scheme cut across six geopolitical zones of the country. In his remarks, the Theatre Commander said the scheme is one of Nigerian Army’s Non-Kinetic approaches to foster stability and development through education and other community services. According to the Theatre Commander, the scheme is a non-Kinetic approach by the Nigerian Army to promote stability and development through education and o...

Guinea junta has disbanded numerous political organizations, while remaining quiet about upcoming elections. BY SAYDOU BOUBACAR, ADAMU ALIYU NGULDE AND MANSOUR MAMMANE     Col. Mamadi     Doumbouya, who leads Guinea, overran the president three years ago, saying he was preventing the country from slipping into chaos      Guinea authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation late Monday, while the transitional government has yet to announce a date for elections. The West African country has been led by a military regime since soldiers ousted President Alpha Conde in 2021. The West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS has pushed for a return to civilian rule and elections are scheduled for 2025. The mass dissolution of 53 political parties and required observation of 54 others for three months is unprecedented in Guinea, which held its first democratic election in 2010 after decades of autho...

After being attacked by Boko Haram, Chad calls upon the international community to increase their support BY RAKIYA ZOUBAIROU After Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday sent security forces in pursuit of the Boko Haram jihadists behind Sunday's attack that killed 40 Chadian soldiers, the landlocked country's government appealed for the international community to "intensify" its support for counter-terrorism measures in the Sahel region. C had  on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for  counter-terrorism  efforts in the  Sahel , after  Boko Haram  jihadists killed around 40 Chadian troops in a surprise attack.  The jihadist group late on Sunday  targeted a military garrison in the Lake Chad region , an area plagued by various armed groups, in an offensive that killed some 40 "brave Chadian soldiers", the government said in a statement published by spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah on Tuesday. Arou...

Conflict zones are where nearly 500 million children live and experience violations- Report  In its latest report titled Stop the War on Children, Save the Children reports a 14% increase in 2023 in violations of the rights of children living in conflict zones around the world. More than 31,000 cases were recorded this year, or around 86 violations a day, including sexual assaults, and attacks on schools. ''Over 473 million children - more than a sixth of the world's population - now live in conflict zones.  In 2023, there were also 31,729 grave violations of children's rights, a record since the UN began documenting these incidents in 2010.  These violations include an alarming number of murders and mutilations,'' said Musa Chibwana, the Regional Humanitarian Analyst at Save the Children. Another serious violation concerns the denial of access to humanitarian aid: in Palestine, 3,250 such incidents were reported in 2023.  Meanwhile, global military ...

The power in Northern Nigeria states is restored after a blackout BY: ADAMU ALIYU NGULDE, MAIDUGURI  The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced on Wednesday that electricity has returned to some Northern Nigerian states after a lengthy power outage. Ndidi Mbah, a TCN representative, bulk power service was restored at 4:56 pm on Wednesday via the 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1. As he stated, the restoration follows the completion of repairs on the vandalized section. Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe are among the affected states that have regained power supply and have now returned to normal. Mbah mentioned that TCN engineers are in the process of repairing the second 330kV transmission line, and all necessary materials have been brought on site. The work is set to begin." 'As our engineers work diligently to restore the 330kV transmission line 2, we value the public's patience and understanding;' He said. TCN acknowledges the import...