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UN

UN Extends Haiti Mission Mandate to 2026 Amid Ongoing Crisis

The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, extending ...

Zelensky

Zelenskiy Proposes Shmyhal as Ukraine’s New Defence Minister

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a significant government reshuffle on Monday, July 14, 2025, proposing ...

Paul Biya

Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, Announces Bid for Eighth Term

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, aged 92 and the world’s oldest serving head of state, has ...

Buhari's Family

Ex-President Buhari to Be Laid to Rest in Daura

Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has confirmed that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari will ...

Buhari

Nigeria Marks Public Holiday for Late President Buhari

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025, a public holiday to pay tribute ...

National Assembly

National Assembly Suspends Sessions to Mourn Buhari

The National Assembly has paused all legislative proceedings, canceling this week’s sessions until Tuesday, July ...

Radda

Katsina Declares Work-Free Day to Mourn Buhari

Katsina State has declared Monday, July 14, 2025, a work-free day to enable residents to ...

ECOWAS Mourns Buhari

ECOWAS and Türkiye Mourn Former President Buhari

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Republic of Türkiye have expressed ...

Awujale

Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Dies, Ending a 64-Year Reign

Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the esteemed Awujale of Ijebuland, has joined his ancestors, concluding a ...

Buhari's Legacy

From the Fulani Plains to Power: The Buhari Chronicle

Muhammadu Buhari (17 December 1942 – 13 July 2025), a name etched into Nigeria’s historical ...

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August 16th is the day in 1891 that the Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.

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