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DR Congo

Islamic State Affiliate Massacres Worshippers in DR Congo Church Attack

A devastating attack rocked Komanda, a town in DR Congo’s Ituri province, where the Allied ...

  • 29 July 2025
  • Security
Gaza strike

Gaza Christians Killed in Israeli Strike Laid to Rest

On Thursday evening, July 17, 2025, mourners gathered in Gaza City to lay to rest ...

  • 18 July 2025
  • News
Hostages

U.S. Deportees Held Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Eswatini

Five men deported from the U.S. to Eswatini are currently held in solitary confinement with ...

  • 18 July 2025
  • Security
Mining

18 Miners Trapped in Colombia Gold Mine Incident

A serious incident has left at least 18 miners trapped in a gold mine in ...

  • 18 July 2025
  • Security
Drone attacks

Drone Attacks Hit Iraqi Kurdistan Oilfields, Halting Production

Drone attacks struck oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan on Thursday, with the latest targeting a site ...

  • 17 July 2025
  • News
NSCDC

FG Suspends Recruitment for NSCDC, Customs,and Immigration

The Federal Government has stopped the recruitment process for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence ...

  • 17 July 2025
  • News
Maternity Attacks

Russian Drone Strike Damages Kharkiv Maternity Hospital

A Russian drone attack struck Kharkiv, damaging a maternity hospital and leaving patients and staff ...

  • 11 July 2025
  • Health

President Tinubu Vows Justice After Deadly Benue Attack

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered Nigeria’s security agencies to swiftly hunt down those responsible ...

  • 20 June 2025
  • News

Governors, FG Unite to Tackle Food Price Inflation

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Nigeria’s 36 state governors, under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) ...

  • 19 June 2025
  • Nigeria
Police

Eid el-Kabir 2025: Lagos, Oyo Unveil Security and Traffic Plans

As Muslims across Nigeria prepare for the Eid el-Kabir celebration, the Lagos and Oyo State ...

  • 5 June 2025
  • News
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August 13th is the day in 1898 that Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.

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