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ENID, Okla. (AP) — Families began cleaning up Friday after a powerful storm churned up at least one violent tornado that barreled through Oklahoma, damaging dozens of homes, throwing buildings off their foundations and stripping bark from trees. However, despite the rubble left behind, no one was killed, and only minor injuries were reported. Many people waited out the storm …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan, the White House said Friday, just hours after Iran’s top diplomat headed to the South Asian nation where officials have been trying to get the United States and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations. The trip comes as much …

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access, a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration at the southern border of the U.S. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right …

  The court-martial, constituted by the Defence Headquarters, was inaugurated under heavy security at the Scorpion Mess in Asokoro, Abuja. Armed security operatives on Friday barred journalists from gaining access to the venue of a high-profile court-martial involving 36 military personnel accused of plotting to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The court-martial, constituted by the Defence Headquarters, was …

The Federal Government has institutionalised a new compensation framework for civil servants who suffer work-related injuries, occupational diseases, disabilities, or death in the line of duty, in a move aimed at strengthening welfare and workplace protection across the Federal Civil Service. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday, signed by the Director of Press, Office of the Head of …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, announcing the move Thursday a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the channel. Trump also announced that a ceasefire in Lebanon would be extended by three …

U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. The meeting was the second high-level negotiation between the two countries since last week. The initial 10-day ceasefire, which took effect last Friday, had been due to expire Monday. SOIRCE: ASSOCIATED …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed Nigeria’s solidarity with Gulf nations affected during the US/Israel conflict with Iran, reaffirming support for peace, diplomacy, and regional stability. He commended the countries for their resilience and restraint amid rising tensions, noting that measured responses remain vital to preventing further escalation in an already fragile global environment. Tinubu reiterated that Nigeria would always stand …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned that inaccurate, incomplete, or sensational reporting of court proceedings could undermine the rule of law. The CJN, who was represented by the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, stated this in a message to the 2026 annual conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC), …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revised 2027 election timetable of the party, shifting its presidential primary to May 23. The adjustment was confirmed to journalists in Abuja on Thursday by Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, after the party’s 186th NWC meeting. He said the presidential primary earlier fixed for May 15 has …