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 Iran warned on Sunday that any renewed war with the United States could last longer than the previous round of fighting, after President Donald Trump said he still had to “take care” of more targets.Diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East war have been punctuated by repeated threats from the United States and Israel to resume bombardments as they hold crucial elections.“A potential future war could last longer than previous conflict, and the American president would not

 US President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his threat to resume strikes against Iran, telling a campaign rally that he may have to give Tehran “the hammer” at some unspecified time.“And the only reason why I’m not finished with Iran is I want to be nice. I want to try and save all those lives if I can…But at some point we’re going to have to give them the hammer,” the 80-year-old president told supporters during a rally in Iowa ahead of the No

 At least 19 people were killed in the Venezuelan army’s recent attack on a Colombian guerrilla group’s camp inside Venezuela, an NGO and source close to the operation said Sunday.The FundaRedes NGO — which monitors rights violations in Venezuela’s border states — initially reported nine deaths in the attack early Friday morning in the western state of Apure.Juan Francisco Garcia, a coordinator with the group, told AFP on Sunday that “another 10 bodies&rd

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the suspension of examinations at all Nigerian Law School campuses following alleged harassment, intimidation and exclusion of female Muslim students wearing hijab from examination halls. The Islamic human rights organisation also demanded an investigation into the incidents, which reportedly occurred during the final examinations for candidates seeking admission to the Nigerian Bar on Saturday, October 31, 2026. MURIC warned that it would mobilis

 A Learjet plummeted into a neighborhood in southern Florida miles from US President Donald Trump’s resort home on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, officials said.Several unverified clips posted to social media depicting the deadly crash showed an aircraft nearly vertical, slamming at high speed into the ground, creating a large fireball and leaving a flaming crater near a busy roadside.“Today’s plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida is a horrific tragedy,&rdqu

 Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation and a manhunt following the murder of Unwana Okon, a resident of Ndot Village in Oruk Anam Local Government Area.The incident was reported around 3.30 pm on Sunday by the victim’s brother, Eno, who told police that his sister had received a telephone call from an unidentified person inviting her to Mbiaikot village to buy African wild spinach (Gnetum Africanum), popularly called afang leaves.‎According to the

China’s state broadcaster CCTV has refused to air a Real Madrid match despite an apology from French striker Kylian Mbappé over his controversial remarks about the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, according to the BBC on Monday. The decision came on Sunday as Real Madrid faced Racing Santander in a La Liga fixture, which they Read More: https://punchng.com/chinese-state-tv-snubs-madrid-match-despite-mbappe-apology/

I had my first experience as a panellist at the 45th Association of Nigerian Authors’ Conference and Convention, and what an incredible experience it was. The invitation from the amiable President of ANA, Associate Professor Usman Oladipo Akanbi, to serve as a panellist came unexpectedly. My path first crossed with that of the ANA President when I was working in Kwara State. It was my friend, Adamu Danjuma, who recently completed his PhD programme at the University of Alabama, USA, who introduce

The Joint Task Force, Operation WHIRL STROKE, has killed two suspected bandits in Kabba-Bunu and Lokoja local government areas of Kogi State. The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday. According to him, troops of Sector 3 of the JTF conducted the operation on Saturday, October 31, 2026, against suspected terrorists following an intelligence-led ambush along the Adankolo–Apata

The Adamawa State Government, in partnership with development partners, will conduct a special polio vaccination exercise in two local government areas, targeting a total of 130,000 children. Director, Disease Control and Immunisation of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ADSPHCDA), Dr James Jacob Vassumu, disclosed the position at a media dialogue on Friday in Yola. He stressed that the Agency, in conjunction with its development partners, has scheduled the special vaccination fo

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid N13.87bn in outstanding pension increment arrears to 18,822 retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). The beneficiaries include pensioners of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and five other government-linked organisations. The payments followed the implementation of pension increases of 13.8 per cent and 20.55 per cent, with some retirees receiving arrears accumulated over five years. This was disclosed in

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace unity, peaceful coexistence and mutual understanding, irrespective of their ethnic, religious and cultural differences. Tinubu made the appeal on Sunday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, while hosting members of his delegation to a dinner. He prayed to Almighty Allah to transform Nigeria’s diversity into a source of prosperity, unity, peace and sustainable development. “May Almighty Allah bless Nigeria, convert our diversity into prosperity as a countr

Kaduna State has increased basic school enrolment from 2.17 million in 2022 to more than 2.57 million in 2025, Governor Uba Sani has said. The governor disclosed this through his deputy, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, at the close-out event of the UK-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigerian Education (PLANE) programme in Kaduna. He said the achievement reflected the state government’s commitment to expanding access to education and ensuring that more children had the opportunity to acquire basic

Scientists at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have secured four international research grants worth approximately N1.213 billion to advance climate-resilient agriculture in Nigeria. The grants, valued at $948,678.53, were awarded under the Action Research for Climate Adaptation in Agriculture (ARCAA) programme, a joint initiative of Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agr

Gunmen, on Saturday night, attacked troops of Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, at a checkpoint in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing a soldier and carting away two weapons. The incident occurred at about 8pm at the Sopp Checkpoint in Ungwan Boka community, Riyom LGA. Sources revealed that personnel of the operation were on duty when gunmen suddenly opened fire on them, killing the victim and taking away his rifle. The attackers, according to security sources, opened fire from d

The Nigeria Customs Service is deploying Artificial Intelligence and digital intelligence tools to combat fake news and online scams that threaten its reputation. Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed the move in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the service’s spokesperson, Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada. Adeniyi spoke at the 2026 Nigerian Council of Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-deploy-ai-to-combat-fake-news-scams/

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the killers of a woman, Unwana Okon, who was murdered in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state. Okon, a resident of Ndot Village, was allegedly lured to Mbiaikot Village under the guise of buying Afang leaves before she was killed. The state Read More: https://punchng.com/police-hunt-killers-of-akwa-ibom-woman-lured-to-death/

 The 62 contacts identified following the confirmation of an imported Ebola case in the country are expected to complete monitoring by November 13, 2026, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said. The agency disclosed this in its latest Ebola Disease Situation Report obtained by Channels Television on Monday.Nigeria confirmed its first case of Ebola disease in the current outbreak on October 20, 2026, after laboratory tests detected the Bundibugyo virus in a

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 11 kidnapped victims in two separate operations in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi. The Acting Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, North West, Capt. Sinivie Tamuno, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Tamuno said the first operation occurred on Friday, following a distress call about terrorists blocking the Ribah-Dirindaji road. He said the terrorists were attempting to invade Ribah town when troops of Sector 2 respond

itel Energy, a clean energy and power solutions brand, has promised to repair or replace faulty solar power equipment within 48 hours for customers across Nigeria as part of its after-sales support. The company reemphasized their commitment during the Nigeria Energy exhibition week in Lagos, where it showcased new products and showed distributors, installers, both new and existing customers how its after-sales service works. The company said it offers remote services, home visits a