Too many crisis all over the world, from Russia-ukraine war to Israel -Gaza conflict, then India and Pakistan fought, later it was israel and Iran for 12 days and now it's Thailand and Cambodia
Nigeria almost went to war with niger republic sometime ago.
Clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops at their disputed border have killed at least 12 people, Thai authorities say.
The fighting marks an escalation of a dispute between the two South East Asian neighbours that dates back more than a century.
Most of the casualties were civilians from three Thai provinces, according to Thailand's army, which also reported that several people were wounded. Cambodia has yet to confirm whether it suffered any casualties.
Both sides exchanged gunfire early on Thursday, with each claiming the other had triggered the conflict. It escalated quickly, with Thailand accusing Cambodia of firing rockets and Bangkok carrying out air strikes on Cambodian military targets.
Thailand has closed its border with Cambodia, while Cambodia has downgraded its ties with Thailand, accusing its military of using "excessive force".
Both countries have asked their citizens near the border to leave the areas, with Thailand evacuating 40,000 civilians to safer locations.
"[The fighting] is really serious. We're in the middle of evacuating," Sutian Phiwchan, a local resident of Ban Dan district in Thailand's Buriram province near the Cambodian border, told the BBC.
Thai authorities said that a total of 11 civilians - including an eight-year-old and a 15-year-old - as well as one military personnel have been killed in the Surin, Ubon Ratchathani and Srisaket provinces.
Thailand and Cambodia have given differing versions of what happened.
Thailand claims that it began with Cambodia's military deploying drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the border.
Cambodia says Thai soldiers initiated the conflict when they violated a prior agreement by advancing on a Khmer-Hindu temple near the borders
The dispute dates back to more than a hundred years ago, when the borders of the two nations were drawn after the French occupation of Cambodia.
Things officially became hostile in 2008, when Cambodia tried to register an 11th Century temple located in the disputed area as a Unesco World Heritage Site - a move that was met with heated protest from Thailand.
There were sporadic clashes over the years which saw soldiers and civilians killed on both sides.
The latest tensions ramped up in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash. This plunged bilateral ties to their lowest point in more than a decade.
In the past two months, both countries have imposed border restrictions on one another. Cambodia banned imports from Thailand such as fruits and vegetables, and stopped importing power and internet services.
Both countries have also strengthened troop presence along the border in recent weeks.
Thailand's acting premier Phumtham Wechayachai said that its dispute with Cambodia remains "delicate", and must be addressed with care and in line with international law.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said his country wants to resolve the dispute peacefully - adding, however, that it has "no choice" but to "respond with armed force against armed aggression".
Serious exchanges of fire between the two countries have de-escalated relatively quickly.
But while it appears the current fighting is unlikely to blow up into a full-scale war, both countries currently lack leadership with enough strength and confidence to pull back from this confrontation.
The Benue State House of Assembly on Tuesday recalled the remaining seven lawmakers who were suspended in February 2025, bringing to a close the months-long disciplinary episode that had drawn wide public attention
Those recalled include Douglas Akya (Makurdi South), Mrs Becky Orpin (Gboko East), Hon. Manger Manger (Tarka), Ezrah Nyiyongu (Ukum), Jonathan Agbidye (Katsina Ala East) and Samuel Agada.
Their return follows the recall of six of their colleagues last month.
According to the House, the seven lawmakers demonstrated remorse and pledged to conduct themselves honorably moving forward.
During plenary, the Majority Leader, Comrade Saater Tiseer read the letter requesting their recall. The motion received broad support from members, including Bemdoo Ipusu and Elias Audu, who acknowledged the lawmakers’ contrition and urged forgiveness.
Members of the Assembly commended the Speaker, Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh, and the House leadership for what they described as a magnanimous handling of the situation.
Though I support the creation of new states in Nigeria but not this many, it will address the issue of marginalization facing ethnic minorities but it won't solve our problems
For example you have about 4 different tribes in Benue state alone, Tiv is the fourth largest tribe in Nigeria and you put them with igede, idoma and Agatu
Apa-Agba state will address this issue, there's even agitations among the igedes to join their brothers in Cross rivers for Ogoja state to avoid another unpleasant story
Nigeria National Assembly don describe tori wey dey spread say lawmakers don approve di creation of 31 new states for Nigeria as fake news.
Tok-tok pesin for di Senate, Yemi Adaramodu tell BBC News Pidgin say di "National Assembly alone no fit create states for Nigeria, plus di proposal go pass through various stages of constitutional amendments, wey include further public hearings".
Di proposal for state creation must also get di approval of two-third majority of di number of states houses of assembly. "Na thorough process," senator Adaramodu add.
BBC News Pidgin seek oga Adaramodu response afta we spot tori wey pipo don share plenty times on WhatsApp wia dem claim say di Senate don give green light for di creation of di 31 new states.
Na for February 2025, di House of Representatives committee on constitutional review tok say dem receive proposals for di creation of 31 new states for di federation.
Chairman of di committee, Benjamin Kalu propose say make dem create six new states for North Central, four for North East, five for North West, five for South East, four for South-South and seven for South West.
If di National Assembly approve dis proposal, Nigeria go get 67 wey go big pass di 50 states wey America get.
Wen di process go conclude neva dey clear, as senator Adaramodu tok say na long process wey involve various stages of constitutional amendments.
Wetin Nigeria constitution tok on state creation
Section eight of di Nigeria constitution make provision for how to create a new state for di kontri.
First, di request for new state go dey supported by at least two-thirds majority of members wey dey represent di area demanding di new State for di National Assembly (both Senate and House of Reps), di State House of Assembly of di area, and di local goment councils of di area.
Den di proposal for creation of state go enta referendum - voting - wia at least two-thirds majority of di people for di area go vote in support or against di demand for creation of di State.
Afta dat, di result of di referendum go dey approved by a simple majority of all di states of di federation supported by a simple majority of members of State Houses of Assembly.
Di last step na for di proposal to dey approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of each of di Senate and House of Representatives.
Breakdown of di proposed states
NORTH-CENTRAL
BENUE ALA STATE from Benue State.
OKUN STATE from Kogi State
OKURA STATE from Kogi State
CONFLUENCE STATE from Kogi State
APA-AGBA STATE from Benue South Senatorial District
APA STATE from Benue State.
A 37th state, wey dem go name FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
NORTH-EAST
AMANA STATE from Adamawa State.
KATAGUM STATE from Bauchi State.
SAVANNAH STATE from Borno State.
MURI STATE from Taraba State.
NORTH-WEST
NEW KADUNA STATE and GURARA STATE from Kaduna State.
TIGA STATE from Kano State.
KAINJI STATE from Kebbi State.
GHARI STATE from Kano State
SOUTH-EAST
ETITI STATE go be di sixth state for di South East geopolitical zone.
ADADA STATE from Enugu State.
URASHI STATE from South East geopolitical zone.
ORLU STATE from di South Eastern Region of Nigeria.
ABA STATE from the South Eastern Region of Nigeria.
A group, Sokoto Heritage Reloaded Initiative, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fulfil a national promise made by the late Buhari administration, to name a national monument, the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, after the late former President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari.
Shehu Shagari was Nigeria’s first executive President after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979, which gave rise to the Second Nigerian Republic
The group’s appeal is coming on the heels of President Tinubu’s announcement renaming UNIMAID after late President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13th in a London hospital after a brief illness.
In a statement signed by Nuruddeen Muhammad Mahe, the Convener of the Sokoto Heritage Reloaded Initiative, ex-Pr said ex-president Shagari was not just a leader but a symbol of humility, integrity, and statesmanship.
According to Nura, Shagari’s “vision for Nigeria, especially in the area of education, laid the groundwork for what we have today in distance and open learning. It was during his tenure that the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) was first conceived”
“It is in this spirit of continuity, respect for history, and your deep sense of justice that we appeal to you to fulfil a national promise made by the Buhari administration: to name a national monument after the late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR, Nigeria’s first executive president
President Shagari was not just a leader; he was a symbol of humility, integrity, and statesmanship. His vision for Nigeria, especially in the area of education, laid the groundwork for what we have today in distance and open learning. It was during his tenure that the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) was first conceived — a revolutionary idea to democratize access to higher education.”
Nura noted that history will always remember President Tinubu as a man of loyalty and principle and one with a deep sense of justice, saying that the better way to immortalise Shagari is by renaming NOUN after him.
Mr. President, history will always remember you as a man of loyalty and principle — a leader who stood shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari, long before power was within reach. From the days of struggle for democracy to the merger that birthed a new political era in Nigeria, your commitment to Buhari and to national progress is well known and commendable.
Mr. President, what better way to immortalise Shehu Shagari than to rename NOUN as the Shehu Shagari Open University of Nigeria — a tribute not just to his legacy, but to his enduring vision for an educated and enlightened Nigeria.”
FreeStuffsNG: His end game is to ensure that NATO doesn't have a military base in Ukraine. This is the real issue about the war and NATO's reason for keeping the war on. It is in morbid fear of Putin but if Ukraine joins NATO, it's like what US did by planting its proxy, Israel, in the middle East to then build multiple military bases as deterrent and military offensive like was done recently in the Iran-US war
I don't think US is stupid enough to build military bases in Ukraine close to Russia, it was irrational fear on the part of Putin that got him in this mess.
The invasion of Ukraine became counterproductive with Sweden and Finland joining the alliance, but I still believe US will not station any military base in Finland, I think Putin underestimated Ukraine as well.
Take Taiwan for example, despite US relationship with the island country, there are certain redlines they won't cross
I won't totally condemn Putin for defending his country from the west, but he didn't apply wisdom in doing so
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday with hundreds of drones, killing at least one person, part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X that Russia fired over 300 drones, along with more than 30 cruise missiles.
One person died in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, which was hit with more than 20 drones and a missile, Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov wrote on Telegram, while five people were rescued when a fire broke out in a residential high-rise building.
According to Zelenskyy, six other people were wounded in the attack on Odesa, including a child, and critical infrastructure was damaged in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.
The Ukrainian president also thanked international leaders “who understand how important it is to promptly implement our agreements” aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defense capabilities, including joint weapons production, drone manufacturing and the supply of air defense systems.
Russia has been intensifying its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities. It now often batters Ukraine with more drones in a single night than it did during some entire months in 2024, and analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate. On July 8, Russia unleashed more than 700 drones — a record.
The government of Eswatini is facing fierce criticism after accepting five men deported from the United States, all accused or convicted of serious violent crimes, including murder and child rape.
The men who are citizens of Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen, and Laos, were described by US authorities as “depraved monsters.” Eswatini officials say the men are in transit and currently held in solitary confinement, but civil rights groups have condemned the move, accusing the government of compromising national sovereignty to appease Washington.
The deportations are part of the US government's controversial crackdown on immigration under President Donald Trump, which includes pressuring African nations to accept third-country deportees. The policy has drawn outrage both domestically and internationally, with critics accusing the US of using poorer nations as “dumping grounds” for unwanted migrants.
Other countries, including Nigeria and South Sudan, report similar pressure from the US amid shifting American visa and trade policies.
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