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Protests in Morocco Over World Cup Stadiums and Public Services Large protests have erupted across Morocco in response to the government’s decision to prioritize the construction of football stadiums for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, rather than invest in improving basic public services such as healthcare, education, and employment opportunities. The demonstrations, led mostly by young people under the banner of movements like GenZ 212, have spread through major cities including Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, and Agadir. Protesters argue that while the government is spending billions on sports infrastructure, ordinary citizens continue to face daily struggles with underfunded hospitals, overcrowded schools, high unemployment, and rising living costs. PHOTSTORY  Public anger was further inflamed after several maternal deaths at a hospital in Agadir, which many saw as a tragic symbol of the country’s failing healthcare system. Chants such as “We don’t need stadiums, we need hospitals!” ha...

Scientists Create Human Embryos from Skin DNA for the First Time For the first time, US scientists have successfully created early-stage human embryos using DNA extracted from skin cells and fertilized with sperm.  The breakthrough offers hope for overcoming infertility caused by age or illness, as it shows that nearly any body cell could serve as the foundation for new life. Experts also suggest the technique could one day enable same-sex couples to have genetically related children.

President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to commission the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8, 2025. It is the first new crude export facility to be built in Nigeria in more than 50 years. The Executive Director of Legal and Corporate Services of Green Energy International Limited, GEIL, Olusegun Ilori, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The facility, built by GEIL, operators of the Otakikpo field in OML 11, Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, will become the country’s first wholly indigenous onshore terminal since the Forcados Terminal, commissioned in 1971. The company said the facility aligns with Tinubu’s administration’s drive to boost crude oil production and address Nigeria’s long-standing evacuation challenge. “This project is a strategic infrastructure that supports the administration’s commitment to raising output while reducing costs,” Ilori said.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has stressed the importance of families in strengthening Nigeria’s internal security. Gen. Musa made this known on Thursday while declaring the 2025 edition of Exercise Haske Biyu closed at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji. He explained that the exercise focused on family values, civic responsibility, and moral resilience as essential components in addressing internal security challenges—issues that are also shared by other nations represented at the programme. According to him, “The family is the bedrock of every community. Without the family, there can’t be a good community. What we have realised is that because the family system is failing, insecurity is growing, which means if we address the security, the family issues, insecurity will go down.” He added that citizens must recognise why families are structured and organised, noting that discipline remains central. “That is why you have the regulations....

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE 65TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA, OCTOBER 1, 2025 Fellow Nigerians, Today marks the 65th anniversary of our great nation's Independence. As we reflect on the significance of this day and our journey of nationhood since October 1, 1960, when our founding fathers accepted the instruments of self-government from colonial rule, let us remember their sacrifice, devotion, and grand dream of a strong, prosperous, and united Nigeria that will lead Africa and be the beacon of light to the rest of the world. 2. Our founding heroes and heroines—Herbert Macaulay, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Margaret Ekpo, Anthony Enahoro, Ladoke Akintola, Michael Okpara, Aminu Kano, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and other nationalists—believed it was Nigeria's manifest destiny to lead the entire black race as the largest black nation...