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First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Meets German Ambassador to Nigeria

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The first lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has expressed appreciation to the Federal republic of Germany for its various interventions in Nigeria especially in areas of humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable in various places of conflict.
She stated this while welcoming the German Ambassador and other officials of the Embassy to her office at the State House, Abuja.

L-R Mathias Dold, head of Communication, Germany Embassy in Nigeria, Christoph Schutt, Political Officer, Germany Embassy in Nigeria, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria HE Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, HE Ambassador Annette Guenther, German Ambassador to Nigeria and Uduak-Abasi Akpabio.

The First lady said the mutual and beneficial relationship so far enjoyed by the two countries is commendable while still looking forward to more rewarding partnership.
She emphasized that Nigeria needs a lot of help to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal on the women especially and Nigerians in general.


“We are also looking forward to see what your collaboration will be regarding Germanys Feminist Foreign Policy in regard to the Renewed Hope Initiative”.


“We are looking at complementing the Government in areas of health, education, wealth creation and social investment. We will give attention to Sexual and domestic violence and see how we can help survivors”.

L-R HE Amb Annette Guenther, German Ambassador to Germany, Matthias Dold head of communications, German Embassy in Nigeria Christoph Schmitt political officer German Embassy in Nigeria

In her remarks, the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency Annette Guenther highlighted some the areas of intervention by her country in Nigeria to Humanitarian Assistance, Stabilizing programs in conflict areas such as the North East, Security and Renewable Energy.


She said her country appreciates the position of the First Lady especially as a role model to women.

L-R First Lady HE Senator Oluremi Tinubu(CON) flanked to the left by Christoph Schutt German Embassy Political Officer and right, HE Amb. Annette Guenther.


She assured that Germany will key into the vision of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in women development and by extension the Renewed Hope Initiative of the First Lady.


The German Ambassador extended her country’s invitation to the President and the First Lady for the 50th anniversary of Germany’s membership of the UN.

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JUST IN: 7.7-magnitude quake hits Myanmar

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A powerful 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday, close to the country’s second city of Mandalay, home to around 1 million people and historic temple complexes, with tremors shaking buildings as far away as the Thai capital of Bangkok.

Video posted online from both countries showed panicked residents running from swaying residential towers as dust fills the air, and traffic comes to a sudden stop on busy city streets.

Myanmar is already reeling from more than four years of civil war sparked by a bloody and economically destructive military coup, with has seen military forces battle rebel groups across the country.

It remains one of Asia’s poorest nations and is ill-equipped to deal with major natural disasters.

One resident in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial hub and around 380 miles away from the epicenter, told CNN: “We felt the quake for about one minute and then we ran out of the building.”

“We saw other people running out of the buildings too. It was very sudden and very strong.”

Another resident said phone networks in the city home to around 8 million people were briefly down following the quake but were now running again.

Video obtained by CNN from Myanmar appeared to show a road bridge spanning the Irrawaddy River that runs through Mandalay, collapsing into the river in a cloud of dust and water.

The epicenter was in nearby Sagaing region, which has been ravaged by the civil war, with the junta, pro-military militia and rebel groups battling for control and all running checkpoints, making travel by road or river extremely difficult.

In an early indication of the quake’s strength, tremors were felt not just in Thailand, but also China’s southwestern Yunnan province.

Video posted to X showed the collapse of a building in Chatuchak Park, Bangkok. The building, which appeared to be under construction, fell in a matter of seconds, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The National Institute for Emergency medicine says 43 people were trapped in the building while seven others have been injured.

A resident in Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai, who also did not want to be named, said “I felt it for about ten seconds in my room then I figured out I couldn’t stay inside. So I rushed out on to the street.”

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World Heritage site in danger as South Korea wildfires continue to rage

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The wildfires plaguing South Korea’s southeast region continued to rage on Tuesday, threatening a world heritage site and forcing thousands more residents to evacuate their homes.

With a population of 150,000 people, the city of Andong, home to Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site, issued an alert to its residents to evacuate to safe areas.

Deadly wildfires continued to rage across the region as authorities designated the affected counties ‘special disaster zones’.

No fewer than four people have been killed and hundreds forced to flee their homes since blazes broke out in several areas on Saturday, stoked by strong winds and dry weather.

It was gathered that the wildfires have already gutted local landmarks including ancient Buddhist temples.

“Because this is such an old temple, it is so regrettable and heartbreaking that it has been burned down,” said Jeung Meung-suk, a 55-year-old Buddhist follower at Unramsa, a thousands-year old temple whose most buildings were burnt.

Meanwhile, acting President Han Duck-soo on Tuesday vowed to deploy resources from helicopters to workers on the ground to put out the fires as quickly as possible.

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US offers $15 million for Chinese nationals accused of aiding Iran

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The United States government has placed a bounty on Liu Baoxia, also known as Emily Liu, and three other Chinese nationals accused of supporting Iran.

The 43-year-old woman, a “procurement agent and arms broker”, is on the most wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Liu, Li Yongxin (Emma Lee), Yung Yiu Wa (Stephen Yung) and Zhong Yanlai (Sydney Chung) allegedly aided IRGC armaments production and sales through delivery of U.S. dual-use technology.

The Department of State, through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to their arrest.

The U.S. is working to disrupt the financial mechanisms of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its branches, all designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

The government accused the IRGC of financing terrorist attacks globally, “including via its external proxies such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq.”

A statement by the department said the IRGC partly funds its terrorist activities through sales of military equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles or drones.

On Thursday, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it had sanctioned a “teapot” oil refinery and its chief executive officer.

The allegedly purchased and refined hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian crude oil from vessels linked to the Ansarallah, aka the Houthis, and the Iranian Ministry of Defense of Armed Forces Logistics.

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated that the teapot refinery’s purchases of Iranian oil “provide the primary economic lifeline for the Iranian regime.”

Bessent reiterated America’s commitment to “cutting off the revenue streams that enable Tehran’s continued financing of terrorism and development of its nuclear program.”

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