A regional government official in Congo, has announced that a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine in southeastern Congo, has killed at least thirty-two people after collapsing due to overcrowding.

Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the province’s interior minister, confirmed the incident during a press conference, disclosing that the bridge at the Kalando mine in Lualaba province has fallen.

A report by the Congo’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Support and Guidance Service, said the gunfire from soldiers at the site sparked panic among the miners who rushed to the bridge, resulting in the fall that left them piled on top of each other, causing the deaths and injuries.

The newly elected National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tanimu Turaki, argued that the judiciary and Nigerian judges have no business in matters involving politics.

The National Chairman stated this while addressing party delegates at the party’s just-concluded 2025  national convention held at the Lekan Salami Stadium, in Ibadan.

During the convention, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) elected former Sokoto State governor, Tanimu Turaki, as its new National Chairman.

Turaki won the election with 1,834 votes, while 275 of the 2,745 accredited votes were declared invalid.

Delegates from Rivers, Abia, Imo, Plateau, and Enugu states did not participate, following their suspension after a motion on the convention floor moved by the host governor, Seyi Makinde.

In his acceptance speech, Turaki acknowledged the challenges facing the PDP but expressed confidence in the party’s ability to overcome them.

Likewise, the party expelled Minister of Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, and former PDP Secretary Samuel Anyanwu.

The expulsion motion was moved by Chief Olabode George and seconded by Hon. Samaila Buga, Chairman of PDP Bauchi, during the party’s national convention in Ibadan.

With the election of the new party leaders, the Peoples Democratic Party is optimistic that the party will reclaim its lost glory.

House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, said the reforms, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, introduced since assuming office have been working for Nigeria’s development.

The Speaker said this in Lagos during the presentation of utility vehicles to some traditional rulers in southern Nigeria, which he facilitated through the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), noting that the reforms remained necessary for Nigeria’s further development.

He added that the reforms have engendered gradual stabilisation of exchange rates, improved fiscal discipline, growth in agriculture, better revenues for states, and a return of investor confidence.

Egyptian club, Telecom SC, has confirmed the appointment of Aliyu Zubairu as their new head coach.
Zubairu previously worked with Nigeria’s Under-twenty side, Flying Eagles.
The sixty-one-year-old was appointed Flying Eagles head coach in 2024.
He will be assisted at Telecom SC by another Nigerian, Lukman Ijaya.

The Warri-Itakpe train has derailed in the Agbor area of Delta State, four days after the resumption of train service was announced.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) confirmed the incident in a statement, stating that vandals might have caused the derailment.
It also said two out of the seven coaches of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) were involved.
The NRC, in a statement signed by its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Kayode Opeifa, however, said no casualties were recorded.
Opeifa also said train services on the corridor had been temporarily suspended for a comprehensive safety audit of the track and related infrastructure.