The Federal Government has taken charge of rescue operations after a mine pit collapsed in Kadauri Village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, leaving thirteen miners dead and two still missing.

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development MSMD, has deployed its officers in Zamfara to work with state officials and local responders in the search-and-rescue efforts, after discovering that fifteen miners were trapped when the pit caved in.

The ministry revealed preliminary findings show that the Kadauri site, was being exploited through unregulated mining. Meanwhile, thirteen bodies have been recovered, with efforts ongoing to find the remaining two.

The Federal Government has secured an enhanced funding commitment from the African Development Bank, AfDB, to operationalise the second phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones initiative.

Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this in a post on his official X handle, noting that the agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting with AfDB President, Dr. Sidi Tah, on the sidelines of the eightieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

He stated that the second phase of the project is designed to scale up climate-resilient infrastructure and drive inclusive agro-industrial growth across twenty-four additional states, expanding beyond the initial eight states and the Federal Capital Territory covered in the first phase.

Indian security forces have imposed a curfew in Leh, the capital of the Himalayan region of Ladakh, after at least four people were killed in violent clashes between police and protesters demanding statehood for the federal territory.

Dozens were also injured, and an office of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set on fire in the unrest.

The government blamed activist Sonam Wangchuk, who’s been leading protests, for stirring up violence.

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has cleared President Yoweri Museveni and opposition leader Bobi Wine to run in the country’s 2026 elections.

The announcement sets the stage for a dramatic political showdown between Museveni, who has ruled since 1986, and Win, who commands strong support among young Ugandans.

With elections set for January 2026, the stage is now set for a high-stakes contest that pits Uganda’s past against its possible future.

Olubadan Designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has announced plans to propose a bill that would make the Yoruba language a compulsory subject in all schools across Oyo State.

Oba Rashidi Ladoja made this statement while receiving a delegation from the Center for Yoruba Language at the University of Ibadan.

During the meeting with the team from the Center for Yoruba Language, Oba Rashidi Ladoja expressed concern about the increasing number of Yoruba parents raising their children primarily using the English language instead of their native tongue.

Earlier, Professor Kola Owolabi, the Chairman of the Center for Yoruba Language, urged Yoruba parents not to deprive their children of the beauty of the Yoruba language and culture by favoring English.

Professor Kola Owolabi noted that the center was at the Olubadan’s residence to seek the monarch’s support in restoring the lost glory of Yorubaland’s culture and traditions.