The number of people killed in Friday's powerful earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,497.
The interior ministry says rescuers have been using their bare hands to dig for survivors.
Another 2,476 people were injured and many lie in ruins, with local people desperately awaiting aid.
Heavy lifting equipment cannot get through roads blocked by boulders to reach remote villages near the epicenter of the Atlas Mountains.
Nigeria has received a Royal Navy warship – HMS Trent –in Lagos to boost maritime security in the country and the West African sub-region.
This is Trent’s second visit to Nigeria as part of its regional mission to aid allies and partners in driving down illegal activities, including piracy and illicit trafficking.
It is said that the visit will help deliver capacity training and support maritime security in the region.
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Daniel Okoh, has said the killing of a seminarian, Stephen Naman, in Kaduna shows Nigeria is yet to win the war against insecurity.
The CAN president, represented by CAN General Secretary Samson Fatokun, spoke at the second plenary meeting of the Catholic bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Abuja.
On Thursday night, bandits invaded Kamantan and Sabon Kaura in the Zangon Kataf area of the state, killing two people.
Residents of the community reportedly killed one of the bandits. In retaliation, the bandits set fire to the parish where NAMAN was hiding, and the inferno consumed him.
Nigeria's esteemed accounting figurehead, Pa Akintola Williams, has passed away in a heart-wrenching development. The news of his demise emerged earlier today.
Celebrating his most recent birthday on the 9th of August, Pa Akintola was the first Nigerian to attain Chartered Accountant status. His monumental contributions to the accounting profession in Nigeria extended to serving as the inaugural president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
Additionally, he played a pivotal role in establishing the association of accountants in Nigeria in 1960, with a steadfast commitment to the training and development of accountants in the country. Pa Akintola's legacy in the field of accounting will forever be remembered and revered.
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