BENUE: TRADERS FOIL YAM THEFT AT ZAKI BIAM MARKET. (PHOTO).

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 BENUE: TRADERS FOIL YAM THEFT AT ZAKI BIAM MARKET  Tension flared on Wednesday at the busy Zaki Biam Yam Market after a man was apprehended over an alleged attempt to steal yams, briefly disrupting activities and drawing a crowd of traders and buyers. Eyewitnesses said the suspect was caught in the act and restrained by market traders before the situation escalated. Preliminary accounts identified him as a vehicle conductor from Plateau State. The incident quickly drew public attention, prompting calls for calm. Traders urged that the matter be handed over to security agencies for proper investigation, stressing the importance of due process and warning against mob action. Security authorities are expected to take over the case, as investigations continue and further details will emerge.
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US HANDS $500M MILITARY AID BOOST TO PHILIPPINES AMID CHINA TENSIONS. (PHOTO).

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 US hands $500m military aid boost to Philippines amid China tensions

US taking ‘bold steps’ to strengthen alliance says defence chief as Washington bids for increased regional influence.  The United States has announced that it will provide $500m in military funding to the Philippines, as the pair eyes ongoing tensions with China..


The announcement came on Tuesday, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Manila. The two officials launched an Asia Pacific tour over the weekend, aimed at boosting Washington’s influence in the region in a bid to challenge the “strategic challenge” Beijing poses..


 “We’re now allocating an additional $500m in foreign military financing to the Philippines to boost security collaboration with our oldest treaty ally in this region,” Blinken told a news conference alongside Manila’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro..


Blinken described the aid as a “once in a generation investment” to help modernise the Philippine armed forces and coastguard..


Austin said the funds demonstrate the commitment of the US to take “bold steps to strengthen our alliance”..


“We are here to build on an extraordinary foundation. We are working to advance our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific,” he declared. “This level of funding is unprecedented..

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