“From August 30 to September 2, 2025, Nigeria will host Her Excellency Francia Márquez, Vice President of Colombia, on an official visit to deepen diplomatic and economic cooperation. This historic engagement will strengthen ties in trade, agriculture, education, energy, culture, and women’s empowerment, opening a new chapter in South-South collaboration. Together, we are building bridges and shaping a future of shared prosperity,” Shettima said.

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The visit is expected to deepen diplomatic and strategic relations between Nigeria and Colombia and enhance collaboration in areas of mutual interest, including governance, trade, agriculture, energy, education, and security, among others.

Source: Punch

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Petro posted that the US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals.

US officials said that two military planes from San Diego were due to land in Colombia with migrant deportees, but the plans were scrapped due to complications.

Trump, while speaking on the matter in a post on Truth Social, said emergency tariffs on all goods entering the US from Colombia would be implemented immediately.

According to Trump, the 25 percent tariffs would be increased to 50 percent in a week.

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The president said the US would impose a travel ban and immediate visa revocations on Colombian government officials.

Trump also said there would be visa sanctions on Colombian government supporters, and enhanced customs and border protection inspections of all Colombian nationals and cargo on national security grounds.

The US president said his administration would not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations concerning the acceptance and return of the criminals they forced into the United States.

Trump had promised to carry out mass deportations of illegal migrants during the campaigns for the US presidential elections.

Recall, the president signed multiple executive orders related to immigration on his first day in office.

Some of Trump’s executive orders were signed to expand immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, ability to arrest and detain unlawful migrants on US soil.

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Amina Bello, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, and Flourish Sebastine all scored in the first half to put Christopher Danjuma’s side in firm control before Joy Igbokwe added more gloss in stoppage time.

The victory is the Falconets’ second from three Group D matches, with Nigeria amassing six points, the same as Germany.

In the thrilling encounter, Okwuchukwu set up Bello to slot in the opener on 16 minutes before she scored the second with a header on 28 minutes. Sebastine was on hand to tap in deep into the added time of the first half for the third goal.

The Falconets then netted the fourth in added time after 90 minutes; Igbokwe, on as a substitute, scored a screamer from distance with the last kick of the game.

Despite finishing on the same number of points as group winners, Germany, the Falconets were dwarfed by inferior head-to-head and goals difference to the Europeans.

Nigeria is set to face the top-ranked country in Group E, a slot to be taken by either Japan or Austria.

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In a game where goal-scoring opportunities were far reaching, it was the Nigerian girls that made the most of theirs deep into stoppage time at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogota.

Forward, Mary  Mkpa could have ended with a brace had she had enough precision.

Despite the early promise by the Falconets, it was the Asians that came close to drawing the first blood on the quarter-hour, but Shukurat Oladipo got one foot to a teasing cross from the right.

Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Shukurat Bakare, almost gifted a goal in the 28th minute when she missed a pull-out, but the South Korean forward could only sky it.

At the other end, Mkpa had a chance of her own but slammed the ball a little too high after a brilliant pass from Rofiat Imuran.

Nigeria was again lucky just before halftime when Korea’s Myeyung rocked the crossbar from a 22-yard free-kick.

At the interval, Sabastine and Amina Bello saw their shots blocked in the opposition box, and substitute Chiamaka Okwuchukwu also came close from a good run on the right but could not make a meal of it.

However, when it looked like the game was heading to a stalemate, Sabastine sliced the ball from the right wing to smack the upright into the back of the net for the winner.

Next up for Chris Danjuma’s side is a clash on Wednesday evening against three-time champions, Germany who beat Venezuela in the other Group D fixture.

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