The party’s agent, David Edibo, who presented the petition letter to the state Returning Officer, said the SDP rejected the outcome of the election conducted in the five local government areas in the district on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the election, Usman Ododo, …
Read More »Paul van Meekeren: From delivering pizzas to Cricket World Cup heroics
Pune, India – Paul van Meekeren’s memories of the Rood en Wit Club in Haarlem, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, stretch back to when he was three years old. His father, also named Paul, played at the club, located a few kilometres from the Dutch capital’s coastline. The junior van Meekeren …
Read More »Iran and Saudi Arabia, Regional Rivals, Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
After the Saudi and Iranian leaders finished their speeches, they left the main conference hall for a bilateral meeting. Prince Mohammed’s welcoming of Mr. Raisi amounted to a remarkable departure for the Saudi leader, who once bluntly warned Iran not to pursue expansionist policies in the region. “We won’t wait …
Read More »Shop owners lose goods estimated at ₦30m to fire at Ile-Ife market
She observed that shops in the market were poorly spaced leading to congestion and exposure to collateral damage. Shop owners lost goods estimated at N30 million to Friday’s fire outbreak at Oja-Tuntun Market in Ile-Ife, Osun, Adeyinmi Adeleye of the Oyo State Fire Service said on Saturday.
Read More »Turkey’s ‘Saturday mothers’ allowed to hold vigil for first time since 2018
Relatives of victims of enforced disappearances in the 80s and 90s held a sit-in in Istanbul following a court ruling. Members of a group of relatives of victims of enforced disappearances in Turkey held a vigil in central Istanbul without police intervention for the first time since 2018. Known as …
Read More »‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia
Philippe Lazzarini was addressing an emergency summit convened by the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation where he called for urgent support for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on three fronts. He called on leaders at the Arab-Islamic summit to “act now to change the trajectory” …
Read More »Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief
In a statement, the Israeli military denied that it had targeted Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which they claim is above a Hamas command post, but have acknowledged that fighting is happening “around” the facility. UN relief and humanitarian affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, tweeted that in light of “horrific reports …
Read More »Video: They Left Gaza to Work in Israel. Now They’re Stranded.
Thousands of workers from Gaza have been trapped in the West Bank since the Hamas attacks on October 7. Their Israeli work permits have been canceled, and they’re deeply worried about their families back home.
Read More »Katsina govt bans large night gatherings over security threats
The state government said that the ban took immediate effect. The Katsina State Government has announced a ban on all forms of large religious, social and other forms of night gatherings in the state.
Read More »Israeli forces close in on al-Shifa Hospital, trapping thousands
Thousands of people are holed up in Gaza’s largest hospital, which Israel claims is a Hamas command centre. Israel’s military has closed in on the front gates of Gaza’s biggest hospital, where thousands of injured and displaced people are trapped amid intensive Israeli bombardment. Israeli forces had fully encircled the …
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