Tinubu prays for the repose of the departed souls and wishes all injured persons a rapid and full recovery. President Bola Tinubu has mourned the victims of the fire incident which occurred at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja on Monday, November 6, 2023.
Read More »Rescue Mission Gaza: One day in the life of an emergency worker
One day, four bomb sites, two emergency hospital stops with Gaza’s Civil Defence under Israeli bombardment. On day 22 of the war on Gaza, the Civil Defence is under enormous pressure as the Israeli bombardment intensifies. These first responders know that every mission could be their last. But until then, …
Read More »Antisemitic and Islamophobic Incidents Surge in Australia
Posters plastered across Sydney portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as Adolf Hitler in disguise. A record increase in reports of Islamophobia, including threats to Muslim community organizations. Antisemitic chants at a pro-Palestinian rally and charges that Nazi salutes were performed outside a Jewish museum. Australia has experienced a …
Read More »Where Do We Go Once the Israel-Hamas War Ends? – Part I
Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 06 (IPS) – Since the 1967 Six Day War, many efforts have been made to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through mediation conducted by an impartial mediator, face-to face negotiations, international …
Read More »‘Intense bombings’ by Israeli forces around Gaza hospitals amid blackout
Israel continues heavy shelling in the vicinity of several hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, officials in the besieged enclave say as all communications and internet services were once again cut. “For more than an hour, intense bombings have been taking place around hospitals,” Salama Maarouf, head of …
Read More »Plateau will soon become Nigeria’s agricultural hub – Gov Mutfwang
Mutfwang said this on Sunday at the 37th Reunion Service of the Gindiri Old Students Association (GOSA), in Gindiri on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GOSA is made up of old students of both Boys and Girls Secondary Schools, Gindiri. The governor, a member of GOSA, …
Read More »A Chance Encounter and a Fugitive Linked to a President’s Killing Is Caught
A senior Haitian police official was shopping at his local supermarket on a recent weekday when someone caught his eye: the country’s most wanted man. The official, Ernst Dorfeuille, recognized Joseph Félix Badio, a former military officer who had focused on drug and corruption cases at the interior and justice …
Read More »NDLEA explains reason for stop-and-search operation at Lekki
Foremost comedian Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, had alerted the anti-narcotic agency to the presence of its operatives in the aforementioned area. He asked the body to clarify if the operation was sanctioned by it. “Are you people are aware of the stop and search going on currently on …
Read More »Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong says he will step down as early as next year
Singaporean leader says he will hand the reins to deputy Lawrence Wong as soon as November 2024. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced he will hand over the leadership of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) before the 2025 general elections. Lee, 71, said on Sunday that he …
Read More »‘I Am Dreaming It Will Stop’: A Deadlocked War Tests Ukrainian Morale
Listening to the daily thud of artillery hitting nearby towns, a school principal in southern Ukraine appealed to parents for donations for a new bomb shelter. A soldier and his girlfriend gave up hope that the war against Russia would end soon, and decided to get engaged, despite not having …
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