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Palestine: 39 babies risk death as Al-Shifa hospital halts operation

The Palestinian Health Ministry, on Saturday, said 39 children in the care ward of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza are currently facing imminent death threat due to severe shortage of oxygen. The ministry said in a distressing statement that this critical situation unfolded alongside Israeli forces’ barrage of air and artillery attacks on the hospital. The […]

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Foreign News

Arab, Muslim leaders demand end to Gaza war

Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries, on Saturday, called for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza. They rejected Israel’s justification of its actions against Palestinians as self-defence. The extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate “war crimes and crimes against humanity that Israel is committing” in […]

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General Local

Reckless driver kills pedestrian in Lagos

By Our Correspondent  The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended a reckless private car driver after killing a pedestrian on Saturday. LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr Toafiq Adebayo confirmed the accident in a statement in Lagos. Adebayo said the accident happened around Yaya Abatan by College Road, Ogba, Ikeja. He […]

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General Health

Forum seeks accountability, citizen participation in health policy formulation

From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum has called for holistic reappraisal of Nigeria’s health policy thrusts to allow for civil societies and citizen participation. The Forum made the request during a consultative meeting with the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, on Friday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith […]

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Disasters Environment

FG to build 200 houses for IDPs in Benue

From Our Correspondent The Federal Government will construct 200 units of low-cost houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State, a government official has announced. Mr Aondowase Kunde, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management,  announced this, on Friday, in Makurdi. Kunde said the federal government would build the houses in clusters across […]

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Foreign News

7 fighters die in Syria, Gaza death toll reaches 11,000 – Hezbollah

Lebanon-based Hezbollah says seven of its fighters died, on Friday, describing them as being “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”. A Hezbollah official and a Lebanese security official confirmed that the fighters died in an Israeli airstrike in Syria. The news follows Syrian news outlets reporting, on Friday, that Israel had conducted airstrikes in the […]

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General Politics

Guber poll: Yakubu charges INEC staff on patriotism

By Abdulfatah Babatunde Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has charged electoral staff to always demonstrate highest level of patriotism and professionalism. Yakubu gave the charge in a message, issued on Thursday, to staff who will conduct the governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states on Saturday. “Electoral staff […]

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General Local

COWA commissions projects, donates food to widows

From Our Correspondent Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) Onne Area 11 Command in Rivers State, has inaugurated a new secretariat complex housing a canteen and unisex saloon, TheNewsZenith reports. The Association also donated food items to some widows of the command as part of efforts to improve on welfare of officers’ families. During the inauguration […]

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Climate Change Economy Foreign News

Arab Group pledges $50 billion for African development

By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) has pledged to increase support for its African partner countries ahead of the crucial COP28 climate change conference. To this end, ACG on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced it would allocate up to $50 billion to help build resilient infrastructure and inclusive societies in the African […]

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Politics Security

40,000 operatives to ensure hitch-free election in Kogi

From Our Correspondent Various security agencies have deployed no fewer than 40,000 operatives to ensure hitch-fee polls during the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi State. The head of the security committee, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Habu Sani, announced this at a press conference, on Thursday, in Lokoja. Sani, from the Intelligence Department, […]

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