Seven separatist fighters, including a key commander, died when government forces struck their hideout early on Saturday in war-torn Anglophone Northwest region of Cameroon, according to local and security sources. A Cameroon military official in the region, who requested not to be named, confirmed the crackdown. The military launched the crackdown in the early hours […]
At least 33 people died and three others sustained serious injuries in a fire at a smuggled petrol warehouse on Saturday in Seme Krake, Benin’s southeastern department of Oueme, local authorities said. Dallys Ahouangbegnon, Chief of the local fire brigade, said the fire also ignited houses and vehicles parked near the site. Ahouangbegnon said the […]
UN General Assembly (UNGA) President, Dennis Francis, on Friday commended the Group of 77 (G77) and China for supporting multilateralism. “At a time when multilateralism is being tested at every turn, the countries of the G77 and China continue to resolutely support the multilateral system,” he told the annual ministerial meeting of the G77 and […]
British museums have handed over many looted artefacts to the Ethiopian Embassy in London, Ethiopian state-affiliated media outlet, Fana Broadcasting Corporate, reported on Friday. The artefacts included Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) tablets, a lock of hair of an Ethiopian prince, three cups made of silver and a shield. The British handed over the artefacts […]
By Peter Ejiofor, London Nigerians in South Africa have raised an alarm over fresh terror attacks being unleashed on them by a criminal vigilance group in Sasolburg, Freestate Province. The Nigerians, under the aegis of Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), raised the alarm in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Habib Miller, and […]
From Our Correspondent Sen. Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation, on Friday, scolded the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri narrow gauge rail project. Fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt, Alkali described the project as “disappointing”. The minister was in Rivers to inspect the work sites in Port-Harcourt and Kom-Kom Community in Oyigbo […]
From Our Correspondent The Oyo State government has warned trespassers against encroaching into land belonging to public schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Prof. Abdulwaheed Adelabu, gave the warning while on a routine visit to St. Agnes Basic School, Iluju, Ogbomoso on Friday in Oyo State. Adelabu decried the alarming […]
Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank and another one in a separate incident in the blockaded Gaza Strip. This is because Israel bars entry to thousands of Palestinian labourers from the coastal enclave. The West Bank raid took place, on Tuesday, in the Jenin refugee camp, with […]
By Abdullah Olalekan Abdulfatah Closures, Closures, Closures !!!!🤔 If you’ve ever felt puzzled by closures in JavaScript, you’re in good company. You could be using closures every day in your code and not even know it! Yep, true story. Believe it or not, I once aced a closure-based interview question without fully understanding what closures […]
By Our Correspondent The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) is committed to making Nigeria self-sufficient in dairy production, according to its Director-General. The NABDA DG, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, made the pledge at a two-day Strategic Interest Research Group Meeting on livestock genetic improvement (SIRGM 4.0), on Thursday, in Ibadan, Oyo State. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of […]