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Israeli onslaught: CIO urges Muslim nations to defend Palestinians

By Our Correspondent Lagos, Aug. 8, ’25 (TNZ) The Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO), Thursday, called on Muslim nations and world powers to take decisive action to stop the Israeli onslaught against the Palestinian people. TheNewsZenith reports that the call was the highlight of a press conference held at the TMC Dawah Centre, Ijesha, Lagos. […]

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MAI seeks united actions against genocide in Palestine

By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Aug. 2, ’25 (TNZ) The Muslim Awareness International (MAI) has reiterated its call for a united action against the unabated genocide being perpetrated by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in Palestine. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Abdul Waheed Atoyebi, the Director of MAI, made the call at a World Press Conference organised […]

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2 women die in Kentucky church shooting

Lexington (USA), July 14, ’25 (TNZ) Two women died at a church in Lexington, Kentucky, in a shooting rampage that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop on Sunday, the Police said. The Police killed the suspect in both shootings. Report says the suspect carjacked a vehicle after the traffic stop […]

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US claims strikes degraded Iran’s nuclear programme

Washington, DC, July 3, ’25 (TNZ) The Pentagon has announced that United States military strikes against Iran set back the country’s nuclear programme by one to two years, an assessment that follows President Donald Trump’s claims that the programme was “obliterated”. Defense Department spokesperson, Sean Parnell, said on Wednesday that the three Iranian nuclear facilities targeted […]

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Iran’s missiles damage Israeli hospital, wound dozens

Beersheba (Israel), June 19, ’25 (AP/TNZ) As a barrage of missiles from Iran hit Soroka Medical Centre in southern Beersheba and residential buildings in Tel Aviv, Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, on Thursday, overtly threatened Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At least 40 people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the attacks, according to […]

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ACG promotes global sustainable development with $19.6b in 2024

By Abdulfatah Babatunde Vienna (Austria), June 17, ’25 (TNZ) The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) collectively extended US$19.6 billion to fund nearly 650 operations in more than 90 countries in 2024. TheNewsZenith reports that ACG is the world’s second-largest development finance group, This significant financing was geared towards developing critical infrastructure, addressing global challenges like climate change […]

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1.5m Muslims gather for prayer on Mount Arafat

By Abdulfatah Babatunde with Agencies reports Arafat (Saudi Arabia) June 5, ’25 (TNZ) No fewer than 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims, on Thursday, gathered on Mount Arafat to climax the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. TheNewsZenith reports that the convergence of the pilgrims, excluding Saudi domestic pilgrims, converged at Mount Arafat, marking the holiest day […]

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Education: How Gazan students, professors study, teach in a war zone

.“ By Yasmine Hassan Gaza City, May 22, ’25 (CBC/TNZ) Before beginning her lessons for the day, Aseel Alwan heads to the kitchen to make coffee, placing a kettle on an open flame to boil water that she pours into a mug with instant coffee. Then, she makes her way to her bedroom, where she begins […]

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3 police officers die in Syria car bomb

Damascus (Syria), May 19, ’25 (TNZ/SANA) Three police officers were killed and two other people wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Syria on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported. “Three police officers gained martyr and two others sustained injuries in an explosion. “The explosion occurred today near the police […]

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India-Pakistan Conflict: What Nigerians Need to Know

By Abdulfatah Babatunde Islamabad, May 10, ’25 (TNZ) In what appears to be the most serious military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed rivals in decades, Pakistan and India have escalated their conflict to alarming levels. As of Saturday, both nations have exchanged missile strikes across their borders, raising global concerns about the possibility of full-scale […]

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