South African Police, on Wednesday, confirmed they discovered the body of missioning former world champion high jumper, Jacques Freitag. Freitag, 42, had been missing for two weeks before his body was tragically found with multiple gunshot wounds, according to local news reports. The Police confirmed to Xinhua that Freitag’s sister reported a case of a […]
From Our Correspondent The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Comrade Julius Abure has predicted a comfortable win for the British Labour Party in the national election, coming up this weekend. TheNewsZenith reports that Abure made the prediction in a solidarity message to the British Labour Party (BLP). LP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora […]
Botswana plans to construct 750 small-scale biogas digesters nationwide by 2026, aiming to reduce carbon footprint in the energy sector, an official announced, on Tuesday. “This development demonstrates that Botswana supports the global transition to clean energy,” said Lefoko Moagi, Botswana’s Minister of Minerals and Energy. Moagi made the remarks when addressing councillors during a […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, on her new appointment as the new Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. In a congratulatory message, NIDCOM Chairman, Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, described the appointment of Imafidon as well-deserved, going by her antecedents and quest for success. The NIDCOM boss said […]
The Israeli army, on Monday, ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis. The order signals that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault in the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city. The order suggested that Khan Younis would be the latest target of Israel’s raids into parts of Gaza it had […]
One person died during a wildfire raging at Stamata, a northern suburb of Athens, on Sunday, Greek authorities said. The blaze at Stamata was one of the three big wildfires which broke out within a few hours on Sunday near the Greek capital. The victim was a 45-year-old man, who suffered a heart attack as […]
Trade volume between Algeria and Türkiye reached $6.3 billion in 2023, Algeria’s Minister of Trade and Export Promotion Tayeb Zitouni said on Monday. Zitouni made the announcement at the Algerian-Turkish Business Forum held in Algiers. Zitouni and his Turkish counterpart, Omer Bolat co-chaired the forum. He called for broadening bilateral collaboration in areas including agricultural […]
Nine people, including seven law enforcement officers, died and 25 others sustained injuries during shootings in southern Russia’s Republic of Dagestan on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported. The report cited the muftiate of the republic. The shootings occurred at two Orthodox churches first at a synagogue and a traffic police post in Derbent City. Another shooting […]
Two Israeli air strikes on buildings in Gaza City have killed at least 38 people and injured many more, Hamas has said. The Israeli military said warplanes had struck Hamas military infrastructure sites and it would provide more details later. A spokesman for Gaza’s civil defence said a residential block in the al-Shati area, one […]
Moroccan authorities say 20 of its pilgrims have died during this year’s Hajj activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced the death in a statement. It stated that those deaths were “natural deaths”, noting that 15 per cent of Moroccan pilgrims this year were over 80 years […]