From Our Correspondent Mr Hidayet Bayraktar, the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, has described Nigeria as a rising power in Africa, given her population and large economy. Bayraktar made the remarks while commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, on Friday, in Abuja. He noted that the relationship between his home country and Nigeria […]
thIsrael knocked out communications and created a near-blackout of information by striking targets in the Gaza Strip with stepped-up bombardment and artillery fire overnight and into Saturday. Explosions from continuous airstrikes lit up the sky over Gaza City for hours after nightfall Friday. The Israeli military said it was expanding ground operations in the territory. […]
The Palestinian Health Ministry, on Thursday, released the names of 7,028 people who died in the Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. This is coming a day after U.S. President Joe Biden questioned the death toll since the war began on Oct. 7. Biden told reporters at the A mourner reacts amidst the bodies […]
The African Union (AU) has emphasised that addressing the issue of illicit financial outflows from the continent is crucial for expediting progress toward achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development. Patrick Olomo, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs at the AU Commission, made this assertion in Nairobi, Kenya. Olomo was addressing the 2023 African Parliamentary […]
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday announced their delegations’ arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to resume a new round of negotiations. “Based on the SAF’s belief that negotiation is the means that may end the war, we accepted the invitation. We will go to Jeddah to complete […]
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has reacted to the “horrible views” that U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres expressed at a meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday, and called for his resignation. Amb. Erdan described Guterres’ remarks as “shocking” for stating that the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel by Hamas “did not […]
Palestinian administrative detainee, Omar Daraghmeh died mysteriously in Megiddo Prison Monday night, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society announced in a joint statement. They said the Israeli occupation arrested 58-year-old Daraghmeh with his son Hamza, on Oct. 9. The Israeli Occupation placed them under administrative detention – without […]
A U.S. State Department official has resigned in protest of the Joe Biden administration’s “blind support” for Israel in its ongoing conflict with Hamas. Josh Paul was working in the bureau that oversees U.S. arms transfer to foreign nations. He has worked in the department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than 11 years. He […]
From Our Correspondent The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abu Shawesh, has called on the United Nations and African Union to set up an independent commission of inquiry into Tuesday’s attack on a hospital in Gaza. The Envoy made the call while addressing Journalists on the attack in Abuja. He said women and children died when Israeli […]
Global charity ‘Save the Children’ and its partners said, on Wednesday, they have reunited 7,000 children with their families since 2017. Thus, enabling them to rebuild their lives after being separated by conflict. The charity said in a statement that it has been using an open-source software platform “Child Protection Information Management System Plus” (CPIMS+) […]