New army Zambia finished their last game in the 2023 Women’s World Cup with a consolation prize as they beat Costa Rica 3-1 in a dead rubber in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Monday. Zambia and Costa Rica had already been eliminated after two rounds, with Zambia suffering back-to-back 5-0 defeats. However, Zambia’s first goal in the […]
The death toll from the suicide attack at a political gathering in the Bajaur district of Pakistan’s northwest, on Sunday, jumped to 54. This is as more injured succumbed to their injuries, a police official said on Monday. Additionally, Inspector General of Police Shaukat Abbasm, told the media that 10 of the injured died on […]
Palestinian factions met in Egypt on Sunday to discuss reconciliation efforts amid increasing violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank. The meeting seeks to restore inter-Palestinian unity among various factions, Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chaired the meeting. While the two main rival movements, ruling Fatah and Gaza-controlling […]
From Peter Ejiofor Amb. Andrew Idi, Nigeria’s Consul-General to South Africa, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Nigerian literary icon, Prof. Bankole Omotoso. TheNewsZenith reports that Omotoso, also known as “Kole Omotoso’’, died on July 19, 2023. Late Omotoso was a Nigerian writer and intellectual, best known for his works […]
At least 16 civilians died in air and artillery strikes at a neighbourhood in Omdurman city, west of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on Tuesday, a resistance committee said. “The civilians died in this senseless war at the Ombada neighbourhood in Omdurman,” the Ombada’s Resistance Committee, a popular youth group, said in a statement. It added […]
By Our Correspondent Amb. Andrew Idi, Nigeria’s Consul General(CG) to South Africa says there was no Nigerian casualty during the underground gas explosions in Johannesburg last week. The NewsZenith reports that gas explosion rocked Bree and Rissik streets, the commercial hub in Johannesburg on July 19. “I sent a team to visit the incident scene […]
The average export price of Vietnam’s rice reached $539 per ton in the first six months of this year, up 10 per cent year-on-year. The price touches the highest level in the past 10 years, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. The country exported more than 4.2 million tons of rice, worth $2.26 […]
Gunmen killed 10 people and injured two others at a busy junction in the city of Bamenda, Cameroon’s troubled northwest, the Regional Governor said on Monday. A witness said the attackers arrived in vehicles late on Sunday, ordered people onto the floor with accusations of failing to back local separatists, and opened fire as some […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is open to talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but would not meet him if a withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syrian territory were set as a condition. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul on Monday, Erdogan said Turkey has never “shut the door” to discussions with the Syrian government. He […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Africa’s unity and strength and strongly rejected the notion of a new scramble for Africa on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya. The President made the affirmation at the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU) and other relevant fora of the continental body as […]