60 bodies found after Israeli operation in Gaza City
Around 60 bodies were found under the rubble of a Gaza City neighbourhood, officials in the Hamas-run territory said Thursday, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation there.…
Türkiye presents Bill to get stray dogs off the streets
ANKARA – Türkiye’s ruling party presented a Bill to parliament on Friday (Jul 12) that aims to round up millions of stray dogs, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers…
Nigeria’s Oyo State Governor Makinde presents staff, instruments of office to 43rd Olubadan, Olakulehin
Matthew Onocheta IBADAN – Governor Seyi Makinde of Nigeria’s Oyo State has presented staff and instruments of office to the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, Ige Olakulehin…
Nursing mother runs for parliamentary seat in Rwanda’s elections to prove that politics is for all
AFP KIGALI, Rwanda – Her three-month-old daughter swaddled on her back, Jeanne d’Arc Nyiramahirwe is determined to make her voice heard as she runs for a parliamentary seat in Rwanda’s…
Russia says it is not preparing to attack NATO
Russia said on Friday it was not planning to attack NATO and it was the alliance that was aggravating tensions. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was referring to a NATO…
Nigeria’s President Tinubu names National Theatre after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka
Bella Ifasola Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos State, after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a tribute he wrote…
Two-storey school building collapses in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau State; official say at least 22 dead, 132 injured
Bella Ifasola A two-storey school building on Friday morning – collapsed — leaving many students and teachers trapped with some reportedly injured in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria. The school, Saint…
Judges top list of bribe recipients as police lead in bribe requests in $1.26 billion bribes paid out by Nigerians in 2023: damning report
Morakinyo Akinosun A report published on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website has shown that a total of ₦721 billion ($1.26 billion) was paid in cash…
Billionaire Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani celebrates the lavish finale of his son’s wedding
Mumbai– Billionaire Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani celebrates the lavish finale of his son’s wedding this week, highlighting his staggering wealth, as well as India’s rapid economic growth and stark financial…
63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river
Kathmandu – At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river,…