Convicted rapist booed at first Olympics beach volleyball
AFP Paris – Fans booed a Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of raping an underaged girl as he played his first match at the Paris Olympics, where his controversial selection…
Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis
Reuters MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance…
SERAP sues Central Bank of Nigeria over failure to account for missing ₦100 billion ‘dirty notes’
Olayomi Koiki A civil rights organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for failing to “account for and…
Breaking News: Family Friend Reveals Details of Kidnapping Incident in Kuje, FCT Abuja
Reports indicate that during the abduction, three individuals were taken, and one of them was injured after resisting the kidnappers Abuja – Ngeria :On Sunday morning, July 28, 2024, Mr.…
Police, youths clash over Orò festival in Nigeria’s Ogun State; at least 20 arrested
Sodiq Rabiu OGUN, Nigeria ‐ Crisis erupted on Saturday in Ikenne, Ikenne Local Government of Ogun State, South-West Nigeria, as some youths insisted on going ahead to celebrate the annual…
‘Warn your children against hunger protest’, Nigerian president’s daughter tells market women
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has urged market women in Dosumu Market, Lagos, to advise their children against participating in the planned hunger…
Bangladesh students vow to resume protests unless leaders freed
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody on…
Britain is ‘broke and broken’, new government declares
Reuters LONDON – Britain’s government declared the country was “broke and broken” ahead of an assessment of the public finances on Monday which the newly-elected Labour Party will use to…
Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 11 at football ground, vows response
Reuters A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 11 people including children on Saturday, Israeli authorities said, blaming Hezbollah and vowing to inflict a…
‘Horrifying’ Israeli strike on girls’ school in Gaza kills at least 30
Middle East Eye Israeli air strikes on a girls’ school in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killed at least 30 people and wounded over 100 on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry…