•Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli strike on the Khadija school housing displaced people The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike on a school killed 30 people yesterday, after a days-long military operation further south killed around 170, according to emergency services. The latest strike, which Israel s...
•Troops A landmine exploded under a Nigerian military vehicle killing seven soldiers in a northeastern area where Islamic State-affiliated jihadists are active, anti-jihadist militia said yesterday. The soldiers were heading for Kukawa early Thursday when their vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device, two militia sources said. “All t...
•Morocco climate drought A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in 24 hours in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced today. The meteorology department said soaring temperatures affected much of the North African country from Monday to Wednesday, reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some areas, r...
•Lagos Police PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin The police in Lagos State have begun investigation into the death of a 19-year-old boy allegedly beaten to death by his father. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to our correspondent today, reports NAN. The spokesperson said that the Alagbado Police Divi...
Cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed 103 lives in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, so far. This was disclosed today in a press conference by Dr. Jide Idris, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). Idris provided a comprehensive update on the ongoing cholera outbreak that has [&hel...
•Wrapped body of a patient who died of coronavirus (Covid-19) Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organisation said yesterday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining...
•Scene of the accident Yesterday, five people lost their lives and six were injured in a multiple motor vehicle accident along Agulu-Agwubu Road in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the crash, which occurred around 9:55 a.m., involved a commercial Howo truck, a commercial TVS or tricycle with [&helli...
A Spanish tourist was trampled to death by an elephant after stepping out of his vehicle to take photos of a small herd at a renowned South African park, authorities said today. The 43-year-old man was attacked on Sunday morning at the Pilanesberg National Park, a tourist magnet about 200 kilometres (130 miles) northwest of […]
•A factory worker operating an engine roller A worker has been reportedly killed by a Roller machine at the KAM Steel Integrated Company, along the Sagamu-Ogijo expressway in Ogun State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday night after 27-year-old Yahaya Ibrahim slipped on the rotating machine and got entangled by some parts ...
•Terrorists An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region. Mali has for over a decade been ravaged by jihadists and other armed groups, with the centre of the West African country becoming a hotbed of […]

