Thousands of babies have been born into conditions “beyond belief” in Gaza since the war there erupted more than three months ago. UNICEF spokeswoman, Tess Ingram, back from a recent visit to the Gaza Strip, described mothers bleeding to death. Also, one nurse had performed emergency caesarians on six dead women. Nearly 20,000 babies have [&he...
•Senegal defeated Egypt to win the AFCON title in Cameroun Sports, especially football, has a way of turning ordinary enthusiasts into experts, who believe they can predict what would happen even before the first ball is kicked. As it has always been at such major championships such as the FIFA World Cup and the European […]
•Ex- warriors Nigerian civil war veterans and the next of kin of the fallen heroes embarked on a peaceful protest with a threat to shut down federal government facilities nationwide over unpaid 45-year pension arrears. •The protesters The protesters, as reliably gathered, have records of service of 10 years and above, which entitled them to [&...
Following the increasing number of youths involved in use of hard drugs, the Lagos State Government in collaboration with some agencies, today took to the streets of Lagos to campaign against the dangerous vice. Moving in convoys, singing, drumming and wearing customized T-shirts and faze caps, the campaigners particularly addressed the youths...
The Israeli military has said it expects the conflict in Gaza to continue throughout 2024. In a New Year’s message, Israel Defence Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said troop deployments were being adjusted to prepare for “prolonged fighting”. He said some troops – especially reservists – would be withdrawn to allow them to regroup, reports AFP....
Israel’s army chief warned its war with Hamas will last “many more months” as the military stepped up strikes inside the Gaza Strip, where more than 20,000 people have already been reported killed. Concerns over a spiralling humanitarian crisis inside the besieged territory have amplified calls for an end to the hostilities, while incidents li...
After weeks of dramatic twists in Rivers State, the political gladiators in the oil-rich South-South state reached a truce yesterday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja. The meeting had in attendance Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital [&he...
•Israeli army tanks near Gaza Strip Israel declared its determination yesterday to press on with its Gaza war “with or without international support” after it came under mounting pressure even from its key backer the United States. Now in its third month, the war was launched after the unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel by […]...
•Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji The wife of the Ekiti state governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has rallied the people of the state to join hands with the state government to put an end to the rape epidemic in the state. Dr. Oyebanji said the state government is more determined to apprehend perpetrators of rape, child molestation, defilement, […]
•Shettima Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday, knocked the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), over his comments on plans to spend N15 billion on the residence of Vice President Kashim Shettima. The minister had pledged to complete the accommodation initiated by the administration of former...

