[ad_1] “UNRWA can confirm that one of our schools in the Nuseirat area (Middle Areas) was hit overnight / early morning by Israeli Forces. ⁠The school was possibly hit several times,” the UN agency for Palestinian refugees told UN News. “The number of those reported killed is between 35 and 45. Scores others are injured. […]

[ad_1] Biden administration imposes penalties on West Bank-based Lions’ Den, accusing it of threatening ‘peace and stability’. Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on a Palestinian group in the occupied West Bank based on a White House executive order previously used to penalise violent Israeli settlers. The US on Thursday targeted the […]

[ad_1] Days after his African National Congress party faced historic losses at the polls, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said on Thursday that he will seek to form a government that includes a wide range of parties, some with starkly opposing views. Led by the A.N.C. since the fall of apartheid, South Africa has […]

[ad_1] At least 150 people, including 35 children, are feared dead in a massacre in a village in central Sudan blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting the army. The rivals have been battling over control of the country for more than 13 months. The RSF has not commented on the […]

[ad_1] The Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway was flooded in the Joju area of Ogun State on Thursday, causing disruption for commuters. The flood occurred in the afternoon after a downpour. PUNCH Online observed submerged vehicles and pedestrians. PUNCH Online earlier reported that flood took over a section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, specifically the long bridge at Warewa, […]

[ad_1] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv), Bright Echefu, and three others on nine-count money laundering charge.Others arraigned alongside Mr Echefu before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, include the Executive Director of TStv, Felix […]

[ad_1] The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has restated his commitment to the political party. Obi, in a statement on Thursday, said he remains a committed and loyal member of the Labour Party, putting doubts about his loyalty to bed. “For the avoidance of doubt, I […]

[ad_1] Video shows severe turbulence in 2019, not 2024 Singapore Airlines incident IN SHORT: Several posts claim that a video circulating on social media shows the turbulence experienced by a Singapore Airlines flight. But that’s not true, the video is from an ALK Airlines incident in 2019. A video has been posted on Instagram with […]

[ad_1] African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced an additional disbursement of US$925 million under the syndicated US$3.3 billion crude oil-backed prepayment facility sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. This brings the total current funded facility size to US$ 3.175 billion. Arranged and coordinated by Afreximbank, the accordion arrangement saw the raising […]

[ad_1] Associated Press (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of workers who were trapped when a gold mine collapsed in northcentral Nigeria, authorities and residents said. The pit collapsed on Monday in Niger state’s remote Shiroro district after heavy rains softened the soil. State emergency services said one person was confirmed dead and at […]