Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has accused the international community of “turning their back” on the Palestinian people amid Israel’s bombardment of Gaza while calling for a permanent ceasefire in the besieged enclave. In his opening remarks at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha on Tuesday, the emir accused Israel…
South Africa has strongly condemned Israel’s response to the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attacks that unleashed a war in which thousands have died. Mandela, who died aged 95 in 2013, made a Palestinian state one of his main international causes when he became South Africa’s first black president. And Hamas representatives were among Palestinians who…
Four Republican candidates are vying to be the party’s nominees, with former US President Donald Trump remaining the frontrunner as per the opinion polls. Trump, who has a 40 percentage points lead in the race, has not participated in any of the debates so far. Here is what to expect from the fourth Republican debate….
.. . . passengers enjoy cash reward for boarding ferry As part of efforts to achieve its mandate of ensuring 30% of the Lagos commuters embrace the waterways as a viable alternative to road traffic congestion, the Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) in collaboration with EKO TOKEN in year 2022 introduced a cash reward system for…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Monday, despite the country’s continuing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The trial was suspended two months ago due to the Palestinian militant group Hamas’s bloody October 7 attack on southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 240 more kidnapped, according to Israeli…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has faulted a N15bn allocation for the construction of a new residence for the nation’s Vice President (VP).In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the ex-governor of Anambra State said Nigerians need leaders willing to make sacrifice for the nation’s development. “We need leaders…
At least 13 people have been killed in a gunfight between two unknown armed groups in India’s restive Manipur state, a police official said. Their bodies, with multiple bullet wounds, were found on Monday in a village in the northeastern state’s Tengnoupal district where the official said a “massive” gunfight was reported.“We are not in…
The president of Guinea-Bissau on Monday dissolved parliament ahead of fresh elections saying an “attempted coup” had plunged the West African nation into a new crisis. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo issued a decree closing down the opposition-dominated parliament and announced that legislative elections would be “set at the opportune moment, in line with the constitution”….
Guinea-Bissau’s army announced on Friday that it had detained the leader of the security forces unit responsible for overnight clashes in the capital and asserted that the situation was now under control. Throughout the night and into Friday morning, gunfire erupted in Bissau during confrontations between members of the national guard and presidential guard special…
