Israel is preparing a military response to Iran’s missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said on Saturday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and Gaza. In its second-ever direct attack on its regional foe, the Islamic Republic, which backs armed groups across the Middle East, launched some…
African leaders, including diplomats and academics, have said only homegrown solutions can bring peace and security within the continent. The leaders stated this Friday night at the ongoing African Peace and Security Dialogue organised by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in South Africa. Speaking at the opening ceremony on Friday, the Chairman of the Thabo Mbeki…
Hezbollah said Saturday its fighters were confronting Israeli troops in Lebanon’s southern border region, where the Israeli military said it struck militants from the Iran-backed movement inside a mosque. Rapidly escalating violence in recent days saw intense Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds across Lebanon as ground troops conducted raids near the border, transforming nearly a…
A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has allegedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Friday after a heated argument between the couple. The Lagos State Police Command, while confirming the incident in a statement by…
Supporters of former Rivers State governor, and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, staged a protest on Saturday in Port Harcourt, calling on the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, to comply with a recent High Court judgment regarding the ongoing local government elections. The protest, which drew a large crowd,…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed a fire incident at the office complex of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Saturday. She said that…
…one injured There is heavy shooting at Rumuepirikom community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. A source in the area revealed that earlier some people had come into the community and announced that no one should come out for the polls. It was gathered that when the electoral…
It is here again. The season of acute febrile illness. Everywhere you turn and, in every household, there is a child or adult suffering from fever. The fever is usually very high and accompanied by headaches, body pains and sometimes tummy aches. Some people complain of additional symptoms of cough and catarrh, but the common…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday…
Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday…
