At least 14 paramedics have been killed in Israeli airstrikes over the past two days, Lebanese officials reported on Sunday. The Israeli military targeted areas near a hospital in the Bekaa Valley in the east, forcing its temporary closure, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. The ministry condemned the strikes as a violation of international law,…
Ipswich Town played out a fourth straight Premier League draw after they held Aston Villa 2-2 on Sunday at Portman Road. Liam Delap opened the scoring for the home side before grabbing the equaliser in the second half. Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins scored for Villa in the first half before Delap grabbed his second…
Tottenham Hotspur’s Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke got on the scoresheet in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs climbed to eighth in the table on 10 points after six games, while beleaguered United, who saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent off in the 42nd…
The United Nations Development Programme, Global Environment Facility, Small Grants Programme (UNDP GEF SGP) has assured Nigeria of continued support for environmental sustainability projects to ensure a healthy environment. Mrs Ibironke Olubamise, National Coordinator, UNDP GEF SGP, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. The…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Joseph Tegbe as director-general and global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership reached by the two countries during the President’s visit in September. Tegbe, a 1988 first-class graduate in civil engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, will report directly to the President, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information…
By: Luka Binniyat. James Mangai, my egregious childhood buddy, now aging with a widening bald head, and an amusing grey mustache, just left my house. Friendship and the Barracks It’s been a while since we met, though we both live in Kaduna, with our wives and kids, some of them now…
In a remarkable showcase of leadership, Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, representing Kaduna South in Nigeria’s National Assembly, has been awarded the esteemed African and Caribbean Leadership Legislative Excellence Award during the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) in New York City. This accolade recognizes his exemplary legislative performance and unwavering commitment to the advancement…
The Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, said his country would continue to mediate for peace in Gaza, saying, the international community bears responsibility for its failure to stop the catastrophe in Gaza. The Amir of Qatar told world leaders at the UN General Assembly that after almost a…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on all stakeholders to improve efforts to ensure that various treaties of international humanitarian law are domesticated in Nigeria. Mr Rafiullah Qureshi, Deputy Head of Delegation for the ICRC in Nigeria, said this in Abuja on Tuesday during an ECOWAS annual review meeting. Qureshi called…
The Federal Government and the United Kingdom (UK) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening and deepening trade relations. Amb. Nura Rimi, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said this at the Inaugural Nigeria-UK Business Dialogue in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both countries signed a…
