Kenya A court in Kenya on Thursday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for aiding al-Shabaab militants in a 2019 attack on a Nairobi luxury hotel complex. In January that year, gunmen shot their way into the Dusit hotel and office complex, killing 21 people in a siege that lasted 19 hours.
Iran The daughter of a human rights lawyer held in a prison located in an area targeted by Israeli missile strikes has begged for his release. Mehraveh Khandan’s father, Reza Khandan, has been in Evin prison since December, serving a sentence of four years and one month for charges of “assembly and collusion” and “propaganda […]
Gaza Doctors are a very special category of people. Doctors who opt to work in war zones are an entirely different level of special. They take their skills and medical experience into the most dangerous of environments, knowing they risk their own lives in their mission to save others. Yet they do this regardless. The […]
Nigeria The fight against electricity thieves took a new turn on Wednesday when Nigeria’s Jos DisCo appealed to customers to join the company in the fight against energy theft. This was discussed during a quarterly meeting tagged:“Customers Consultative Forum, organised by the northcentral Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED), to interact with its teeming
Nigeria Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed security agencies to hunt down the perpetrators of a weekend attack that killed at least 200 people in the country’s northcentral, as he faces growing pressure over a worsening security crisis. Tinubu visited Benue state, the site of the recent deadly attacks, seeking to calm tensions and promise […]
Israel An Iranian missile slammed into the main hospital in southern Israel early Thursday, causing “extensive damage” but no serious injuries, according to the medical facility. Other missiles hit a high-rise building and several other residential buildings near Tel Aviv. At least 40 people were wounded in the attacks, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom […]
Nigeria The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Elipse International Limited, Mr Denzel Henry Akogwu, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to express his goodwill message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of the nation’s Democracy Day. In a statement personally signed by the mining top businessmen, he recalled the heroic exploits of President […]
Nigeria Elipse International, a Mining company in northcentral Nigeria, with a milestone in global investment, has said the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has in several fora reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to upholding the tenets of democracy and providing tangible benefits to the people of the State. In a statement on Thursday in commemoration […]
Nigeria Our sources, have revealed that Desmond Nnamdi Ali, a self acclaimed traditional ruler from Imo State, moved into Abuja sometime in January 2024 and was residing in a one bedroom accommodation at 8A, Thaba Tseka st, Wuse 2, Abuja.Desmond Nnamdi Ali parades himself as the owner of the entire property at 8A, Thaba Tseka […]
Rome Pope Leo will lead his first holy mass as pontiff this morning – after already paying a surprise visit to see staff at his former residence. Robert Prevost’s life changed forever on Thursday when he went from being one of 252 cardinals to the first-ever American pope. His was chosen after just four rounds […]