Written by The tiny Caribbean nation of Curacao became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday as Haiti booked their return to the tournament for the first time in 52 years along with Panama. A nerve-shredding finale to the CONCACAF qualifying campaign saw Curacao — with a population of just 156,000 — … Continue reading “Curacao Makes History As Smallest Country To Qualify For World Cup”
The Israeli military said Wednesday it had killed two Hezbollah members in strikes the previous day in south Lebanon, where Israel has carried out repeated attacks despite the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group. The military said in a statement it had “struck and eliminated two Hezbollah terrorists in the areas of Bint … Continue reading “Israel Military Kills Two Hezbollah Members In South Lebanon”
The police have cordoned off the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the clash between two factions of the party on Tuesday. Our correspondent, who visited the PDP headquarters at Wadata Plaza in Abuja on Wednesday, observed that barbed wire was used to create a barrier to prevent anyone from gaining … Continue reading “Police Cordon Off PDP National Secretariat Amid Leadership Crisis”
Jamaica coach Steve McClaren resigned on Tuesday after the Reggae Boyz failed to secure automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup. McClaren, who took over as Jamaica boss in July last year, announced his decision shortly after his team were held to a 0-0 draw by Curacao in their final qualifier. Jamaica needed to win … Continue reading “McClaren Resigns After Jamaica Miss Out On World Cup”
The tourist boats that normally ply Kenya’s famed Lake Naivasha have had a different task in recent weeks: evacuating hundreds of flooded homes. Although the lake’s level has been rising for more than a decade and has repeatedly breached its banks, locals in the modest district of Kihoto are still astonished by the scale … Continue reading “Thousands Of Kenyans Displaced By Lake Naivasha Flooding”
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has requested that more urgent security deployment be made to the Ekiti Local Government Area, especially the Eruku axis, to immediately curtail the new wave of attacks in the area. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, on the attack … Continue reading “Gov AbdulRazaq Seeks Additional Security Deployment Over Attack On Kwara Church, Community”
French anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci Wednesday vowed to continue denouncing the scourge of narcotics crime, even after his younger brother was killed in the southern city of Marseille. Kessaci, 22, is a well-known campaigner in the port city struggling with drug crime, and last week’s killing has been seen as a warning over his … Continue reading “I Won’t Be Silenced, France Activist Says After Brother’s Murder”
A Russian attack overnight on Ukraine’s Ternopil killed nine people and wounded dozens of others in one of the war’s deadliest attacks on the western city, authorities said Wednesday. “In Ternopil, residential nine-storey buildings were hit… dozens of people are known to have been injured and, sadly, nine people have died,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr … Continue reading “Russian Attack Killed Nine In Western Ukraine — Zelensky”
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM ) has signed some agreements with the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to address travel insurance and other related matters in the country. The agreement was signed during a courtesy visit by the Commissioner for Insurance, Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, to the Interior Minister’s office in Abuja. The initiative … Continue reading “NAICOM, Interior Minister Sign Agreement To Tackle Travel Insurance Bottlenecks”
Two people have been reportedly killed by suspected bandits during an attack in Eruku, a boundary town in the Ekiti Local Government Area. A parish of the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, was reportedly attacked by the gunmen. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday evening, when the gunmen stormed the outskirts of … Continue reading “Gunmen Attack Kwara Church, Community”