Israeli tanks close to the southern city of Sderot were firing in a rhythmic onslaught when, suddenly, a colourful bus rattled in carrying ultra-Orthodox Jews who had come to boost troop morale.
As the booms echoing across the agricultural landscape were joined by those from other tanks hidden from sight behind a hill, the ultra-Orthodox men muttered “good, good” to each other. Israel has retaliated by declaring war with Hamas, hammering targets in the blockaded Gaza Strip with heavy bombardments that have killed 2,215 people, including 724 children.
A faulty power line of the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. electrocuted eight persons at Kabong community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau on Saturday, killing six of them. The faulty line emitted sparks and electrocuted the victims in the various homes at about 3 a.m., just as it razed houses and shops…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector and allocate significant votes to it in the 2024 budget estimates. This followed a motion by Rep. Fayinka Oluwatoyin during plenary in Abuja. The motion was titled, “Need for the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency….