The government of Sierra Leone has confirmed that some “unidentified individuals” attempted to break into the country’s armoury. This was contained in a release signed by Chernor Bah, the Minister of Information and Civic Culture on Sunday. The release stated that the said individuals had been identified and arrested. “PUBLIC NOTICE: Security Update and Nationwide…
Ukraine said it had downed 71 Russian attack drones overnight in what Kyiv authorities said was the biggest attack on the capital since the start of the invasion. Kyiv’s city administration said five people were injured, including an 11-year-old child. “The air force destroyed 71 Shahed 131/136 attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The vast majority…
France is fighting for the role of the French language in the European Union and against applications for EU positions in English only. A corresponding complaint before the European Court of Justice is set to enter the decisive phase today with the oral hearing in Luxembourg. France is criticising “unjustified unequal treatment on the basis…
The Swiss government announced it would bring forward a draft law by the end of February explicitly banning Hamas activities or support for the Palestinian militant group within Switzerland. “The Federal Council decided to draft a federal act banning Hamas, considering this to be the most appropriate response to the situation that has prevailed in…
Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, officials said on Tuesday. Last week, the army in the central African nation also known as Congo-Brazzaville, announced it was recruiting 1,500 people aged between 18 and 25. Prime Minister,…
Flash flooding in Somalia has killed 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with heavy rains starting, it is expected to worsen the country’s plight. The Horn of Africa region is experiencing torrential rainfall and floods linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, claiming dozens of lives and causing…
Twenty-nine premature babies arrived in Egypt on Monday, newsmen said, after they were evacuated from Gaza’s largest hospital which has become a focal point of Israel’s war with Hamas. The infants were evacuated Sunday from the Al-Shifa hospital, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has described as a “death zone” as Israel seeks to uncover…
Rescuers in India are looking at fresh options to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for the past eight days. New plans had to be conceived after work to push in metal pipes through the debris wall was halted and rescue teams were withdrawn after a cracking sound was heard from the tunnel on…
By Adebayo Yusuf A Public Affairs Analyst, Mr Kayode Atolani, has called for more celebration of men’s positive contributions to the society and family. Mr Atolani made this known while speaking on this year’s International Men’s Day on Pensioners FM Current Affairs Programme, Voice of Liberation, slated for Sunday, 19th of this month. Speaking on…
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in 2008, in which thousands died. “We have…