Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas. The Israeli military body in charge of humanitarian aid to Gaza, COGAT, said the supply of tents to the territory would resume on Sunday. The military said it had no comment on when the mass movement of Palestinians would begin, but Defense Minister Israel Katz said on social media that “we are now in the stage of discussions to finalize the plan to defeat Hamas in Gaza.” Meanwhile, anxious families of Israeli...
Iraq Starts Excavating Large Mass Grave Left By Islamic State
Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by the Islamic State extremist group during its rampage across the country a decade ago. Local authorities are working with the judiciary, forensic investigations, Iraq’s Martyrs’ Foundation, and the directorate of mass graves to carry out the excavation of the site of a sink hole in al-Khafsa, south of the northern city of Mosul, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported Sunday. Ahmad Qusay al-Asady, head of the Martyrs Foundation’s mass graves excavation department, told The Associated Press that his team began work at...
Execution Date Set For Florida Man Who Killed Estranged Wife’s Sister And Parents, Set Fire To House
A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. David Pittman, 63, is set to die Sept. 17 in the record-extending 12th execution scheduled for this year. DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, as two other men, Kayle Bates and Curtis Windom, await execution later this month. The highest previous annual total of recent Florida executions is eight in 2014, since the death penalty was restored in 1976 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Florida has already executed nine people...
First Group Of Gaza Children To Be Brought To UK ‘In Coming Weeks’
A group of between 30 and 50 critically ill and injured Palestinian children will be evacuated from Gaza to the UK for medical treatment in the coming weeks, the BBC reported. They would be the first children brought to the UK for treatment as part of a government operation being coordinated by the Foreign Office, Home Office and Department of Health. The children will be selected by the World Health Organization and will travel with family members via a third country, where biometric data will be collected. It comes after some MPs wrote a letter to the government urging them...
Congo Rejects Kenya’s Diplomatic Appointment To Conflict-Hit Goma
The Congolese government on Saturday rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general to its conflict-hit city of Goma, citing what it called a violation of international law and a lack of proper diplomatic process. Goma, located in eastern Congo, has been at the center of a conflict between the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, which launched a lightning assault on the mineral-rich regional city in January. The city fell to the rebel group after days of fighting, and the Congolese army withdrew. The Congolese foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday that Kenya did not contact Congo’s...
Air Canada Suspends Restart Plans After Flight Attendants Union Defies Return To Work Order
Air Canada suspended plans to restart operations Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work order. The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travelers per day during the peak summer travel season. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered airline staff back to work by 2 p.m. Sunday after the government intervened and Air Canada said it planned to resume flights Sunday evening. Canada’s largest airline now says it will resume flights Monday evening. Air Canada said in a statement that the union “illegally directed its flight attendant members to defy a direction from the Canadian...
10 Dead And 2 Missing As Flash Flood Hits Campsite In North China
On Sunday, state media reported of a flash flood hitting a campsite in north China, killing 10 people and leaving two missing, state media reported Sunday. The flood occurred around 10 p.m. local time in Urad Rear Banner on Saturday, an expansive mountainous area in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region known for its popular campsites. Thirteen campers went missing initially. By Sunday morning, one had been rescued and eight bodies had been found, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Two more people were found dead later in the day. Search and rescue efforts were underway for the remaining two...
🚨 Faké Prophet Arrested in Ebonyi State
A fast-rising fake prophet in Ebonyi State, Prophet Ubadimma, founder of Ubadimma Adoration Ministry, has landed in police custody after several allegations of fraud and manipulation . According to reports, Prophet Ubadimma has been accused of deceiving villages in Izzi Local Government by claiming certain individuals—especially wealthy people—were responsible for the poverty of others. He allegedly made communities believe that the rich were “using their destinies” to prosper. Investigations revealed that he and some associates, including Prophet Malaysia Money and Prophet Small Babe, were secretly planting charms in people’s houses and compounds. Afterwards, they would organize searches with villagers, “discover”...
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Fresh FM, a popular radio station owned by Yinka Ayefele, located in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been gutted by fire. The incident occurred on Friday evening and was confirmed by a staff member of the station, Sanuel Ibikunle Arugboboisi raised the alarm on his Facebook page. Arugboboisi appealed to emergency responders and members of the public for urgent intervention. “Fresh FM is currently on fire! We urgently need the Fire Service to respond immediately,” he wrote, urging residents to notify the nearest fire station without delay.
TRENDING VIDEO OF AN ALLEGED GRUESOME KIDNAPPING INCIDENT IN AMANSEA: CP ORUTUGU CONDEMNS THE BARBARIC ACT AND ORDERS NECESSARY ENQUIRY ON THE VICTIM FOR POLICE INVESTIGATION
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD, has condemned in the strongest terms the heartless and barbaric act which is currently trending in the social media. This follows a trending video of a tragic incident involving the abduction of a young boy and his two sisters in the State, which led to the cruel murder of the boy by suspected kidnappers. The CP while condoling with the grieving family as well as the good people of Amansea, ordered the Operatives of the State Intelligence Department to identify the survivor to assist the Police in...