Author: Tobi Oluwaseun Adesanya
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms over the weekend, and that the 86-year-old pontiff is postponing some appointments while he recovers. “The pope’s condition is good and stable, he has no fever, and his respiratory situation is clearly improving,” said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. Francis canceled his Saturday activities due to “light flu symptoms,” according to the Vatican, but a CT scan ruled out “risks of pulmonary complications.” Bruni stated again on Monday that the scan had ruled out pneumonia, but that it had revealed “lung inflammation causing some breathing difficulties.” “For…
Hamas gave over a third group of prisoners to Red Cross authorities on Sunday as a feature of a four-day truce understanding in the Gaza war, expanding any desires for a lengthy ceasefire with the arrival of additional prisoners before long. With the freedom of 14 Israelis and three Thai residents on Sunday, the extreme outfit Hamas has now delivered 58 detainees since Friday. As per Israeli authorities, very nearly 180 hostages taken in the October 7 psychological oppressor strikes are still in the possession of extremists in Gaza. In return for the 17 freed detainees, one more 39 Palestinian…
Crowds of supportive of Palestinian dissidents hindered the two sides of the Manhattan Extension, New York, US, for around four hours on Sunday. Police said the demonstrators amassed the extension around 1:45 p.m. (18:45 GMT) on one of the year’s most active travel days. At a show coordinated by oneself depicted enemy of Zionist development Jewish Voice for Harmony, more than 1,000 protestors required a truce. In a video delivered on X, the activists sat in the rush hour gridlock at the Manhattan-side way to deal with the extension and hung a gigantic standard that said “Let Gaza Live” on…
Nine people were killed on Saturday when gunmen shot at a pickup truck in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the local prosecutor’s office said, indicating that peasant conflicts over land may have sparked the violence. Gunmen fired on the truck as it carried people from the municipality of Santiago Mitlatongo to the town of Nochixtlan, where they were “ambushed,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “This caused nine people… to lose their lives on the spot,” while four others — three women and one man — were wounded and taken to a local hospital, the statement said. Prosecutors were…
Sporting Lagos midfielder Rivio Ayemwenre is set to be out of action until January, THESPECTATOR reports. Ayemwerene sustained an injury in Sporting Lagos’ home draw against Heartland last weekend. The youngster was replaced in the first half of the encounter. According to reports, the modest club are still assessing the extent of the injury. Ayemwerene has featured regularly for Sporting Lagos this season. The 20-year-old midfielder has featured in seven of Sporting Lagos’ nine games this season. He has one goal to his name but has yet to record an assist.
Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, has pledged to remain focused in his bid to execute development projects in the state, in spite of the Appeal Court judgment which declared the March 18 election as inconclusive. Lawal said this when he addressed a group of party faithful in Gusau shortly after his return from Abuja. “We have nothing to worry about, we known that the people voted for us before and they are still ready to vote for us again. “Our determination to rescue the state is intact as you can see a number of developmental projects that are ongoing across…
At an upmarket café in the hotpot-cherishing Chinese city of Chengdu, burger joints dive cut meat and vegetables into cauldrons of fiery, sleek stock, to a great extent uninformed that their extras are set to require on a subsequent life as fly fuel. With around 150,000 tons of utilized hotpot oil tossed out by cafés in the city every year, neighborhood business Sichuan Jinshang Ecological Security has found a specialty handling the oily waste and sending out it to be transformed into flight fuel. “Our adage is, let oil from the drain take off overhead,” Ye Container, the organization’s head…
The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF), said Nigeria has recorded progress in the area of child protection through the domestication and implementation of the Child Rights Act (CRA). Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, said this during an interactive session and symposium with school children from various schools. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was held at the Government Science Technical School, Area 3, Abuja, in commemoration of the Universal Day of the Child. Kennedy-Ohanenye said government has continued to prioritise the rights of children across the country by ensuring that…
Vietnam has sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for smuggling rhino horns and elephant ivory from Angola, said a wildlife protection group, adding that strict penalties were a key deterrent. The Southeast Asian nation is a transport hub for illegal wildlife in Asia, as well as being a significant consumer. Ninh Ba Dien, 36, was hired by an anonymous person to deliver two packages of goods containing nearly 12 kilograms of rhino horn and five kilograms of elephant ivory from the African country, according to Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV). One of the packages was confiscated while Dien…
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged further American support for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday to stem concerns that help from its biggest ally could waver. The United States has provided over $40 billion in security aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion and pledged to back Kyiv for “as long as it takes” but opposition from hardline Republicans has raised doubts about the future of US assistance. Austin announced “another $100 million drawdown… to provide additional artillery munitions, additional interceptors for air defence, and a number of anti-tank weapons” during a press conference at St Michael’s…