The UN said Tuesday that over 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel escalated attacks targeting Hezbollah in September. “Despite more than 200 children killed in Lebanon in less than two months, a disconcerting pattern has emerged: their deaths are met with inertia from those able to stop this violence,” James Elder, spokesman for the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, told ...

Former Chelsea and Arsenal star, Emmanuel Petit, has said that the Blues have made a decision to choose 17-year-old, Estevao Willian over Christopher Nkunku in their planning. DAILY POST reports that the Brazilian youngster has signed for the Premier League side and will join them in the summer of 2025 after he turns 18. The Blues have paid an initial €34 million to Palmeiras for the ...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Nigeria’s total debt is set to hit an all-time high of N136 trillion, following a fresh request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly to approve N1.77 trillion (approximately $2.2bn) external borrowing plan in support of the 2024 budget. The president conveyed his request in a letter written to Senate ...

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume has appealed to the upper chamber to support the widow of late Ifeanyi Ubah to replace her husband as the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District. Mr Ndume made the appeal on Tuesday during the valedictory session organised by the Senate in honour of the late senator. Mr Ubah, a ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged state governors to intensify efforts to eliminate open defecation within the next five years. Speaking on Tuesday at the 5th anniversary of the “Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet” campaign and the launch of the Revised Strategic Plan at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Shettima emphasized the importance of political will in addressing the ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, has commenced the 7th phase of the constituency and executive projects tracking exercise involving 1,500 schemes worth N610 billion. The spokesperson of the ICPC, Demola Bakare, who made this disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the exercise is an initiative of the commission that began in 2019. Bakare ...