Nearly 70 per cent of the verified deaths resulting from Israel’s bombardment of Gaza between November 2023 and April 2024 were women and children, according to a new report from the United Nations Human Rights Office. The report, published on Friday, revealed that out of 8,119 confirmed fatalities in Gaza during the six-month period, 2,036 were women and 3,588 were …

Two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr Oluremi Omowaiye and Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye have lauded the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, for setting high standards in public service. Omowaiye, a Director (Projects Implementation), in the Federal Housing Authority, Abuja and Oyintiloye disclosed this in separate congratulatory messages to mark the occasion of …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has congratulated the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, who clocks 70 on Wednesday. In a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, the Speaker described the SGF’s 70 years on earth as impactful, and noted that he has …