INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Moscow concert hall attack: Fani-Kayode, Pantami say Russia is not alone

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2024

As the Russian Republic continues to mourn the killing of its citizens in an attack on Moscow concert hall, some prominent Nigerians including a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and the immediate past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami paid a condolence visit

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Casualties feared as Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the United States city of Baltimore has collapsed after being hit by a ship. Media reports said the vessel crashed into the bridge about 1:30am (05:30 GMT) on Tuesday, catching fire before sinking. The bridge buckled, causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below. Officials have called the […]

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Palestine Envoy alleges Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2024

Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has alleged that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in the ongoing siege on Gaza, insisting that the Israeli force is flagrantly provoking famine in the trouble Palestinian city. Shawesh in his weekly briefing of the ongoing siege on Gaza by Israeli force at the weekend […]

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Palestinian envoy appeals to EU, others to stop Israeli planned housing projects in Gaza

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2024

Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has appealed to European Union and the other international communities to pressure Israel to halt the planned construction of houses in Gaza. Shawesh warned that EU needs to follow its condemnation of Israel action in Gaza with reaction, insisting that it is not enough for EU to just condemn […]

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Army plane with 15 lassengers on board crashes during take-off

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2024

Russia said on Tuesday that a military cargo plane with 15 people on board had crashed while taking off from an airfield for a scheduled flight. Moscow said the Ilyushin-76 plane crashed in the Ivanovo region, 200 kilometres (125 miles) east of Moscow after one of its engines caught fire. “An Il-76 military transport plane […]

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Labour Minister sacked over salary increment

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2024

President Javier Milei fired Labor Minister, Omar Yasín in the wake of the scandal over senior government officials’ pay. Yasín’s departure was announced live on air, as Milei gave a TV interview. “I’ve fired the labor secretary, let’s say,” Milei told TV channel LN+. “At this moment they’re notifying him.” Over the weekend, Milei was […]