Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel would retaliate against Iran’s missile attack, during which 180 missiles were fired toward Israel. “Iran made a big mistake, and it will pay for it,” said Netanyahu during a Security Cabinet meeting, which discussed Israel’s ground campaign in Lebanon and possible responses to Iran’s missile attack. […]
Month: October 2024
Malaysia: Oracle to invest over $6.5bn in AI, cloud services
U.S.-based software giant Oracle has planned to invest more than 6.5 billion dollars to open a public cloud region in Malaysia. This is in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services in the country. The planned Malaysia expansion would extend Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in the Asia-Pacific […]
Iran risks setting entire region on fire, Germany’s Scholz says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned of a further escalation in the Middle East, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel. “Iran is risking setting the entire region on fire: This must be prevented at all costs,’’ the German leader was quoted as saying in a statement published on Wednesday. Scholz noted […]
EU’s von der Leyen urges protection of civilians in Middle East
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday warned of further escalation after Iran launched missiles attack on Israel. “Such actions threaten regional stability and escalate tensions in an already extremely volatile situation,’’ von der Leyen said. “I urge all parties to protect the life of innocent civilians,’’ he added. Von der Leyen condemned […]
President Tinubu’s 64th Independence Anniversary Broadcast
TEXT OF NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON THE 64TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA, OCTOBER 1, 2024 Fellow Nigerians, as I address you today, I am deeply aware of the struggles many of you face in these challenging times. Our administration knows that many of you struggle with rising living costs and the […]
Troops arrest 8 terrorist suspects, 2 kidnapper’s informants in Taraba
By Martins Abochol Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested 10 suspects, comprising eight Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) and two high-profile female kidnapper’s informants, in Taraba. This is contained in a statement by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the bridge and made available […]
Tinubu: We have eliminated 300 Boko Haram, other banditry groups’ commanders
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that Nigerian security forces have eliminated more than 300 commanders of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the last one year. Also eliminated are many commanders of other banditry groups, especially in the North-West and North-East. Tinubu gave the security update in his National Broadcast to mark the nation’s […]
Independence: Jonathan urges Nigerians to remain optimistic
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to remain optimistic in the dream of building a great and prosperous nation. He also urged the citizens to be resilient in the face of challenges facing the country. Jonathan said this in a message to mark the 64th Nigeria’s independence anniversary by his media […]