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A Palestinian husband and wife, and two of their young children, have been shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. The Bani Odeh family were travelling in their car in the town of Tammum, in the northern West Bank, when Israeli forces opened fire. Two of their other children were injured but survived. Israeli authorities said a joint operation by the army and Israel's paramilitary border […]
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left the country after spending two months in hiding following January's disputed election. Bobi Wine says he has gone abroad for "critical engagements" and to help mobilise the international community against President Yoweri Museveni. The pop star turned politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, repeated his claim to have won the presidential election, saying it had been rigged in favour […]
At least 62 people have died in Kenya over the past week after heavy rains caused widespread flooding, the authorities say. The previous death toll, released a week ago, was 42. Overnight, 11 people were rescued after a minibus taxi, known locally as a matatu, got stuck as water rose in the capital Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross, while two children were saved from a flooded house. The […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European allies of seeking to "blackmail" Kyiv into reopening a pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia. He said restoring the flow of Russian crude oil through Ukraine into the European Union (EU) would be like lifting economic sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine says the Soviet-era Druzhba oil pipeline was damaged by Russian air strikes in January and has yet to be repaired. Hungary […]
The Federal Government has dismissed plans by an embattled mining firm, Jupiter Ltd, to launch what it described as a smear campaign against Nigeria’s mining sector reforms during the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the United Kingdom. A statement by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, in Abuja, says there is no legal or contractual relationship between the Nigerian government and any company known as Jupiter […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran despite the country’s willingness to do so “because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” but declined to say what those terms would be. In a wide-ranging, nearly 30-minutes telephone interview with NBC News, the president also said he is working with other countries on a plan to secure the Strait of […]
Over 150 journalists in the nation’s capital have been successfully enrolled under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), marking a significant step toward improved healthcare access for media professionals in the Federal Capital Territory. The initiative, championed by the Chairman of the FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Grace Ike, is part of the fulfillment of her campaign promises to prioritize the welfare of journalists in […]
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has distributed farm Inputs to farmers in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. During the distribution, the FCT Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Mr Adamu Zegi advised the beneficiaries to make good use of the facilities towards boosting food production in the area. Mr Zegi cautioned them against selling the farm inputs. Some of the beneficiaries expressed the hope that the facilities […]
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the benefits accruing to the federal government from the concessioning of the nation's ports and terminals has warned several government agencies and private firms to cooperate with its investigation into port concession agreements or face possible sanctions. The chairman of the ad hoc committee, Kolawole Akinlayo, said that some organisations had repeatedly ignored invitations to appear before lawmakers or failed to submit documents […]
Stakeholders have called for stronger efforts to improve women’s participation in politics and governance in Nigeria, noting that female representation in leadership positions remains below expectations despite their proven capacity across different sectors. The call was made during Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Kapital FM, where discussants examined the topic: “Women in Leadership: How Far Has Nigeria Gone in Promoting Women’s Participation in Politics and Public Life?” Participants […]
