Gaza truce
4 Feb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say
18 Jan
Thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in central London Saturday, on the eve of the start of a ceasefire between Israel
16 Jan
Egypt's foreign ministry said Thursday the implementation of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip must "start without delay", a day
16 Jan
Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding that they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza.
18 Aug 2024
Kamala Harris takes her surging US presidential campaign on a battleground bus tour Sunday, before heading to the Democratic National Conven
3 Jun 2024
Doubts were growing on Monday about a plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden as heavy
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Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working from his sick bed, the Vatican said Tuesday. Catholics across the globe have been praying for the 88-year-old amid hope he may be turning a corner on what doctors warn could be a…
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed sympathy to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on the passing of his mother-in-law, Hajia Hauwa Yakub Usman, who died at 70. In a message, President Tinubu conveyed his condolences to the Idris family, their in-laws, and all relatives, urging them to find strength and comfort during…
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The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has said there was a close call experienced between a Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet that entered the runway without authorisation at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning. CNN reports that the Southwest aircraft of Flight 2504 was arriving from Omaha, Nebraska, while the…
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The Supreme Council for Shari'ah Council in Nigeria (SCSN) has expressed disappointment over the Muslim-Muslim ticket that brought President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima into office in 2023. Islamic clerics under the SCSN said that even though both Tinubu and Shettima are of the same faith, it has not changed the plight of…
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The speculation that the death of Chief Ayo Adebanjo, a chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, will bring an end to the crisis rocking the foremost Yoruba group, has been thwarted. The development followed the appointment of Oba Oladipo Olaitan as the acting leader of the organisation by the follower of the late Chief…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a N1 trillion ($1.2 billion) performance-based financing initiative for state governments to strengthen primary healthcare (PHC) systems by recruiting health workers and improving services. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, disclosed this at the 2025 First Quarter Review Meeting of the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee (NTLC) on…
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