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Israeli authorities released on Saturday 200 inmates, nearly all Palestinian, in exchange for four Israeli women soldiers held hostage
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Bulgaria on Saturday welcomed with "great relief" the release of Israeli-Bulgarian hostage Daniella Gilboa from captivity by Hamas militants
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Hamas militants on Saturday handed over to the Red Cross four Israeli women hostages under a truce deal in the Gaza war that is also expected to see a second group of Palestinian prisoners freed. An AFP journalist witnessed the handover after the four were presented on a stage at a main square in Gaza…
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Hamas was set Saturday to release four Israeli women soldiers held hostage since its October 7, 2023, attack, under a truce deal in the Gaza war that is also expected to see a second group of Palestinian prisoners freed. Israel confirmed Friday that it had received a list of names of hostages who are due…
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Hamas named on Friday four Israeli "women soldiers" held hostage since October 7 whom it plans to release from captivity in a second exchange under a ceasefire deal that has halted the Gaza war. Israel confirmed it had received the list of names. If all goes according to plan, after Hamas releases the four hostages…
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After more than a year hiding in tunnels and dodging air strikes, uniformed Hamas fighters returned to the ruined streets of Gaza hours into a ceasefire, defying Israel's vow to crush them. With the world watching on Sunday as Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, dozens of balaclava-wearing fighters in the…
21 Jan
Hamas said Tuesday it will release four women hostages in the next swap with Israel under the terms of a fragile truce intended to bring to an end to 15 months of war in Gaza.
16 Jan
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Thursday that he and his party colleagues would quit the cabinet
16 Jan
Palestinian militant group Hamas has been significantly battered by 15 months of war in Gaza but has not suffered the eradication
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.
15 Jan
U.S President-elect Donald Trump has said Israel and Hamas have agreed to release the October 7 hostages. The hostages have been trapped in Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed Israel and plucked them from their homes. The surprise attack saw Hamas killing over 1,200 people - mostly civilians - and abducting 250 others. The attack which…
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A World Bank-financed project, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) and Yobe Government have disbursed $2.525m as revolving fund to 101 communities in the state to boost agricultural development. Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State made this known at the presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Damaturu. Buni said that the…
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The price of tomatoes has crashed in Lagos and some other parts of the country to what farmers attributed to the glut being experienced at the moment due to the harvest season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a tomato glut is a situation where there is an excess of tomatoes, often leading…
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Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election set to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Lukashenko -- a 70-year-old former collective farm boss -- has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994. Speaking after casting his vote in the capital Minsk, the self-avowed "dictator" dismissed critics of…
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The Anambra State Government has reportedly demolished a hideout belonging to kidnappers and uncovered their shrine. According to a post shared on X by the Anambra State New Media on Saturday, the government carried out the operation in its bid to stop criminal activities in the South-Eastern state. "The Anambra State Government identified the building…
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The Take It Back (TIB) Movement has called for the resignation of Nigerian Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, following his controversial statement about the powers of police personnel to enter properties without a warrant. In a statement released on Sunday, signed by TIB’s National Coordinator, Sanyaolu Juwon, the movement condemned Adejobi’s remarks, accusing him of normalising…
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At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast, two army sources told AFP on Sunday. On Friday, troops launched a ground offensive on a stronghold of Islamic State-affiliated militants in a wasteland straddling Borno and Yobe states. "The suicide attack killed 27 soldiers, including the commander, and left…
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A clinical Jannik Sinner swept past Alexander Zverev to retain his Australian Open title on Sunday and cement his status as the world's dominant player in men's tennis. The 23-year-old Italian came through a tense final between the two highest-ranked players 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena, raising his arms in the air…
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Public affairs analyst and philanthropist, Alhaji Abdulrahman Sade, known as Sadaukin Bauchi, has praised Minister of Works David Umahi for his competence and proven track record. Sade dismissed allegations that Umahi had awarded a section of the Abuja-Kaduna road project to a non-existent company. Speaking on Sunday, Sade, a long-time observer of Umahi's work, emphasized…
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The 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have so far invested the sum of $834,597,246.25 in the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme. The programme, initiated in 2021, has positively impacted the lives and livelihoods of over 15 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians. The Permanent…
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Professor of Law Practice, Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN), has counselled stakeholders that there is no substitute for education, urging governments to pay maximum attention to the sector. The senior lawyer, however, said that government alone cannot fund the sector, calling on corporate bodies, individuals, and citizens to consider interventions to help mould the country’s future…