Pope Applauds Middle East Truce, Hostage Releases
Pope Francis expressed gratitude on Sunday for the truce between Israel and Palestine, celebrating the release of some hostages. In a statement read during the weekly Angelus prayer, the Pope prayed for the swift release of all hostages, urged more humanitarian aid for Gaza, and emphasized the importance of dialogue as the sole path to […]
Fragile Gaza Truce Is Back On Track After Hours long Delay In Hostage-for-prisoner Swap
The tense cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be back on track early Sunday after the release of a second group of militant-held hostages and Palestinians from Israeli prisons, but the swap followed an hourslong delay that underscored the truce’s fragility. In a separate development, Hamas announced Sunday that one of its top commanders […]
Dead, Wounded Or AWOL: The Voices Of Desperate Russian Soldiers Trying To Get Out Of The Ukraine War
In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. The urge to flee has become common enough that they also talk of 500s — people who refuse to fight. As the war grinds into its second winter, a growing number of […]
Sierra Leone Under Curfew As Prisoners On The Loose
Sierra Leone has been placed under a nationwide curfew as armed men broke into a prison, setting inmates free. Detainees from Central Padema Road prison in the capital city Freetown were released on Sunday morning, an official at the facility told BBC News. Earlier on, the gunmen had attacked a military barracks in the city. […]
Northeast Governors Convene In Yola To Address Regional Challenges
Governors representing the Northeast region gathered in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, for a meeting aimed at addressing the prevailing challenges in the area. The event took place on Saturday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Yola and was attended by all six governors from the region. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum […]
Tinubu Affirms Akeredolu’s Continuation As Ondo State Governor
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the continuity of Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) as the Governor of Ondo State, with Lucky Aiyedatiwa retaining his position as deputy. This decision emerged from a meeting between Tinubu and Ondo State stakeholders at the Presidential Villa on Friday. The confirmation was conveyed in a statement on Saturday by Tinubu’s […]
PDP Dismisses Tinubu’s Mediation In Ondo APC Crisis
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State contends that President Bola Tinubu’s intervention falls short of resolving the current political turmoil in the state. Tinubu’s meeting with State House of Assembly leaders and the state’s APC leaders in Abuja, as reported earlier, is deemed by the Publicity Secretary of the opposition party, Kennedy Peretei, […]
Shaibu Set To Announce Governorship Bid On Monday
Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, is set to formally declare his candidacy for the governorship position. In a letter personally signed by Shaibu and titled ‘Special Invitation,’ his campaign organization invites attendees to the declaration event scheduled for Monday, November 27, at Eterno Hotels at 8 a.m. Despite reported tensions with Governor […]
Derek Chauvin Stabbed In Prison
Minneapolis ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in the murder of George Floyd, has been stabbed at an Arizona prison, US media reports say. A source told AP the 47-year-old was seriously injured by another inmate. The New York Times, citing two people with knowledge of the situation, also reported that he was attacked. Chauvin, who […]
Ukraine War: Kyiv Hit By Biggest Drone Attack Since War Began
Russia has launched its biggest drone attack on Kyiv since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began last year, the city’s mayor has said. Residents were woken by explosions before dawn on Saturday, and for more than six hours, the booms of Kyiv’s air defences echoed through the city. There was wave after wave of attacks […]
