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**Hamas on Friday (Nov.24) released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a four-day cease-fire that offered a small glimmer of relief to both sides.** Israelis cheered as 13 Israeli women and children …

Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Friday evening attacked and killed 20 people in the Yangtu Development Area and Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State, local sources told our correspondent on the telephone. A youth leader and public affairs analyst, Mr. Ure Caleb, told our correspondent that more than …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed, Mr Desmond Akawor, to serve as a Federal Commissioner—representing Rivers State—of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, pending confirmation by the Senate. Akawor was appointed “following the tragic demise of the immediate past RMAFC Federal Commissioner from Rivers State, Asondu Temple earlier this …

Chad accommodates over one million refugees, constituting one of Africa’s largest and rapidly growing refugee populations. Ongoing conflict in neighboring Sudan has propelled hundreds of thousands across the border, exacerbating humanitarian needs while resources to address them are diminishing.  Sudanese refugee numbers in Chad have doubled in the last six …

As a management consultant who has helped numerous men deal with mental health issues over the years, I have seen first-hand how pervasive this problem is. Men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women in the United States and four times more likely in the United …

Several terrorists were killed during an air operation conducted by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation was carried out following an intelligence report that a terrorist kingpin, identified as Boderi and his members, was at the location.  The …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Saturday that she opposed the “forced displacement of Palestinians” during a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Von der Leyen expressed gratitude to Egypt for its crucial role in providing and facilitating humanitarian aid to vulnerable Palestinians in …

The Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna State, on Friday, announced the promotion of Lt. Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam to the rank of a Professor of Mechatronics Engineering. The development was disclosed in a statement by the Registrar, NDA, Brig.-Gen. A.M. Tukur in Kaduna. He said, “This recognition not only honours Professor Imam …

Counting is underway in Madagascar after the first round of voting in the country’s highly contested presidential elections which took place on Thursday following weeks of violent protests. Ten out of the 12 opposition candidates called for citizens to boycott the vote, saying the conditions for a fair election had …

Iragbiji community in Osun State, on Thursday, asked the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to remove members of the state male team, Osun United, from the Sustainable Development Goal-focused Skilled Acquisition Centre built in the town by the Federal Government. The community gave Governor Adeleke, a 21-day ultimatum to remove the …