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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Apr. 1) vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in his country, calling it a “terror channel”, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera. It also threatened to heighten tensions …

Peter Dada writes that ahead of the April 20 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, aspirants have intensified visits to Abuja for a presidential endorsement that may not come before the primary As political parties in Ondo State prepare for the governorship primaries in the next few days, politicians …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 35 state governors one-week ultimatum to provide the loan agreements and spending details of the loans “obtained by their states and the FCT.” SERAP’s requests …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been involved in a car crash but escaped unharmed. According to local news reports, Police said a drunk driver hit his official state car on Thursday evening. A member of his party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), claimed it was deliberate. Zuma, suspended by …

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has agreed to pay 50% of the additional increment of the 2024 Hajj fare for the intending pilgrims from the state. This means the state government will pay a subsidy of ₦959,000 for each of the 1,652 intending pilgrims from the state totalling ₦2.5bn. This …

In response to the United Nations Security Council’s resolution calling for a Gaza cease-fire, Mahmoud al-Aloul, vice president of the Fatah Movement, emphasized the critical next 48 hours to determine Israel’s adherence to the resolution. Al-Aloul expressed skepticism about Israel’s compliance, stating, “it is frankly expected” that Israel will not …

In a bid to hasten up the metering programme of the Federal Government, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said customers may be allowed to buy their meters from any accredited manufacturer.  Adelabu, who spoke during a recent visit to Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Limited, Ibafo, Ogun State, …

A middle-aged man, Kenneth Nwangu, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting in the High Court, Awka, Anambra State, for defiling his nine-year-old daughter and only child. The judgment was delivered in a three-count brought against the defendant by the state …

Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a statement saying she has been diagnosed with cancer. The princess disclosed her condition in a video message recorded Wednesday (Mar. 20) in Windsor and broadcast Friday (Mar. 22). In it, she said she wanted to thank people for their messages of support after …

Pope Francis on Sunday sent prayers to the victims of the concert hall attack in Moscow, calling the violence “inhuman acts” that offended God. “I assure my prayers for the victims of the cowardly terrorist attack carried out the other evening in Moscow,” said the 87-year-old pope, following a Palm Sunday …