Written by Italy’s 2026 World Cup qualifier with Israel will be prefaced by a major pro-Palestinian demonstration on Tuesday as thousands of people prepare to march through Udine in anger at the hosting of a match they feel should not be played. The Gaza ceasefire deal signed on Monday and a hostage and prisoner exchange between … Continue reading “2026 WCQ: Thousands Set For Pro-Palestine Demonstration Ahead Of Italy’s Game Against Israel”
The Senate on Tuesday constituted a 12-member ad-hoc committee to advise the legislature on how to respond to growing international concerns over alleged state-backed persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The decision was reached during a closed door session today, where lawmakers deliberated on recent claims by the United States Government suggesting possible acts of … Continue reading “Senate Sets Up 12-Man Committee Over Christian Genocide Claims”
The bodies of 45 Palestinians that had been in Israeli custody were handed over to a Gaza hospital Tuesday, the Nasser Medical Centre said. Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli returned. On Monday, Hamas gave up … Continue reading “Israel Returns 45 Palestinian Bodies To Gaza —Report”
An elite military unit told AFP Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty. The 51-year-old president had refused growing demands to step down, going into hiding after weeks of anti-government street demonstrations in the island nation. “We have taken power,” … Continue reading “Madagascar Military Unit Seizes Power After President Impeached”
A civil society group has filed a lawsuit seeking to declare illegal the deportation deal between Ghana and the US government, and the way the West African deportees are being treated, court documents show. Ghanaian leader John Mahama disclosed last month that his country had struck a deal with the United States to accept … Continue reading “Lawsuit Filed To Void Ghana-US Migrants Deportation Deal”
Dutch brewer Heineken said Tuesday it would cut or reassign 400 jobs as part of a major reorganisation of its Amsterdam head office to take advantage of new technologies. Heineken, the world’s second-biggest brewer after AB InBev, said the cuts came as it rolled out 40 digital platforms to “unlock the power of data, … Continue reading “Heineken Scraps 400 Jobs In HQ Reform”
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has restated his belief that the detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, can only be resolved through a political process. Speaking during a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday following his public defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress … Continue reading “Gov Mbah Calls For Political Solution To Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention”
There are statistics that wound the conscience of a nation. And then there are those that indict it irrevocably. Nigeria, once lauded as the “Giant of Africa,” now holds a distinction no government should ever claim: the lowest life expectancy in the world. The latest UN World Population Prospects report has handed Nigeria such an … Continue reading “Editorial: Nigeria has the lowest life expectancy in the world!”
The Lagos Lagoon glistened in shades of blue and gold as electric powerboats sliced through the water, cheered on by an ecstatic crowd that lined Victoria Island’s waterfront from Saturday, 3 October to Sunday, 5 October. For two unforgettable days, Lagos became Africa’s capital of clean energy, glamour, and innovation, all powered by First Bank … Continue reading “Waves of Innovation: How First Bank turned Lagos into Africa’s Electric Playground – By Kazeem Ugbodaga”
• OVER $8 BILLION IN MAJOR UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS FINAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS UNDER PRESIDENT TINUBU SIGNALS RENEWED GLOBAL INVESTOR CONFIDENCE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu welcomes the news of Shell’s $2 billion Final Investment Decision (FID) on a new gas project in the shallow offshore HI Field, in OML 144. The new Non-Associated … Continue reading “Nigeria Secures Second Major Gas Investment In 18months With Shell`s’ $2bn Offshore Gas Project”