GUINEA-BISSAU MILITARY SEIZES POWER, SUSPENDS ELECTIONS AFTER HEAVY GUNFIRE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Military officers in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday announced that they had assumed “total control” of the coup-prone West African nation, closing its...
ISRAEL DISMISSES THREE GENERALS, SANCTIONS SENIOR OFFICERS OVER FAILURE TO PREVENT HAMAS ATTACK
Agency Report Israel’s military has dismissed three generals and imposed disciplinary actions on several senior officers for failing to prevent the October 2023 Hamas attack,...
TRUMP SIGNS INTO LAW LEGISLATION REQUIRING EPSTEIN FILES RELEASE
Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday legislation requiring the release of government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spurring a showdown over whether...
POLICE ARRESTS SUSPECTS AFTER DEADLY SUICIDE BOMBING IN PAKISTAN
Pakistani security agencies have arrested several suspects in connection with a deadly suicide bombing in the capital, Islamabad, this week, sources said on Thursday, as...
37 KILLED, 24 INJURED AS DOUBLE-DECKER BUS PLUNGES INTO RAVINE IN PERU
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least 37 people were killed and 24 others injured on Wednesday when a double-decker passenger bus plunged into a deep...
WORLD BANK REVEALS MOST SOCIAL BENEFITS MISS NIGERIA’S POOREST HOUSEHOLDS
A new World Bank report has revealed that only 44 per cent of Nigeria’s social welfare benefits reach poor households, despite government efforts to support...
US JUDGE DROPS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST BOEING OVER DEADLY 737 MAX CRASHES
Agency Report A United States judge on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against aircraft manufacturer Boeing over the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX 8 jets,...
31 US CONGRESS MEMBERS COMMENDS TRUMP FOR TAGGING NIGERIA ‘A COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’
HOTJIST NEWS Thirty-one members of the United States Congress have applauded President Donald Trump for designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over the...
UK POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH 10 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER IN TRAIN ATTACK
A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train, British Transport Police said on Monday....
EUROZONE BEATS EXPECTATIONS IN THIRD QUARTER
The eurozone economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed Thursday. The EU’s data agency said the 20-country single...