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...
TRUMP ARRIVES JAPAN FOR US, CHINA TRADE DEAL
Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, on the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China’s Xi Jinping...
MOROCCO STUDENT GETS ONE YEAR JAIL TERM OVER GEN Z PROTEST
AFP A student arrested during Morocco’s youth-led protests has been sentenced to one year in prison, his lawyer told AFP on Friday. The case marks...
FRANCE TRIES ALGERIAN WOMAN FOR RAPE, KILLING OF A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL
HOTJIST NEWS An Algerian woman apologised for her “horrible” actions Friday as she went on trial accused of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in...
LIBYAN AUTHORITIES ARREST TWO NIGERIANS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Agency Report Two Nigerians have been arrested by Libyan security operatives for alleged possession of commercial quantities of hard drugs, including hashish and hallucinogenic pills,...
GREECE PARALYSED BY STRIKE OVER PROPOSED 13-HOUR WORKDAY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Transport and public services across Greece were disrupted on Tuesday as major unions staged a nationwide 24-hour strike to protest government...