NIGERIA CALLS FOR DE-ESCALATION AND RESTRAINT IN THE GULF REGION
The Federal Republic of Nigeria expresses deep concern over the rising tensions in the Gulf region and the risk of further escalation with potentially grave...
’53 KILLED, 63 INJURED’ AS ISREALI STRIKES HITS GIRLS SCHOOL IN IRAN
At least 53 lives have been claimed following an Israeli strike that targeted an elementary girls’ school in Minab, located in Hormozgan province in southern...
CHINA DISMISSES US APPEAL FOR TALKS ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
By: Fasasi Hammad China has stated that it currently sees no need to join nuclear disarmament talks initiated by the United States, the Foreign Ministry...
NIGERIAN-AMERICAN PROFESSOR JOINS 2026 CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S RACE
By: Fasasi Hammad A Nigerian-American mathematician and educator, Akinyemi Agbede, has formally declared his intention to run in California’s 2026 gubernatorial election, promising a leadership...
15 MILLION FRENCH PATIENTS’ HEALTH DATA COMPROMISED IN CYBERATTACK
By: Fasasi Hammad France’s Ministry of Health announced on Friday that the personal and medical records of over 15 million people had been compromised in...
US AUTHORISES NON-EMERGENCY EMBASSY STAFF TO LEAVE ISREAL
The US embassy in Jerusalem announced on Friday it was allowing non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Israel “due to safety risks,”...
US, IRAN HOLD HIGH-STAKES TALKS IN SWITZERLAND TO AVERT CONFLICT
Agency Report Iran and the United States held critical talks in Switzerland on Thursday in what officials described as a last-ditch effort to prevent a...
BRAZIL’S TOP COURT FINDS TWO POLITICIANS GUILTY IN MARIELLE FRANCO KILLING CASE
By: Fasasi Hammad Brazil’s Supreme Court has convicted two politicians for orchestrating the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, highlighting the deep-rooted...
BILL GATES APOLOGISES OVER EPSTEIN TIES, SAYS HE FAILED TO PROPERLY VET HIS BACKGROUND
Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, has apologised to members of staff of the Gates Foundation for his past interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, describing...
SAUDI AIRLINES TO BEGIN FLIGHT OPERATION FROM JEDDAH TO ABUJA
HOTJIST NEWS Ambassador Yousef Albalawi, the Saudi Arabian representative to Nigeria, mentioned that Saudi Airlines plans to begin flights again from Jeddah to Abuja either...