U.S. DEPLOYS DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS TO CARIBBEAN AS HURRICANE MELISSA WREAKS HAVOC
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States has mobilized disaster relief teams to several Caribbean nations following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, U.S. Secretary...
NETANYAHU ORDERS INTENSE STRIKES ON GAZA AFTER ACCUSING HAMAS OF CEASEFIRE BREACH
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered the military to launch powerful strikes on the Gaza Strip, accusing Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire....
ONE KILLED AS PLANE FROM CANADA CRASHES IN GREENLAND
A light aircraft that took off from Canada has crashed in Greenland, killing the sole occupant on board, the Danish airport authority Naviair confirmed on...
ISRAELI AIR STRIKES KILL TWO IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, TARGET HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER
Agency Report Israeli air strikes on Friday killed two people in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health and the state-run National News...
NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA REMOVED FROM GLOBAL DIRTY-MONEY WATCHLIST – FATF PRAISES ANTI-LAUNDERING REFORMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Nigeria and South Africa have been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “gray list” of countries under increased monitoring...
GHANA’S FORMER FIRST LADY, NANA KONADU AGYEMAN-RAWLINGS, DIES AT 76
By Aishat Momoh. O. Ghana’s former First Lady and prominent women’s rights advocate, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has died at the age of 76. She was...
UK CUTS POST-STUDY WORK PERIOD FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS TO 18 MONTHS FROM 2027
Agency Report The Government of the United Kingdom has announced that from January 1, 2027, the post-study work period for foreign students — including Nigerians...
GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION BUDGET CUT BY 30%, $1.7BN FUNDING GAP LOOMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a partnership that includes World Health Organization (WHO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will...
UK LIFTS TERRORIST DESIGNATION ON SYRIA’S HAYAT TAHRIR AL-SHAM AFTER REGIME CHANGE
Agency Report The United Kingdom has officially removed Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of banned terrorist organisations, following the group’s overthrow of...
ALGERIAN COURT JAILS OPPOSITION LEADER GHARES FOR TWO YEARS OVER FACEBOOK POST INSULTING PRESIDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Fethi Ghares to two years in prison for a Facebook post deemed to...