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Israeli government releases names of 13 freed hostages

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

However, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said the released hostages are now inside Israeli territory.

Hamas releases another 13 Israeli hostages, four Thai nationals

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

A Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman had earlier said 13 Israelis and a number of foreign nationals are now with the…

Qatar says 13 Israeli hostages to be released tonight

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Al-Ansari added that tonight 39 Palestinian women and children would be released in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli…

Hamas delays release of hostages to Israel

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Israel denies breaking the terms of a Qatar-brokered agreement - which brought in a four-day halt in hostilities in exchange…

Israel releases names of 13 freed hostages

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Hamas had earlier today released 24 hostages, which included 13 Israelites. 11 other foreign nationals were also released.

Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s youngest ever president, promises change

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Daniel Noboa will only hold office until May 2025 – until the end of the term of office originally planned…

Gaza truce starts today, 13 hostages to be released

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari said the first batch of 13 civilian hostages held in the Gaza Strip would…

Kenya floods: govt, aid agencies ramp up aid as death toll hits 71

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

The El Nino weather phenomenon, which has brought unusually heavy rains, thunderstorms and extreme floods, comes after the worst drought…

WHO staff, husband, 6-month-old baby killed in Gaza

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

2 years ago

Alhaj died on Tuesday when her parents’ house in southern Gaza—where she had evacuated from Gaza City—was bombed. She was…

Israel, Hamas agree deal for release of Gaza hostages, truce

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Hamas is believed to be holding more than 200 hostages, taken when its fighters surged into Israel on Oct. 7,…

Guterres rejects `Gaza UN Protectorate’, urges 2-state solution

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

A two-state solution envisages an independent Palestinian state coexisting with Israel.

Blast kills at least 70 near south Gaza hospital, aid group says

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday the number was based on estimates by…

Javier Milei wins Argentina presidential election

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

Argentine economist, author, and politician, Javier Milei has been elected president of Argentina, taking a chance on the eccentric economist’s…

Nigeria, others should learn from Liberia election – Ejime

Taiwo Okanlawon

2 years ago

A global political affairs analyst, Mr Paul Ejime says Nigeria and other African countries have a lot of lessons to…

Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Rosalynn Carter, former first lady of the United States, U.S is dead. Rosalynn, the wife of the Jimmy Carter, the…

How George Weah accepted defeat in presidential election (Full address to Liberians)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The results announced tonight, though not final, indicate that Ambassador Joseph N. Boakai is in a lead that is insurmountable.…

George Weah concedes defeat to Boakai in Liberia presidential election

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

With Bokai already leading with nearly 51 percent of the votes, Weah agreed that his main opponent has taken a…

Biden calls Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator’’

Michael Adesina

2 years ago

Relations between the U.S. and China have long been very tense, following economic sanctions against Beijing and fears in the…

U.S. announces $2 million reward for information on Haitian gang leader

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

A statement from the Department on Wednesday said this announcement coincided with the FBI announcement of Innocent’s addition to the…

Gabon faces COVID-19 resurgence – minister

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

"A total of 5,964 cases of seasonal flu were reported during the period from Oct. 6 to Nov. 9. During…

Chinese scientists to boost cassava yields in Africa

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

Starch-rich cassava provides food for more than 200 million people in Africa and is an important food security crop for…

Gaza to lose all communications, internet services soon

Isa Isawade

2 years ago

Palestinian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ishaq Sadr said that all the network services would be terminated by Thursday…

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in U.S.

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

In a statement on Wednesday, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, said that Xi arrived on Tuesday afternoon local…

Netanyahu slams Trudeau for call to stop killing of women, children

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

Trudeau had urged the Israeli government to “exercise maximum restraint” in its fight in the Gaza Strip and to grant…

Tel Aviv march for hostages heads to Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 years ago

On Oct. 7, Hamas fighters and other groups killed about 1,200 people in massacres and attacks in the Israeli border…

Nigerian woman Helen Williams creates world’s longest wig

Michael Adesina

2 years ago

According to GWR, Helen spent 11 days and over two million naira (£2,031; $2,493) making the wig.

Donald Trump’s older sister Maryanne is dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Barry, born in Queens in New York City on April 5, 1937, was an American attorney and a United States federal judge. She…

Jonathan, West African Elders return to Liberia for presidential run-off

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The run-off is between incumbent President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai, a fallout of the October 12 election,…

Why I agreed to serve as Sunak’s Foreign Secretary – Cameron

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

Cameron said Britain is a truly international country, saying "Our people live all over the world and our businesses trade…

Ex-PM David Cameron in shock return, appointed Foreign Secretary

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 years ago

The former prime minister has been out of government since resigning in 2016 after the Brexit referendum

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