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At least 600 Israelis have been reportedly killed in the ongoing fight between the Palestinian Hamas militant group and Israel. In the early hours of Saturday, the militant group infiltrated Israel in an unprecedented assault. At least 100 people in Israel were confirmed killed, with more than a hundred others receiving hospital […]

Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo, a corporate lawyer and businessman, has died at 99 – two months before his 100th birthday. In a statement announcing his passing, his family said: “Papa was an unwavering beacon of reassurance, courage and moral integrity for the entire family, truly embodying dedication and service to his country”. The […]

The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) has deployed an election observer mission to Liberia for the country’s 2023 general election. The election is scheduled for October 10. In a statement, Wealth Ominabo, communications officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, said the former president, who is leading the delegation, left Nigeria on Saturday […]

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Hamas militant group will be annihilated. In the early hours of Saturday, the militant group infiltrated Israel in what was an unprecedented assault. At least 100 people in Israel were confirmed killed, with more than a hundred others receiving treatment in hospitals. Nearly 200 people were killed […]

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says nine of its officials were involved in ticket racketeering at the Ibadan railway station.  The development is coming just hours after TheCable’s investigation on the Lagos-Ibadan train service.  TheCable had exposed some staff members of the NRC who engaged in fraudulent dealings such as collecting cash from […]

At least 2,000 people have been killed and more than 9,000 injured after a powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan. According to Reuters, the death toll was given by Mullah Janan Sayeeq, a spokesperson for the ministry of disasters. Sayeeq said 2,053 people are now dead, 9,240 injured and 1,329 houses have been damaged […]

The federal government says it will suspend the N-Power programme indefinitely for proper investigation and restructuring.  Betta Edu, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, disclosed this during an interview on TVC on Saturday. N-Power is a social investment scheme set up by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016. […]

Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the commission of the African Union, says the denial of the fundamental rights of Palestinians is the reason for the conflict between them and the Israelis. In the early hours of Saturday, the Palestinian Hamas militant group infiltrated Israel from the Gaza strip and took dozens of Israelis […]