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Hamas's Offer to Hand Over 33 Hostages Includes Some Who Are Dead

Hamas informed negotiators on Monday that not all of the 33 hostages who would be freed in the first phase of a possible cease-fire deal with Israel are still living and that the remains of those who have died would be among the initial releases, according

Israel-Hamas War: No temporary ceasefire without our hostages released - Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he rejects any temporary halt to the fight against Hamas that does not include "the release of our hostages. Blinken was in the Middle East for a

Power Outage Hits Parts of Abuja

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the outage in a statement on Thursday. Some parts of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been hit with a total blackout. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the outage in a statement on Thursday

BREAKING: US forces rescue American in Nigeria, kill 6 captors

"We will never abandon any American taken hostage", Pompeo vowed.

ASUU blames 'Japa' as lecturers shortage hits varsities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the severe shortage of staff in Universities in Nigeria on 'Japa syndrome' as thousands of lecturers have left the country in search of greener pastures in foreign lands. In an interview with The Punch

AFCON: Power outage hits Côte d'Ivoire

Power outage has hit parts of Côte d'Ivoire, the host country of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. A popular Nigerian sports journalist, Suleiman Adebayo, disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday. He spoke on the

Heartbreaking footage emerges of Andre Onana after United draw

Manchester United's hopes of advancing in the Champions League suffered a setback in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Galatasaray, prompting visible emotions from goalkeeper Andre Onana in a Update footage that surfaced post-match. Erik ten Hag's squad initially

UK is experiencing a 'worsening' shortage of Mathematics teachers

The UK is experiencing a shortage of mathematics teachers. According to Times Higher Education, a leading British mathematician has linked this shortage of math teachers to the high number of graduates from Russell Group universities who rarely pursue careers

Shocking footage of secondary school students smoking shisha (Video)

Video making rounds on social media captures a group of young secondary school students, all females smoking shisha. The rather unusual video shows female students barely 18 years of age smothering a special type of tobacco. This however triggered reactions

COVID-19: Global condom shortage looms - Producer warns

Five Nigerians have tested positive for COVID-19 in China, according to the Daily Mail. The Guangzhou Health Commission claimed that four of them had reportedly visited an eatery called 'Emma Food' many times. The owner of the restaurant and her daughter later

"Davido's Released CCTV Footage Is Useless In Tagbo's Investigation"

After the singer's release of his own clip from the night Tagbo died, Dami, a family friend to Tagbo's family, has revealed the tape is of no use in the ongoing investigation. Speaking with Saturday Beats, Damilola Usman, says, "Few days ago, I was told that

Lady Gaga vomits on stage

The Bad Romance singer tries to out-sick Justin Bieber with some spectacular on-stage puking during a show in Barcelona It seems anything Bieber can puke, Gaga can puke better. The Bad Romance singer became the latest pop superstar to vomit on stage during

"I Told Them We Were Arabs. They Said Even Though We're Arabs, They're Kidnapping Us" - Freed Hostage

According to The Times of Israel, Bilal Ziyadne, an 18-year-old who recently returned after enduring over 50 days of Hamas captivity, shared his harrowing experience in an interview with Channel 13 News. Bilal revealed that he and three other family members

No power, water or fuel to Gaza until hostages freed - Israel gives Palestine ultimatum

The Israeli government has said there will be no humanitarian break to allow power, water, food or fuel into Gaza Strip until all hostages held by Hamas militants are freed. Israel is preparing to launch a ground invasion into Gaza in response to bloody massacres

UN report finds 'clear and convincing' information that hostages in Gaza were rap3d

A United Nations team has found "clear and convincing" information that hostages in Gaza were sexually abused, Pramila Patten, the UN special envoy on sexual violence in conflict told reporters on Monday, March 4. According to Patten, the team also found "

Nigerian Army Rescues 212 Captives, Captures 1 Boko Haram Commander

Earlier in the week, troops rescued 30 persons held hostage by the terrorists during clearance operations in eight villages at Bama Local Government Area of Borno.

Cash shortage hits banks, customers rush for BVN/NIN revalidation

Huge crowd besieged banking halls on Monday, as customers moved to link their Bank Verification Numbers and National Identity Numbers to their bank accounts. This followed the new directive of the banking regulator to the banks on Friday, to bar customers

Naira becomes worst-performing currency as dollar shortage looms nationwide

Nigeria's naira has taken a sharp downturn and is now the world's worst-performing currency over the past month. This decline puts pressure on the central bank to continue raising interest rates. The naira has weakened to ₦1,466.31 against the dollar, its