Dr. Alex Otti, Abia state governor, has narrated how his administration experienced a very hostile handover on May 29, 2023, when he took over governance from his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Otti, while inaugurating a judicial panel of inquiry to recover
Gaza's Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in brutal October 7 attacks in Israel and indicated that more could follow. Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan were back in Israel late Friday
The Bangladesh military spokesman, on Saturday confirmed the death of 20 hostages during a siege in Dhaka, when terrorists stormed a restaurant. Brig.-Gen. Nayeem Chowdhry, the spokesman, said six of the terrorists holding the hostages were killed. He said
Out of the 88.9 million Nigerians in the country's labour force, 71.2 million are self-employed, 12.96 are salary and wage earners, and the remaining 4.74 million are unemployed but looking for work. These statistics show that over 80 percent of Nigerians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed home three hostages, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Alexander Sasha Troufanov, and Iair Horn, who were held captive in Gaza for nearly 500 days. He assured that the government would fully support their rehabilitation after
Israel on Saturday prepared to receive six more hostages from Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after accusations over the return of a misidentified body this week threatened to derail a fragile truce. According to officials
The Palestinian militant group Hamas made public a video on Monday reporting the tragic deaths of two Israeli hostages who had been seized and transported to Gaza on October 7. Channels TV reports that within the video, a woman hostage identified in Israeli
Six hostages have been released by bandits in Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna State, after they collected 20 mudu (measures) of rice, 20 mudu of beans, 25 litres of red oil, 25 litres of groundnut oil and recharge card of N10,000 as ransom. The bandits had killed
Israel released a video on Sunday showing an expansive multi-level tunnel system. Inside were the bodies of five hostages who had already been murdered by Hamas. The tunnels were found in Jabilaya, which the international community insists is a "refugee camp
Mediators engaged in negotiations between Israel and Hamas are expressing optimism that they may successfully resolve the ongoing dispute by Saturday, thereby reinstating the ceasefire that has been under strain. This hopeful outlook comes as Hamas officials
A gunman who reportedly held two employees hostage at a central England bowling alley was arrested Sunday night after armed police moved in according to the Associated Press. He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital for treatment. The two workers
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that troops killed 185 terrorists, arrested 212 suspected criminals and rescued 71 hostages across the country in one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who disclosed this in a statement
The Nigerian Army recently conducted a series of successful operations against armed insurgent groups, dismantling hideouts and apprehending key criminal elements in South Eastern Nigeria and Plateau State. In a major raid on an Indigenous People of Biafra
BBNaija 2020 housemate, Erica, on Tuesday, decried fellow housemate, Laycon's attitude towards her. Erica lamented that Laycon was cold and hostile towards her. She made this known during a conversation with Laycon after their Airtel task. Erica noted that
The militant group urged the Israeli government to stop the offensive against the Palestinian Islamist group and bring about their release, as both sides marked the 100th day of the war. Hamas has aired a video showing three Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Israel has reportedly conveyed to Hamas through mediators that the ongoing ceasefire agreement can remain in place if the terror group releases three more hostages by Saturday. According to a report by the Israeli news site Walla, the message follows conflicting