Israel conducted raids on Gaza Friday, pressing its year-long war to crush Hamas after dealing it a massive blow with the killing of its leader, Yahya Sinwar. Hailing the killing of Sinwar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war sparked by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack was not over, but added that it was…
Hamas vowed Friday not to release the hostages seized during its October 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar. The killing of Sinwar, the mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history, had raised hopes of a turning point in the war, including…
One Israeli has been killed and others injured in a series of barrages from southern Lebanon Saturday, Israeli emergency services say. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a total of 150 launches from southern Lebanon on Saturday had been detected. One person was killed in Acre, northern Israel. Paramedics said the 50-year-old man was hit…
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday confirmed its leader Yahya Sinwar had been killed, a day after Israel announced his death in Gaza. “We mourn the great leader, the martyred brother, Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim,” Qatar-based Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said in a recorded video statement broadcast by Al Jazeera. Sinwar became Israel’s most wanted…
The body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could be used as a “bargaining chip” in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, Israeli sources tell CNN. Sinwar’s remains are currently being held in a secret location in Israel, according to local media reports, after he was killed on Wednesday by Israeli…
The state Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee set up by Governor Ademola Adeleke will soon complete its assignment for necessary approval by the State Governor, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi has disclosed. Responding to recent news reports on the nationwide implementation of the new minimum wage, the Commissioner stated that the…
A 24-year-old man, identified as Dada Opeyemi Adesonye, was found dead after reportedly hanging himself from a tree in the Afami area of Imasayi, Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State. The discovery was made on Friday morning by a worker near the scene, according to Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who…
The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed that no case of stealing was established against Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal, who was accused of stealing gold at the Oba Akintoye Market in the Lagos Island area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to our correspondent, who requested…
The approval of the Fund’s fifth loan review brings the total amount disbursed to Ukraine since then to $8.7 billion. The IMF’s executive board approved a $1.1 billion payout for Ukraine on Friday, which it says will be used to provide budget support to the war-torn country. The loan disbursal is the latest tranche of…
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will roll out starkly contrasting celebrity back-up this weekend in Pennsylvania and Michigan -– among the most prized of the battleground states set to decide the tightest of US presidential races. Pop star Lizzo will throw multi-Grammy award winning glitter behind the vice president’s campaign in Detroit, while the world’s…
