Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

…20 children and 25 women among casualties The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have killed at least 40 Palestinians despite the truce announced recently. After news of a ceasefire agreement sparked mass rejoicing in Gaza, residents woke up Thursday to columns of smoke, rubble and more deaths following new Israeli air strikes. The killings came as the Israeli cabinet preparation to vote on the deal. The latest strikes came after Qatar and the United States announced a fragile ceasefire deal that should take effect on Sunday. Al Jazeera insists that in defiance of the proposed deal, the Israeli military has stepped…

The Cuban government said Wednesday that 13 soldiers had died after an explosion a week earlier in an arms depot in the country’s east. Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces said in a statement Wednesday that “it is officially declared that the 13 comrades are deceased.” The explosion, which the ministry said was likely the cause of a short circuit and power failure, happened on Tuesday last week in Melones, about 450 miles east of the capital Havana. It prompted the evacuation of more than 1,200 residents of the area. Cuban military officials said that access to the site…

Sir Keir Starmer has made his first trip to Kyiv as prime minister, vowing to put Ukraine in the “strongest possible position” in 2025. Arriving on Thursday morning, he accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to lay flowers at a wall of remembrance for those killed in the war with Russia – telling reporters the UK will “never let up” on giving the necessary support to Ukraine. The trip is taking place to mark what Downing Street has called a “landmark 100-year partnership” pact with Ukraine. The agreement would formalise economic and military support already pledged to the country. His visit…

·Former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been linked with the Borussia Dortmund coaching role ·The German giants are ninth in the Bundesliga, and head coach Nuri Sahin is under pressure to improve the results ·The Dutch coach was fired in October 2023 after more than two years at the Premier League club Former Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has been tipped to take charge at Borussia Dortmund less than three months after leaving Old Trafford. On Wednesday, the Dutchman was spotted at Signal Iduna Park watching Dortmund’s 3-2 defeat to Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. The German giants…

….Outlines threats, challenges President Joe Biden, in his farewell address to the nation Wednesday, spent little time dwelling on the accomplishments of his single term in office, instead telling Americans he wanted to use his final address “to warn the country of some things that give me great concern.” Calling to mind President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address, he warned of the dangers of the potential rise of a tech industrial complex to the U.S. He noted that the 34th president “spoke of the dangers of the military industrial complex,” warning us of ‘the potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced…

World’s richest person, Elon Musk will be among several billionaires attending Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration. Tesla CEO, Musk was instrumental in Trump’s reelection with his contribution of over a quarter of a billion dollars to Trump’s campaign coffers, according to Forbes. Musk is set to head Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur. Reports say that Musk is slated to be seated at the inauguration with fellow billionaires Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. While it is not customary to invite foreign leaders, Trump has invited several. Argentinian President…

Eight individuals suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been killed by security operatives in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The operation, conducted by a joint security team comprising the police, military, and other agencies, took place on January 14, 2025, at 12:30 pm along Umugem Road in Ufuma. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Anambra State Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, revealed that the operation was targeted at an armed group suspected of secessionist activities in the region. He said the team neutralized five members…

Patricia Masithela, a 27-year-old woman of Nigerian extraction, has sadly died after a pack of starving dogs attacked her in Latina, Italy. According to Mirror UK, the incident occurred late Monday night while Patricia was visiting a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the Lazio region. The reports stated that her screams filled the night, alerting neighbours to the savage attack. The deceased woman, who had recently moved to Lazio from Nigeria, reportedly visited the house unaware that her friend was not at home. She was discovered critically injured, lying in a pool of blood with deep wounds all…

A tribunal in the UK has dismissed £494 million lawsuit alleging anti-competitive agreement between Apple and Amazon to restrict resellers. Apple and Amazon have successfully defended against a major lawsuit in the UK accusing the tech giants of colluding to limit resellers of new Apple products on Amazon’s website. The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled on Tuesday that the case could not proceed. The lawsuit, filed by consumer law academic, Christine Riefa on behalf of approximately 36 million British consumers, alleged that Apple and Amazon reached an agreement in 2018 to bar most resellers of Apple and Beats-branded products from Amazon’s…

The Palestinian Authority must be the sole governing power in Gaza after the war, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Wednesday, as expectations grew that a deal to halt fighting and start returning Israeli hostages was near. Who will run Gaza after the war remains one of the great unanswered questions in the negotiations, which have focused on an immediate ceasefire and exchanging hostages still held in the enclave for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Speaking at a conference in Norway, Mustafa said pressure must continue to agree the ceasefire in Gaza and allow in more humanitarian aid for…