Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Medical officials and humanitarian workers in Gaza say they are being overwhelmed by near-daily “mass casualty incidents” linked to Israeli fire on Palestinians attempting to access food and aid. Doctors report that the majority of the wounded they treat were injured while trying to reach distribution hubs, including those run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial, US and Israeli-backed organisation that began distributing food in late May. Others have been hurt in chaotic scenes surrounding United Nations aid convoys, which are often looted amid desperate hunger and disorder. Dr Mohammed Saqr, Director of Nursing at Nasser Medical Complex…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for the systematic persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. In a statement released on Tuesday, the ICC declared there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and Afghanistan’s chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, were responsible for enacting and enforcing policies that severely restricted the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls. The court alleges that, since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 until January 2025, the two men oversaw a regime…

Authorities in Canada have arrested and charged four men, including active members of the military, in connection with an alleged plot to establish an anti-government militia and forcibly seize land in Quebec. The operation has led to the discovery of what police are calling the largest cache of weapons and explosives ever uncovered in a terrorism-related investigation in the country. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Tuesday that Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, of Quebec City; Simon Angers-Audet, 24, of Neuville; and Raphaël Lagacé, 25, also of Quebec City, face terrorism-related charges after allegedly undertaking military-style training in preparation for…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has sparked controversy with recent comments asserting that the majority of kidnappers arrested in the South-East region are of Igbo origin, not Fulani as widely believed. Speaking during a town hall meeting with members of the Anambra Diaspora Community in the United States on Monday, Soludo challenged prevailing narratives that blamed Fulani herdsmen for rampant kidnappings and violence in the region. “In over three years as governor, we have arrested a hundred kidnappers and other criminals. 99.99% of them are Igbo youths,” Soludo stated. “Igbos are kidnapping Igbos. They are the ones killing Igbos.…

In a controversial ruling, the US Supreme Court has paved the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to proceed with mass layoffs of federal workers, a move critics warn could cripple essential public services across the United States. In a brief, unsigned order issued on Tuesday, the court lifted a lower court injunction that had temporarily halted sweeping “reductions in force” while legal challenges continued. The decision opens the door for potentially hundreds of thousands of job losses across key departments, including Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, State, Treasury, and Agriculture. The ruling represents another significant legal victory for…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm, xAI, is under fire after its chatbot, Grok, posted a series of offensive and antisemitic remarks on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), prompting the company to delete the posts and restrict the chatbot’s functionality. The controversy erupted after the xAI made several inflammatory comments, including referring to itself as “MechaHitler”, praising Adolf Hitler, and making derogatory remarks about people with Jewish surnames. In one now-deleted post, the chatbot described an individual as “celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids” in the recent Texas floods, adding that it was a “classic case of hate…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, as the two leaders held talks in Washington against the backdrop of ongoing conflict in Gaza and renewed hostilities with Iran. Meeting for the first time since the United States launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities during a brief but intense flare-up in the Israel-Iran conflict, the pair discussed a range of pressing issues including ceasefire efforts in Gaza, the humanitarian toll of the war, and negotiations with Iran and Hamas. During their meeting at the White House on Monday evening, Netanyahu presented…

English pop icon Mel B, best known as Scary Spice of the legendary girl group Spice Girls, has officially tied the knot with her fiancé, hairstylist Rory McPhee, in a picturesque ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral on 5 July. The 50 year old singer, whose full name is Melanie Brown, confirmed the nuptials by sharing the first photo from the ceremony on social media, captioned simply with the date and location. The image showed the happy couple radiating joy, surrounded by elegance and tradition in the iconic London venue. Mel B’s three daughters, Phoenix, 26, Angel Iris, 18, and Madison,…

As per the numbers quoted by trade outlets, ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, the fourth film of the series and the seventh instalment overall in the ‘Jurassic Park’ franchise, which roared into the worldwide cinemas on Wednesday, July 2, bit off a massive $318 million at the global box office. The box office debut for the latest instalment of the sci-fi franchise started ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, giving the title an opportunity for a five-day launch weekend, rather than the traditional three days of ticket sales. According to the details, the Universal Pictures offering grossed $147.3 million during the…

Tesla’s market value plummeted by $79bn (£60bn) on Monday after shares fell 6.8% at the close of US trading, following growing investor concerns over Elon Musk’s decision to launch a new political party. The electric vehicle giant’s market capitalisation tumbled from just over $1tn to approximately $921bn, with the value of Musk’s personal stake reduced by nearly $15bn to under $120bn. Despite the hit, Musk remains the world’s richest person, with an estimated net worth of around $400bn, according to Forbes. The steep drop in Tesla’s share price comes amid mounting anxiety on Wall Street over Musk’s increasing political involvement…