Tel Aviv, Israel — In a significant diplomatic development, Israel has agreed to a proposed ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza, a move that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed following high-stakes talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two-and-a-half-hour meeting, held on Monday, underscores the urgency of halting the ongoing conflict that has claimed thousands of lives since the October 7 attacks. The ceasefire…

The UK government has thrown its weight behind the growing shift towards remote work. This comes as Downing Street signals potential reforms to bolster workers’ rights, including a proposed “right to switch off” outside of office hours. The government is considering introducing this new right as part of a comprehensive workers’ rights package, championed by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. Starmer’s spokesman emphasized that the goal of these reforms is…

Nnobi, Anambra State — A police officer reported killed on Friday evening when gunmen launched a brazen attack on a police checkpoint in Nnobi, a community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The checkpoint, situated near the Nnobi Divisional Police Headquarters, became the latest site of violence in a region that has seen a disturbing surge in targeted assaults against security forces. The attack, which took place…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued an urgent appeal for global assistance as the Mpox virus, previously known as monkeypox, spreads rapidly across Africa. Symptoms of the virus include high fever, severe headaches, muscle pain, swollen glands, chills, joint pain, and fatigue. In a statement released yesterday, ECOWAS highlighted a sharp increase in Mpox cases across several African nations, with Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo,…

Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina, a law student and model, has been forced to withdraw from the Miss South Africa beauty pageant amid a wave of xenophobic abuse. Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian and mother Mozambican, was born in Soweto, South Africa, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and has lived in the country for 23 years. Despite her longstanding ties to South Africa, her place in the competition sparked a…

Lagos, Nigeria — As Nigeria grapples with escalating economic challenges and widespread hunger protests, the nation’s political landscape is being reshaped by renewed calls for constitutional reform. On August 9th, 2024, Emeka Anyaoku, the former Commonwealth Secretary-General, alongside a coalition of prominent figures known as the Patriots, including former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba, Shehu Sani, Mike Ozekhome, and others met with President Bola Tinubu to advocate for the creation…

Lagos, Nigeria — When President Bola Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria’s 16th head of state, he wasted no time in making a bold declaration: the era of petrol subsidies was over. This announcement was hailed by many as a decisive move towards stabilizing and revitalizing Nigeria’s struggling economy. The removal of subsidies was positioned as a cornerstone of the Tinubu administration’s economic reform agenda, aimed at reducing fiscal burdens and…