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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday November 26, that he is ready to implement a ceasefire deal with Lebanon and would respond forcefully to any violation by Hezbollah, declaring Israel would retain “complete military freedom of action”.   Israeli TV reported that the Israeli security cabinet had earlier approved the deal.   The accord, will clear the way …

The International Criminal Court, ICC, has issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.   Apart from Netanyahu, the ICC also issued a warrant for the arrest of his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri.   The move came after the ICC prosecutor, Karim …

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former spokesman of Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, says President Bola Tinubu is the major cause of the crisis rocking the opposition party.   While speaking in an interview with Channels TV last night November 20, Sowunmi said Tinubu has no business appointing Nyesom Wike Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, …

Italy’s far-right education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, has been accused of racist propaganda after making controversial remarks linking violence against women to immigration, despite official statistics contradicting his claims. Valditara, a member of the far-right League party, told parliament on Monday, November 18, that “male domination no longer exists” and suggested that the rise in sexual violence was connected to “a …

Canada recently foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister and a strong critic of Tehran, Cotler’s organization said Monday, November 18. The 84-year-old was Justice Minister and Attorney General from 2003 to 2006 and then retired from politics in 2015 but has remained active with many associations that campaign for human rights around the …

Former Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo, has stated that his recent dismissal by President Bola Tinubu was not due to performance issues.    In an interview with BBC Hausa, Gwarzo expressed surprise over his removal, asserting that he had neither been accused of poor performance nor any form of misconduct.   According to Gwarzo, President …

The Nigerian Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has issued a directive to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and other relevant agencies to swiftly implement a series of recommendations aimed at overhauling the national power grid. This move comes in response to recurring grid collapses, the most recent of which occurred on Thursday due to a sudden frequency surge from …

  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his Defence Minister over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said today. ‘Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister,’ the PM said in a statement issued by his office. Yoav Gallant, who only returned …

The two have repeatedly been at odds throughout the war against Hamas in Gaza, now in its second year, and widening conflict in the Middle East. ADVERTISEMENT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in a surprise announcement made Tuesday evening, citing “crisis of trust”. Foreign Minister Israel Katz will replace Gallant, Netanyahu said, explaining …

The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Public Communication and Orientation, Sunday Dare, has called for patience over President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s reforms, saying the Nigerian leader should be commended for his policies.    While speaking on Channels TV on Thursday evening October 31, Dare said President Tinubu should be given credit for doing what other presidents could not do. …