Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday, January 30 in a chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that began earlier this month. The swap of hostages for prisoners is a key part of a…
The National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Advisor, says at least 5,000 repented Boko Haram fighters have been reunited with their families. It says none of the ex-combatants returned to the battle ground after six months of the deradicalisation programme. Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas, Head of Preventing and Countering Violent…
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday, January 30, that there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, adding that he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit will allow them to focus on shared interests including migration and combating drug trafficking. Rubio’s first overseas…
The Aare Ona-Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has warned against the use of religion to ”cause crisis and disharmony in Yorubaland,’ after the Sultan of Sokoto-led Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, on Wednesday, January 29, threw its weight behind the push to establish Sharia courts in South-West states. According to Gani, Sharia law…
Former Rivers state governor and erstwhile Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Bola Tinubu would not cede power to the younger generation without a fight. The Cable reports that Amaechi stated this in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development. …
