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Dozens of troops and civilians were killed in a fresh round of border skirmishes between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, as clashes entered their second week. Violence between the two neighbours has flared since explosions in Afghanistan last week, including two in the capital Kabul, that were blamed on Pakistan. Armed Taliban …

•Promises renewed focus on tracing such flows to plug fiscal leakages•Upgrades Nigeria’s 2025 economic growth forecast to 3.9%•Cites stronger domestic fundamentals•Calls for credible fiscal, monetary policies•Downgrades global economic growth forecast to 2.8% The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has decried Illicit Financial Flows, IFFs out of Nigeria, noting that it was contributing to the worsening revenue problem of the country. The …

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC. Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond to resuscitation …

The National Association of Nigerian Students has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities to resolve their ongoing dispute and prevent another strike action that could disrupt the nation’s academic calendar. In a statement signed by NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, on Wednesday, the students’ body expressed concern over the growing tension between …

The colonel also disclosed that the military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament. The army in Madagascar has seized control of the government following a parliamentary vote to remove the President, Andry Rajoelina, who has also fled the country. Al Jazeera reports that a military colonel, Michael Randrianirina, announced the takeover on Tuesday, standing in front of the …

The Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Digital Force, Pharmacist Ikeagwuonwu Chinedu Klinsmann, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant a state pardon to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in the spirit of national reconciliation and renewed hope for unity. In a statement issued from Stockholm, Sweden, on …

The video grab, estimated to have been filmed in November 2023, shows Bipin Joshi in Hamas captivity.Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters Family of deceased Nepali hostage once shown in video had “faith and hope” he was alive Bereaved relatives of Bipin Joshi – a deceased hostage who was shown alive in a Hamas video after he was taken on …

Israeli authorities have notified the United Nations that the amount of humanitarian trucks expected to be allowed into Gaza will be reduced or delayed due to the limited number of deceased hostages so far released by Hamas, a UN spokesperson said Tuesday. Olga Cherevko, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Gaza, was …

That is – and has been – the hope of Ukraine and Europe for months. During US President Donald Trump’s ebullient speech to Israel’s Knesset, he made it clear that elusive peace in Ukraine is his next priority, and that of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. And that this was a goal Trump had hoped would have proven easier than what he …

According to the governor, the new terror network has begun to establish its presence in parts of the North-Central zone, particularly in Kwara State, a development he described as deeply troubling. A new terrorist organisation known as Wulowulo has reportedly surfaced in North-Central Nigeria, raising fresh security concerns across the region. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State sounded the alarm …