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Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas’s military commander. A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military …

•Tasks military on early warning mechanism•DHQ confirms killing of 5 soldiers in Borno terrorists’ ambush•Troops neutralise 30 terrorists The Senate yesterday raised the alarm that terrorists from Mali and Burkina Faso, who operate under the aegis of Lakurawa, have invaded Kebbi, Sokoto, Kaduna, other states in the north-west and Niger State in the north-central, saying the trend now had an …

By Alltimepost.com Renowned Boston-based Nigerian-American Entrepreneur, academic giant, a devoted father and husband, Dr Osazee John Owens begins his final journey home from this world on Friday November 22, 2024, as Nigerians in Boston mourn his passing. Dr. Osazee John Owens, succumbed to the will of God on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts. He is survived by his …

CNN — All eyes should have been on the sky over a launchpad in Texas on Tuesday as the world’s largest rocket streaked thunderously toward space. But the orbit currently getting the most attention is not in the heavens — it’s the increasingly intimate one back on Earth uniting the planet’s soon-to-be-again most powerful man and its richest man. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon …

The Federal Government has allocated more than N112 billion to ensure safety and inclusive spaces for children in the next three years. The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday to commemorate the 2024 World Children’s Day with the theme “Advancing Children’s Rights for a Sustainable Future.” Recall that …

The High Command of the Nigerian Army (NA) has ordered thorough investigations into viral audio-visual recording circulating on social media platforms, purportedly showing a senior Army officer and two other soldiers in an altercation with a man and woman within the Abuja metropolis.  A statement by Director Army Public Relations, Maj Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, said the circumstances leading to this …

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, has unveiled an online portal to enhance the accessibility of government circulars for civil servants. Speaking at the launch event in Abuja on Wednesday, Walson-Jack described circulars as essential tools for governance and administration within the civil service. She stated, “Circulars provide direction, clarify policies, and ensure that decisions …

President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking approval for a new external borrowing of $2.209 billion (N1.767 trillion), as provided for in the 2024 Appropriation Act, with experts warning against plunging the country into more debt. According to the President, the request is part of Nigeria’s budgetary financing plan, which aims to address a portion of the …

Nigeria’s oldest banking institution is taking a new identity in the form of name change after shareholders gave their nod to the proposal to replace the name it has been known by in 12 years with “First Holdco.” The financial services group, whose centenarian flagship subsidiary First Bank pioneered commercial banking in Nigeria when it came to life in 1894 …

Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has disclosed that former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, opposed the nomination of his son, Cyril, as Commissioner for Health. Recall that after his inauguration on November 12, Edo state governor, Monday Okpebholo, nominated Oshiomhole’s son, Cyril, to serve as the state’s commissioner of health.  Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television on …