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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israel agreed Thursday to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, a truce that could pause fighting with the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. However, Israel has …

Africa’s leading industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has been named in the 2026 TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people. The list, released by TIME Magazine on April 15, featured global leaders across politics, business, technology and culture. Those listed include U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Pope …

Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has warned that domestic flights may be suspended from April 20 over the persistent rise in the price of Jet A1, also known as aviation fuel. The body said in a notice signed by its President, Dr Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, on Wednesday in Lagos. Sarina said the price of Jet A1 had increased to N3,300 …

The Senate, through its Committee on Public Accounts, has given the management of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) up till April 29 to appear before it to account for the N210 trillion flagged in audit reports from 2017 to 2023. The committee directed the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL, Mr Bayo Ojulari, to appear alongside the immediate …

Humanitarian affairs chief, Tom Fletcher has said “Sudan is an atrocities laboratory,” with the killings of civilians and aid workers. The humanitarian chief also cited sieges of cities such as El Fasher in Darfur, the denial of food, use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, and the targeting of schools and hospitals. Fletcher told the Foreign ministers from …

Amb. Dunoma Ahmed Permanent-Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,, has affirmed Nigeria’s commitment to supporting peace and stability in Sudan, as well as strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Ahmed disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, by the spokesperson of the ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa. The statement which was released against the backdrop of the visit by …

António Guterres has called for serious negotiations between the United States and Iran, warning that respect for international law is being trampled. He spoke to journalists at United Nations headquarters in New York City on Tuesday. Guterres said humanitarian and legal obligations were being ignored in the Middle East and elsewhere, fuelling “chaos, suffering and destruction”. He said upholding international …

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described reparatory justice for colonialism, enslavement and the trade in enslaved Africans as “key to dismantling systemic racism.” Speaking on Tuesday at the fifth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, he lauded the advances in racial justice and equality that have been made over the …

Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of playing politics with the recent air strike on Jilli Market in Borno. Dare’s accusation made in his X handle account @sundaydareSD, also questioned Atiku’s patriotism. In the article titled: “ATIKU: QUESTIONABLE PATRIOT”, he said the former Vice President’s attitude was …

Prominent Russian lifestyle blogger Viktorija Bonja has drawn wide attention with a video criticizing President Vladimir Putin, with the clip attracting millions of views and more than 800,000 likes on Instagram. “Vladimir Vladimirovich, people are afraid of you,” Bonja, who lives outside Russia, told Putin in rare criticism. “The people are afraid of you, bloggers are afraid of you, artists …