In a move that has sparked national attention, the Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, an Osun State-based Islamic cleric and leader of the Ta’awunu Muslimeen group, following his involvement in a pro-Palestine protest. The arrest came after a video surfaced online showing Molaasan...
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Pope Leo XIV on Thursday hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican for high-level discussions centered on the Middle East crisis and renewed efforts toward peace in the region. According to a statement released by the Holy See, the discussions were described as “cordial”, with both leaders reaffirming...
Israel has handed over the remains of 45 Palestinians to authorities in the Gaza Strip, a senior official confirmed on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) also confirmed the development, stating that the humanitarian body facilitated the transfer to representatives of the Hamas-run...
Israel and Hamas have begun taking concrete steps toward implementing a new peace agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, with both sides initiating actions aligned with the first phase of the deal. Israeli media on Thursday reported that the country’s Security Cabinet was scheduled to convene for a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, as the war in Gaza continues to draw global outrage and divisions deepen over international recognition of a Palestinian state. His appearance comes just days after several Western nations — including France and...
Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution as the most honorable and sustainable route to achieving lasting peace in Palestine. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Vice President Kashim Shettima emphasized Nigeria’s...
In a chilling propaganda video released by Hamas, 24-year-old Israeli hostage Evyatar David appears severely emaciated, forced to dig what he describes as his own grave in a cramped Gaza tunnel. Captured during the October 7, 2023, attack on the Nova music festival in southern Israel, David’s frail condition...
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday, demanding their government secure the release of hostages still held captive in Gaza. Eli Sharabi, a former hostage who spent 16 months in captivity after the October 7, 2023 attacks, addressed the rally in...
US President Donald Trump announced that Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war. President Trump urged Hamas to accept the deal quickly, warning that conditions in the war-torn region could worsen if they refuse. Trump made this announcement after a productive meeting with Israeli officials,...
Pope Leo XIV has delivered a powerful message of peace at his last general audience before the summer break, expressing concern over developments in Iran, Israel, and Palestine. In St. Peter’s Square, he urged the warring sides to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge” and choose a path...
The United States (U.S) vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday, June 5, 2025, that called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as unrestricted humanitarian aid access. The resolution, which received 14 votes in favor, aimed to address the catastrophic humanitarian situation in...
The State of Palestine has officially welcomed its new Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Muhannad Alhammouri, as he begins his diplomatic assignment in Abuja. Ambassador Alhammouri succeeds Ambassador Abdullah Abu M. Shawesh, who served from 2022 to 2024 and played a key role in enhancing bilateral relations between Nigeria...
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Thursday issued an urgent call for residents in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate ahead of an expected intensification of its military offensive. The evacuation order covered the towns of Beit Lahia and Jabalia, the Jabalia refugee camp, and northern neighborhoods of Gaza City....
A young couple that worked at the Israeli embassy was shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington on Wednesday evening by a gunman. The gunman who was allegedly chanting “free Palestine’’ while being arrested, local and federal law enforcement authorities said. U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of...
U.S. President Donald Trump has condemned the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff outside a Jewish museum in Washington on Wednesday evening, calling it a “horrible” act of anti-Semitism. “These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on...
European Commission has announced an additional 50 million euros (56.7 million dollars) in humanitarian aid for Gaza and the West Bank as part of a larger aid package for the region. EU Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib said on Wednesday that the money, which is to be made available...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has started hearing on Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and other international organisations in Gaza. The ICJ, which sits in The Hague and is the UN’s top court, is expected to hear from 40 states and four international...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Tuesday said that he rejected the idea of creating a Palestinian state, calling it a future “Iranian stronghold of terrorism.’’ He said this during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. “During the conversation, the Prime Minister expressed fierce opposition to...
Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian militant group had set up a stage at the handover site, where numerous cheering onlookers gathered alongside dozens of hooded and masked militants in uniform. Four black coffins were displayed...
Hamas has condemned the ‘threatening language and intimidation’ by U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying they undermined the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. Hamas spokesman, Abdul Latif Al-Qanou, made this known in a statement on Thursday. “We are not concerned with the collapse of...