Gaza: I Will Not Agree Ceasefire, Hamas Must Be Eliminated – Netanyahu
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed never to a complete ceasefire deal in Gaza. Netanyahu said he would only agree to a partial ceasefire deal that would not end the war in Gaza. He spoke in reference to the 120 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. In a broadcast late Sunday, the Israeli leader vowed to eliminate Hamas...
103-Year-Old Grandmother Celebrates COVID-19 Recovery By Drinking Beer
A 'feisty' 103-year-old grandmother celebrated beating coronavirus with an ice-cold beer. Jennie Stejna, from Wilbraham, Massachusetts, US, remarked that the Bud Light was 'cold' as she took a sip of it in her nursing home bed. When the woman recording her asked 'how is it, good', Jennie said 'yeah' before taking another gulp and licking her lips. Her carer then responded 'it's...
Turkish Airlines Makes Emergency Landing In New York As Pilot Dies Mid-flight
A Turkish Airlines pilot, Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, has tragically died after becoming ill during a flight from Seattle, USA, to Istanbul, Turkey. The incident occurred mid-air, prompting an emergency landing in New York, as confirmed by an airline spokesperson on social media platform X. BBC reported on Wednesday that the flight, designated TK204, had taken off from Seattle shortly after...
Trump To Launch Social Media Platform In Coming Months
Former US President, Donald Trump is coming back to social media but this time with his own network, a spokesperson of the former world leader had revealed. The announcement comes after Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter and other social platforms, such as Facebook, following his incitement of the US Capitol riots on January 6 — where hundreds of Trump...
Kenya’s Military Chief, Nine Other Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash
Kenya’s Armed Forces Chief, General Francis Ogolla, and nine other military representatives have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crash. This was revealed by the Kenyan President, William Ruto at a news conference on Thursday. The president subsequently announced three days of national mourning. It was gathered that the helicopter crashed in the west of the country in the Elgeyo Marakwet district,...
UK Govt Releases 56 Names Of Dead Nigerians With Unclaimed Assets
The names of at least 56 Nigerians who passed away in the UK and left behind the property, including estates, have been made public by the British government. According to Business Day, the list is available on the Treasury Solicitor website of the UK government. The UK government report stated that it would forfeit some of the assets belonging to Nigerians...
Floyd’s Uncle Roger Mayweather Died
Roger Mayweather, who was a two-weight world champion and later trained his nephew to superstardom, has died. Mayweather, a brother of Floyd Mayweather Sr., was 58. TMZ first reported the news of Mayweather’s death, the cause of which has not been revealed. Roger Mayweather wasn’t able to train Floyd Mayweather Jr. toward the end of his Hall-of-Fame career due to various...
You Can’t Seize Power In America, Biden Warns Politicians
President-elect Joe Biden has said politicians can’t seize power in the United States because power has to be given by the American people. “In America, politicians can’t assert, take, or seize power. It has to be given by the American people. We can’t ever give that up. The will of the people must always prevail,” the 78-year-old Democrat winner in...
Federal Workers Take Legal Action Against Trump’s Plan To Close USAID
U.S. federal workers associations have petitioned a federal high court in Washington to prevent the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development by the Donald Trump administration. The lawsuit was filed by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees. The workers hinge their suit on the argument that USAID is a creation of Congress, which...
Nigeria’s Kemi Badenoch Elected New Head Of UK Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch, a former business secretary, defeated Jenrick in the last round of voting to become the new leader of the Conservative Party. Badenoch, raised in Nigeria, is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom and takes over a Conservative Party reeling from its worst-ever election defeat. She takes over from Rishi Sunak as...
