Delegates from Kyiv on Tuesday has agreed to accept the President Trump’s proposal of a 30-day interim ceasefire with Russia. This was revealed in a joint statement meeting held in Saudi Arabia: “Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties.” “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace,” the statement added. Recall that last week, the US suspended military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after the bitter meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump...

 Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was on his way to the Netherlands on Tuesday to face International Criminal Court accusations that he committed crimes against humanity during his deadly war on drugs. Duterte, 79, who left office in 2022, was arrested earlier on an Interpol warrant at the international airport in Manila after his arrival from Hong Kong. Rights groups say tens of thousands of unarmed suspects were murdered in extrajudicial killings during Duterte’s crackdown on narcotics dealers, allegations he has denied. The populist politician campaigned heavily on his “drug war” policy while running for office in 2016, and it defined his presidency. “The plane is en...

Separatist militants have taken 35 passengers hostage after attacking a train in southwestern Pakistan, and nearly 350 other passengers are believed to be safe, local police said on Tuesday. The Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist militant group, said it blew up the track and “swiftly took control of the train.” The group said it had 214 hostages and threatened to kill them if Baloch prisoners are not freed. The train was trapped in a tunnel and the driver was killed after sustaining serious injuries, local authorities, police and railway officials said. “Around 350 passengers, including women and children, are safe...

He will be 40 this year and should be unarguably one of the richest, brightest young minds of my generation. According to unofficial estimates, his stake at Moniepoint is worth over $100 million. But he was not always this wealthy. Prior to 2017, before Moniepoint was founded, Tosin was just a tech entrepreneur who ran a software consulting company, and he was living at 1004 Estate in Lagos at that time. What Tosin’s consulting company does is simple: provide a software solution that Nigerian banks use for their day-to-day operations. But they were doing more than that. They also build...

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed Oluwatosin Onamade, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship aspirant in Lagos State.Onamade, who was vying for the chairmanship position for Ijede Local Council Development Area was killed in the Ijede, Ikorodu on Saturday night.Confirming the incident, his brother, Oluwafemi said Onamade was macheted and shot by the assailants who had been trailing him for some time.According to Femi, the gunmen, all dressed in black, had their faces covered during the attack on Onamade.Having survived a similar attack, Femi said the gunmen had first shot at Onamade but proceeded to use a machete on his head...