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Rossikk:
Is this supposed to distract us from the genocide taking place there?

adenigga:
Stale news!

SonofElElyonRet:
OP this is very stale news..

Hamas leader Mohammad Sinwar killed in Gaza after Israel airstrikes – 7 months after his brother also eliminated

The Israeli Prime Minister said on Wednesday that one of the terror group's most wanted figures and younger brother of infamous Yahya Sinwar had been killed.

Netanyahu told parliament while reading a list of Hamas leaders killed in Israeli blitzes: "We eliminated Mohammad Sinwar."

It comes after reports that the chief, who was also one of the October 7 masterminds, had likely been killed in an Israeli airstrike on May 13.

Israel appears to have successfully eliminated Sinwar Jr by bombing what it said was Hamas' command centre under the European Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.

The IDF is believed to have used bunker-busting bombs to target the underground complex.

Hamas said at least 40 people had been injured in the attack.

It reportedly targeted the exits of the subterranean compound with the aim of preventing the escape of any survivors.

Defence Minister Israel Katz reportedly revealed earlier this month that the body of Mohammad Sinwar had been discovered in a tunnel in Khan Younis.

Sinwar took command from his older brother Yahya Sinwar, the main architect of the October 7 attacks, after the boss was killed by the IDF in October 2024.

While speaking to parliament, Netanyahu said: "We eliminated tens of thousands of terrorists, Mohammad Deif, Hassan Nasrallah, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammad Sinwar, and seized the Rafah and Morag crossings.

"In the last two days, we've been executing a dramatic plan toward the complete defeat of Hamas.

Israel targets Hamas leader ‘The Shadow’ in strike on HQ after he took command from his slain brother ‘Gaza’s Bin Laden’

He added: "We're taking control of their food distribution and money machine. This is what destroys their governing capabilities.

"That's what we promised."

According to the Wall Street Journal, Israeli minister Israel Katz told a closed-door parliamentary meeting on May 18 that Sinwar was dead "beyond all indications".

Now that the terror leader's death has been confirmed, it leaves a power vacuum at the head of Hamas.

Experts fear a power struggle between its military and political wings.

Sinwar took command of Hamas' military wing after Mohammad Deif was killed last July and later took over the entire terror group after his brother was killed.

He was believed to have been behind the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006 - which eventually led to the release of his brother in a prisoner swap.

He was also named by experts as Hamas's most senior commander in Gaza alongside Izz al-Din Haddad.

According to Israeli officials, Izz al-Din Haddad and Sinwar hold the most influence when it comes to the negotiating the release of the hostages.

There are 58 remaining Israeli hostages being held by Hamas, around 21 of which are believed to still be alive.

Who was Muhammad Sinwar?

Mohammad Sinwar was the leader of the Hamas terror group in Gaza that continues to hold Israeli hostages.

He was believed to be around 50 years old and has been operating largely behind the scenes, earning him the nickname "The Shadow".

Like his older brother, he joined Hamas at an early age and was considered close to the head of the group's armed wing, Mohammed Deif.

Mohammad was also believed to have been behind the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006 which eventually led to the release of his brother in a prisoner swap.

He was named by political analysts as Hamas's most senior commander in Gaza alongside Izz al-Din Haddad - and according to Israeli officials they have the final say in the ongoing hostage negotiations.

The older Sinwar was dubbed Gaza's Osama bin Laden after he carved out a bloody reputation for killing his enemies with his bare hands.

It comes after harrowing footage showed the moment thousands of Gazans overran a US and Israel-backed aid site just hours after it opened.

Citizens desperate for food are said to have broken through the fences of the compound to reach the humanitarian aid, with shots reportedly fired.

The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said the sheer number of people seeking aid at its distribution site was so great, its team had to pull back so people could "take aid safely and dissipate".

Nigerian Army Keeps Mum As Wife Of Ex-Chief Faruk Yahaya Detains Soldier For Weeks Over 'Missing $50,000'


The Nigerian Army has kept a disturbing silence over the illegal detention and alleged torture of a young female soldier, Amina Sani Maidoki, who has been locked away for over six weeks on the orders of Salamatu Faruk Yahaya, wife of the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya (retd).

The 25-year-old soldier, who served as an aide-de-camp (ADC) to Mrs. Yahaya, was accused of stealing $50,000 from the ex-army chief’s residence in Abuja and has since been held incommunicado, without trial, access to legal representation, or any formal charge.

Despite growing outrage, the Nigerian Army has continued to look the other way.

When SaharaReporters contacted the army spokesperson, Lt Col Onyinyechi Anele, earlier this month, she claimed ignorance of the matter and promised to investigate.

Since then, she has neither responded to further inquiries nor issued any official comment.

Family members now say they are facing threats and harassment for demanding justice.

A family source added: “They stop everybody from visiting her. No trial even in the military way. The woman is just doing it unofficially.”

“She is still under illegal detention,” a relative told SaharaReporters.

“Her brother was there a few weeks ago because he was invited by them. They asked him to bring his bank statements and they saw nothing implicating there.”

“They invited him because they thought he helped Amina to steal the money, but they saw nothing to that effect.”

“But now, they’ve told us not to come again. The family has stopped visiting her entirely because of threats from the Nigerian Army,” the source added.

The situation has sparked fears of an orchestrated effort to scapegoat Amina for a crime no court has heard, no police authority has investigated, and for which no evidence has been made public.

A SaharaReporters' investigation had previously exposed how the young sergeant was summarily arrested from her duty post on April 3, 2025, and taken straight into custody on the orders of Mrs. Yahaya.

Sources said she was first detained at the former army chief’s residence before being moved to the guardroom at General Yakubu Gowon Barracks, Abuja.

“She was taken from their house straight into detention and later moved to a military facility where they torture her every day to force a confession,” a family member said.

“They’ve seized her belongings and insisted she must repay the money before she’s released.”

SaharaReporters also learnt that Salamatu Yahaya had warned soldiers around her not to allow the issue to "get to social media."

But as pressure mounts and hopes for justice dwindle, Amina’s relatives say they have been left with no choice but to speak out.

“Our daughter is being abused, her rights violated, and no one is saying anything,” a source close to the family said. “Even if they think she stole the money, why not charge her to court? Why torture her and hold her like a criminal without any proof?”

SaharaReporters saw that the army has neither issued a formal statement on the matter nor launched any transparent investigation.

Instead, it appears to be shielding the former first lady of the barracks, while a low-ranking female soldier bears the brunt of unlawful detention and cruel treatment.

Efforts by the family to seek legal redress have also hit a brick wall as they have been denied access to Amina and kept in the dark about her condition.

Zooposki:
He should have included South West Muslims too. South West Muslims and Fulani/Hausa Muslims should be in one country. I'm also tempted to include Biafrans too.

South West muslims and Fulani/Hausa Muslims in one country. What a glorious country it will be.

steeltrust:
Let me share my experience since I moved to America. Over here, every tier of government—local, state, and federal—has its own responsibilities and functions independently. This system makes development reach the grassroots effortlessly. But back home in Nigeria, everything is tied to either the state or federal government, leaving local councils powerless and ineffective. No wonder governors and politicians are more powerful than institutions like EFCC and ICPC.

Take Chicago, for example. The local government here handles its own revenue collection, builds and maintains roads, runs hospitals, and creates a business-friendly environment that generates jobs. You’ll never see the governor of Illinois coming to Chicago to inaugurate a local road or hospital project because each level of government knows its role and delivers without interference. Even law enforcement is decentralized—Chicago has its own police department, and Cook County (similar to our local councils in Nigeria) has its own sheriff’s department. Crime is tackled effectively because responsibilities are clear.

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, soldiers patrol highways harassing civilians, while the police are either underfunded or compromised. Here, soldiers don’t even engage in civil matters—in fact, they respect the police more than the other way around. The system works because accountability is enforced. Break a traffic rule? Your license gets suspended. Do it again? You might never drive again. And if driving is your livelihood, well, you better find another job. The law doesn’t play favorites.

Back in Warri, I remember a church buying two acres of land just to build a massive auditorium while 99% of the community had no functional companies to provide jobs. Graduates end up driving keke or doing POS business because there are no real opportunities. Yet, when a governor builds a single road, people start shouting, "Our governor is working!" My brother, is it road we will eat?

Our politicians are wicked—plain and simple. They travel abroad, see how things work, and yet refuse to implement the same systems back home. Instead, they keep us divided with politics, religion, and tribalism while looting everything in sight. Meanwhile, we spend our time on social media complaining instead of taking action. We’re too sentimental, too forgiving, and too quick to celebrate mediocrity.

In 2025, Nigeria is still struggling with basic electricity, good roads, and functioning hospitals while the rest of the world is advancing in AI and technology. When will we wake up? When will we demand real accountability? These politicians are destroying the future of the next generation, and if we don’t act now, things will only get worse.

It’s time to stop the noise and start holding people accountable. The system over here isn’t perfect, but at least it works because the laws are enforced. When will Nigeria learn?

hisexcellency34:
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike looking fit, muscular and macho. Nice one sir.

French President Emmanuel Macron was shoved in the face by his wife as the pair touched down for a state visit in Vietnam, with a source close to the leader admitting the pair had a “squabble.”

Shocking footage of the incident shows the president’s plane door opening to reveal Macron at the entrance in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on Sunday evening.

Suddenly, his wife Brigitte’s arms emerge from the left of the open doorway as she places both hands on her husband’s face and shoves him firmly.

Macron appears startled — but quickly recovers when realizing he is in view, and turns to smile and wave through the open door.

The French first lady remains concealed inside the aircraft, making it impossible to see her facial expression or body language.

Brigitte then doesn’t take her husband’s proffered arm as they walk down the staircase, where Vietnamese officials greet them.

Macron’s office initially denied the authenticity of the footage before confirming it was genuine.

The incident was later dismissed as a harmless “squabble” by a close associate of the president, cited anonymously by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Emmanuel Macron waving
President Macron then composes himself and waves at the gathered Vietnamese officials. REUTERS

“It was a moment when the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by joking around,” another source told AFP.

“It’s a moment of togetherness. No more was needed to feed the mills of the conspiracy theorists,” the source added, accusing pro-Russian disinformation accounts for spinning the clip.

Brigitte Macron, 72, has been married to her husband, 47, since 2007.

Brigitte Macron and Emmanuel Macron
The couple descended the stairs together but Brigitte did not take her husband’s arm. AFP via Getty Images

The couple met in 1993 when she was a 39-year-old high school teacher and the future French head of state was her 15-year-old student and a classmate of her daughter.

Macron touched down in the former French colony of Vietnam for the start of his week-long tour of Southeast Asia.

He is expected to pitch France as a reliable alternative to the United States and China.

Other stops on the tour include Indonesia and Singapore.

P1PrinceKT:
If she converts she has the opportunity to be sponsored by CAN to advance her studies abroad.

P1PrinceKT:
Now the young lady loses the opportunity to advance her studies in either US or Canada. Caii

GOFRONT:
I miss Aregbesola........If it were to be his tenure, in few days time, he would declare a public holiday for the upcoming Eid el Kabir celebration

LordBiden:
You where stopped because you looked like a criminal.
You can't dress responsible and get stopped.

No sane Nigerian police man will stop someone like me who always goes with a clean low cut hair and my business ID card.

With your dreads looking like my mopping stick.

Ahead of the 2027 polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Division under its ICT Department to continue to harness the positive aspects of AI and mitigate its negative impact on elections.

This initiative, INEC said, has placed it in the forefront of institutionalising AI capabilities within its ICT infrastructure.

A statement issued by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said the approval was given at its weekly meeting in Abuja where the increasing relevance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to elections and electoral activities in Nigeria and across the world was considered.

According to him, the creation of AI Department is also an important step in the ongoing reform of the electoral process of the commission in areas that only require its administrative action.

The statement, titled “Creation of a Division on Artificial Intelligence by the Commission”, reads: “The Commission held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday May 22 2025. Among other issues, the meeting considered the increasing relevance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to elections and electoral activities in Nigeria and across the world.

“Recently, the commission attended several conferences with colleagues around the continent on the impact of AI on elections. These interactions were not only motivated by the concern over the use of AI to spread fake news or manipulate content online but also to utilise its benefits for data-driven decision-making, risk detection and mitigation, deepening voter services automation and geo-spatial intelligence in support of logistic optimisation for better material distribution and polling unit allocation.

“Consequently, the commission approved the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Division under the ICT Department to continue to harness the positive aspects of AI and mitigate its negative impact on elections.

“The Division will enable the commission to better coordinate and maximise existing technology investments through centralised AI governance. It will also enhance decision-making through data-driven insights, risk management and voter engagement.

“Furthermore, it will strengthen electoral credibility through predictive analytics, automation and intelligent safeguards. This initiative puts the commission in the forefront of institutionalising AI capabilities within our ICT infrastructure. It is also an important step in our ongoing reform of the electoral process in areas that only require administrative action by the commission.”

Abdulrahman Bello, an Islamic cleric and the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student, shocked the courtroom on Wednesday as he openly confessed to killing the young woman to harvest her for a money ritual.

Bello, who is standing trial alongside others accomplices, made the confession in a video recording tendered as evidence at the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin.

However, in the video, he admitted to committing the act alone and stated that he would not have killed Hafsoh if he had access to human body parts through other means.

The chilling testimony formed part of the ongoing trial presided over by Justice Hannah Olushola Ajayi.

The court also heard from Inspector Ayodele Azeez of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), who detailed the police investigation and recovery of disturbing exhibits from Bello’s residence.

“On February 14, 2025, a case of murder and rape was transferred from Oja-Oba Police Division to the State CID,” Azeez testified.

"The first defendant, Abdulrahman Bello of Olunlade, was found in possession of an axe, cutlass, charms, a table, consultation book, blood-filled container, a pair of slippers, and the severed hands of the victim.”

According to the officer, Bello voluntarily gave his statement in the presence of a lawyer, Barrister A.O. Ahmed, who was provided by the police after Bello said he couldn’t afford one.

The statement was both handwritten and recorded on video, later transferred to a compact disk and submitted as evidence.

The defence counsel, Barrister Agbede, objected to the admissibility of the disk, claiming Bello was coerced, but Justice Ajayi ruled the evidence admissible and ordered the video to be played in court.

Inspector Azeez also testified that the police tracked and arrested Bello’s known associates using his call records, which revealed regular contact with the other defendants before and on the day of the murder.

“All five suspects are connected,” Azeez stated.
“The second defendant is Bello’s teacher, the third is the teacher’s student, while the third and fifth defendants are close friends of the first defendant.”

The court was adjourned for recess at exactly 11:32am, with proceedings expected to continue later in the day.

jomarq:
Next please

PRESIDENCY HAS REMAINED SILENT

pillager:
Not surprised at all, no be you talk say media outlets are still reporting it? Buffon

Tanzanians were blocked from social media platform X on Wednesday after a police account was hacked and used to falsely announce the president’s death, internet watchdog NetBlocks said.

The social media shutdown comes amid the disappearance of activists Boniface Mwangi of Kenya and Agather Atuhaire of Uganda following their arrest by Tanzanian police earlier this week.

They were in the country to attend the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu who is accused of treason ahead of elections in October.

On Wednesday, Tanzanians were unable to access X unless using a Virtual Private Network (VPN), an AFP correspondent said.

“Live metrics show X (formerly Twitter) has become unreachable on major internet providers in #Tanzania; the incident comes as a compromised police account posts claims the President has died, angering the country’s leadership,” NetBlocks said in a statement late Tuesday.

Tanzania’s Minister of Information, Communications and Technology Jerry William Silaa confirmed the hack in parliament, adding that the YouTube account of the country’s tax authority was also infiltrated.

“The reason these accounts were compromised is that their security protocols were not sufficiently robust. These accounts have since been restored,” Silaa said.

Police said they were hunting “the criminals who created and distributed the information” and warned the public against sharing the false messages.

pillager:
Nigga, This news is fake.

https://x.com/AM_Saleeeem/status/1924838090847215934?t=upoZ9oGQLzVCHdx3DHEESQ&s=19

Sahara reporters already deleted it from their posts on Twitter.