Homepage News from Monday, September 1st, 2025

An overwhelming majority of members of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) have endorsed a resolution stating that Israel's military operations in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide under international law.

The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced Nigerian-born Finnish citizen, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for terrorism-related offences and other crimes.

​​​​​​​A powerful earthquake and a series of aftershocks have killed more than 800 people and injured over 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to the Taliban’s interior ministry.

Liverpool have agreed to a British record £125m fee to sign striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, according to BBC Sport.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released a three-day weather outlook, predicting widespread thunderstorms and rainfall across the country from Monday to Wednesday.

The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, has refuted claims of sabotage in the recent derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train.

​​​​​​​Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, according to a statement from Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz.

Sunday’s Premier League action delivered a series of dramatic results, with defending champions Liverpool securing a monumental victory over rivals Arsenal, while Manchester City's early-season struggles deepened with a shock defeat.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a landslide victory in the 2025 Rivers State Local Government Elections.