Homepage Lagos from Monday, October 13th, 2025

Hamas on Monday handed over the last batch of 20 surviving hostages to Israel, marking a major step towards ending two years of devastating war in Gaza. The move came as US President Donald Trump, who helped broker the truce, described it as “a great day.”

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that one of its personnel, Lance Corporal Akenleye Femi, serving with the 221 Battalion, Wawa Cantonment in Niger State murdered his wife before taking his own life in their apartment on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday morning to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, an agreement he said had “effectively ended the war” and paved the way for lasting peace in the Middle East.