FOREIGN NEWS
Hezbollah condemns attack on UN peacekeeping mission convoy in Beirut
The Iran-backed militant organization Hezbollah expressed disapproval on Sunday regarding an assault on a convoy of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Beirut, which the US State Department has stated was executed by backers of the militant group.
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Advocacy group to preserve Yoruba language, holds strategy meeting
A Yoruba language advocacy group – Brain Trust, has reaffirmed its commitment to revitalizing and preserving the language and culture by initiating the Yoruba Language Preservation Project, “Èdè wa ni – Ẹ gbe l’árugẹ”. This reaffirmation of commitment was made on 11 October 2025, at a meeting of its distinguished personalities, leaders, scholars, and advocates…
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International Day of the Girl Child: Understanding girls through their hormones, by Aisha Musa Auyo
On this International Day of the Girl, let us not only celebrate girls, but also listen to, learn from, and support them. Hormones may shape bodies, but our words and care can shape lives. Hormones control many bodily processes, including metabolism, homeostasis (the maintenance of constant internal balance), blood pressure and blood sugar regulation, fluid…
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Nigeria’s Olukemi Ibikunle wins 2025 UN Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers
The United Nations Department of Peace Operations has announced that Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), has won the third United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers. The award was presented on Wednesday, 8 October…
UNIFIL on Friday, said its outgoing deputy force commander was injured when the convoy, which was taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport, was violently attacked.
Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities have arrested more than 25 people as part of an investigation into the attack.
In the statement on Sunday, Hezbollah expressed firm rejection to any targeting of UNIFIL forces.
Advocacy group to preserve Yoruba language, holds strategy meeting
International Day of the Girl Child: Understanding girls through their hormones, by Aisha Musa Auyo
Nigeria’s Olukemi Ibikunle wins 2025 UN Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers
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