Paragraph 1 On Thursday, the Israeli military released a brief but important statement about a reported shooting near the small settlement outpost of Homesh in the occupied West Bank. The words were carefully chosen, the tone official, and the conclusion surprising to many who had been waiting for clarity: the incident did not appear to be a terror attack. For people who follow the region closely, that kind of announcement carries both relief and unease. Relief, because it meant the worst kind of violence may not have taken place; unease, because a gunshot in the West Bank is never just…

Across Nigeria’s bustling market squares and busy highway filling stations, from the crowded aisles of neighbourhood supermarkets to the quiet precision of industrial weighbridges, the Federal Government is drawing a line in the sand. The message is simple but profound: no buyer should be cheated, and no seller should be cheated. In a renewed push to protect the integrity of everyday commerce, the government has reiterated its plans to roll out a nationwide market surveillance drive against short measurement, a practice that robs ordinary people, undermines honest businesses, and poisons trust in the marketplace. Dr Salim Mohammed, Director of the…