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Nigeria Govt Engage More With Stakeholders To Deepen Humanitarian Responses
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has restated the firm resolve of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address humanitarian situations across Nigeria. This, according to him, entails that the administration will continue to engage more with critical stakeholders, including development partners, in tackling grey areas in humanitarian responses across the country. Senator Shettima stated…
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Nigeria, US inaugurate defence working groups to strengthen security cooperation
Nigeria and the United States of America have inaugurated the Defence Institutional Technical Working Groups (DITWGs) in Abuja under the 2026 Defence Cooperation Roadmap, reinforcing collaborative efforts to address terrorism, insecurity and regional instability. Speaking at the event, the head of the US delegation Mr. Cate Dave averred that the initiative supports strategic planning aimed…
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Troops nab terrorists, informant, drug peddlers; rescue kidnapped victims, recover explosives in sustained operations
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have continued to record significant operational successes across the theatre, including the arrest of suspected terrorists and their collaborators, rescue of kidnapped civilians, and recovery of explosive devices during coordinated operations. In a notable development, troops of OPHK deployed at Ngamdu, while conducting…
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JUST IN: 17 Reps Members Defect To NDC
No fewer than 17 members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). Their defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday. Also announced was the defection of Leke Abejide from the ADC to the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
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Tinubu congratulates new Kano Deputy Governor, Murtala Garo
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, the new deputy governor of Kano State, following his swearing-in by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Tuesday. Governor Yusuf nominated Garo to fill the vacant position created by the departure of Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam, who resigned in the aftermath of the governor’s defection to the…
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AU warns of renewed escalation in Gulf region as Iran drone strikes threaten UAE, oil route
A Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses deep concern over the renewed escalation in the Gulf region, marked by the resumption of drone and missile attacks attributed to Iran against neighbouring states, including the United Arab Emirates, as well as the continued disruption of maritime traffic in the Strait…
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SERAP rejects ‘flawed’ Abuja court judgment in DSS defamation case, moves to appeal N100m damages
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected what it described as the “seriously flawed judgment” of the Federal Capital Territory High (FCT) Court, Abuja, in the N5.5 billion defamation lawsuit filed against the organisation by two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal…
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IGP convenes emergency conference with senior police leadership, announces key reforms
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, on Tuesday, 5th May 2026, convened an emergency conference with senior strategic managers of the Nigeria Police Force, including the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The conference, which also had members of the press in…
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Court orders SERAP to pay DSS operatives ₦100m over defamation, demands public apology
Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to pay ₦100 million in damages to two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) over defamatory publications. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu also directed SERAP to issue public apologies to the officers, Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele,…
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NPF nabs 6 notorious kidnappers, rescue victims in Kaduna
Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six (6) notorious kidnapping suspects and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. DCP Placid said the suspects,…