President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted the names of 32 ambassadors nominated to the Senate for confirmation, days after sending the first batch of three names. In two separate letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu requested that the Senate consider and confirm 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors. This […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected ongoing appeals for dialogue with bandits, insisting that Nigeria must adopt tougher measures and seek help from global partners to address the worsening security crisis. Speaking at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival in Jos, he delivered a strong message to the Federal Government, saying Obasanjo
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that both President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire sent aircraft to evacuate him and his delegation during the recent Guinea-Bissau coup evacuation. Speaking with newsmen, Jonathan explained that the Ivorian aircraft arrived before Nigeria’s because Côte d’Ivoire is geographically closer and secured landing
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The spokesperson for the Senate, Yemi Adaramodu, has debunked claims that the Federal Government paid ransom to secure the release of abducted schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states. Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Friday, Adaramodu said growing public suspicion was understandable but insisted that no money was exchanged to free the victims. His
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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to suspend immigration from what he described as “all Third World countries,” a day after an Afghan national was identified as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC. Trump’s latest declaration adds to a growing list of immigration restrictions under
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President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and expressed full support for the establishment of state police as part of efforts to curb rising violence across the country. Speaking during a high-level security briefing at the Presidential Villa, Tinubu said recent attacks in several states, especially cases of kidnapping, banditry, and communal clashes,
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Twenty-four schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State have been rescued on Tuesday. Details of the rescue operation remain sketchy at the moment, but officials are expected to release a formal announcement later today. The abduction occurred on November 17, when bandits attacked the school, killing a staff member, injuring a
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Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has defended his long-standing call for a non-kinetic approach to tackling insecurity, saying he is ready to lead the campaign for the release of the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on the condition that Kanu expresses remorse. Streetnetngr reports that Kanu was
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Again, more than 20 armed bandits on Monday evening attacked Isapa community, near Eruku, in the same Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting at least 11 residents. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the community around 6:00 p.m., moving in with a large herd of cattle and firing shots indiscriminately. An elderly
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has warned that Nigeria is slipping into “avoidable disorder” due to escalating insecurity, institutional decay, and what he described as leadership failure. In a statement on Monday, Obi expressed concern over what he termed “unprecedented negative news” recorded across the country within the last 10
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