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Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says joint counterterrorism airstrikes carried out with the United States Africa Command have killed 175 ISIS terrorists in the North-East.

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Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday revealed that some people from Borno State once warned President Bola Tinubu to stop wearing traditional outfits he received from Shettima during the 2023 election campaign, claiming the clothes had been used to charm him and could lead to his death.

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed claims of the existence of a terrorist base in the South-West, assuring Nigerians that ongoing operations are targeted at rescuing abducted victims and neutralising criminal elements.

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In a major boost for continental integration, Togo has opened its borders to all African citizens, allowing passport holders from across the continent to enter the country visa-free.

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—As party chairman faces vote of no confidence By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—The All Progressives Congress, APC, stakeholders in Ekiti Local Government Area, Kwara State, have passed a vote of no confidence in local chairman Mr. James Ajibola for the alleged “unauthorized” release of Federal House of Representatives primary results — an act the party elders […]

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…We paid N.5m ransom to abductors without release- Family  By Uko Etim  UYO– A 300-level Theatre Arts student of the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Utibe Asian, has reportedly been kidnapped. It was gathered that Asian, who hails from Obio Etoi in Uyo Local Government Area, went missing from home after he […]

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‘I’m happy to announce to Nigerians that at about 3:30 a.m., we arrested Mr. Saleh Mamman somewhere in Kaduna’

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Gowon said the intervention from both sources eventually helped Nigeria turn the tide during the three-year civil war, which lasted from July 1967 to January 1970.

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Former minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed speculations that he is seeking a vice-presidential position, insisting that his political ambition is focused solely on the presidency amid ongoing conversations surrounding the ADC presidential ticket battle.

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