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By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo  Retired military officers and associates of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar have cautioned Nigerians against blaming the North for the country’s worsening insecurity, insisting that terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have evolved into a nationwide threat affecting all regions. The group made the call on Thursday during a press briefing in Kaduna […]

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By Dayo Johnson & Rotimi Ojomoyela — Ado Ekiti With less than 24 hours to the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, the State Police Command has warned individuals and groups against announcing unofficial results, declaring that anyone caught spreading fake or unauthorized outcomes will face the full weight of the law. The police said only the […]

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NPA explained that the ships were discharging bulk wheat, bulk salt, general cargoes, fresh fish, containers, bulk sugar, petrol, bulk gas, diesel, bulk urea and containers.

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By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri  The troops of Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI has on Friday 19th June, 2026 inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in a failed infiltration attempt targeting one of its locations at Dutsen Kura and Chara road in Buratai, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.  Recalled that […]

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A 22-year-old Cameroonian woman had reported to the police that she was kidnapped after travelling to Nigeria to meet a 39-year-old Chadian man she had been dating online.

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By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday visited the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) for an on-the-spot assessment of the institution’s operations, facilities and ongoing strategic programmes following the recent attack by gunmen. The Vice President, accompanied by Caleb Mutfwang and other senior government officials, was received by […]

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Israeli troops will stay in Lebanon “as long as necessary”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, vowing to make Iran-backed Hezbollah pay a “heavy price” for its attacks.

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…Calls for respect for freedom of expression, warns against misuse of judicial process Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to immediately reverse the reported revocation of the bail granted to activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, describing the move as a troubling development that undermines fundamental human rights, including liberty, fair trial and freedom of […]

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