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Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has called for the establishment of a United States military base in the Mandara Mountains of Borno State as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s North-East region. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday, the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has intensified criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the continued captivity of pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, urging the Federal Government to secure their release or acknowledge shortcomings in its security response. The latest criticism follows the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers from communities in Oriire Local…
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Former Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director-General and current senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has cautioned that Nigeria may face significant challenges containing a future Ebola outbreak if longstanding weaknesses in the country’s healthcare system are not addressed. His warning comes at a time when health authorities across…
The Kwara State Police Command has launched a full-scale manhunt for suspects involved in a wave of deadly reprisal attacks, arson, and extra-judicial killings that rocked Ilesha Baruba in Baruten Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the violence erupted on Friday,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has recorded a major breakthrough in its investigation into the mass abduction at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, with the arrest of five suspected collaborators linked to the attack. The suspects include two foreign nationals from neighboring Niger Republic who are alleged to have played roles…
The United States Department of State has unveiled a $3.5 million funding opportunity (approximately ₦5 billion) aimed at improving the documentation, reporting, and accountability mechanisms surrounding religious freedom abuses in Nigeria. The initiative, announced through the U.S. State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF), seeks applications from qualified organizations capable of strengthening efforts to…
Public primary and secondary school teachers across Oyo State have commenced an indefinite strike following the continued captivity of teachers and students abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The industrial action, which took effect on Monday, June 1, 2026, was directed by the Oyo State Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers…
Former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, describing the results announced by the party as “concocted” and lacking credibility. In a strongly worded statement issued after the exercise, Amaechi alleged that widespread voter disenfranchisement marred the primaries across several…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm greetings to Muslims in Nigeria and across the world on the occasion of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration, urging citizens to embrace sacrifice, unity, compassion, and faith as the nation continues its journey of economic recovery and national renewal. In a personally signed Eid-el-Kabir message released by the State…
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Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has again called on the Federal Government to adopt a non-military approach in tackling insecurity, urging authorities to grant amnesty to armed bandits willing to surrender their weapons, similar to rehabilitation programmes offered to repentant Boko Haram fighters. Gumi made the remarks during a press briefing at his…
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