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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, directing security agencies to expand their workforce to confront worsening insecurity across the country.
Popular Nigerian female singer, Ayra Starr, has confirmed her relocation from Nigeria to New York City.
The Senate has resolved to classify kidnapping as an act of terrorism and push for amendments to the Terrorism Act to impose the harshest possible punishment on offenders.
Uncertainty thickened across Guinea-Bissau’s political landscape as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló reportedly claimed he was detained by his own military leadership, a dramatic twist emerging while the nation anxiously awaits the final results of its general elections.
President Bola Tinubu has begun filling long-vacant diplomatic positions, sending a shortlist of three ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, a move that has stirred fresh debate over Nigeria’s foreign engagement strategy.
Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, has arrived in Sokoto State alongside members of the IPOB leader’s family for a scheduled visit to the separatist agitator.
Twenty-four students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, abducted by bandits last week, have been rescued and officially handed over to Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a blistering critique of the Federal Government, arguing that the return of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State should not be celebrated as a victory but viewed as a troubling signal of Nigeria’s deteriorating security climate.
The Lagos State Police Command has stopped an Egungun festival scheduled for Friday and Saturday in the Oregun area.
A Federal High Court in Abuja was told Tuesday that Tukur Mamu, accused of facilitating terrorist activities, allegedly received N50 million from the mastermind of the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train attack.