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The Federal Government says it is intensifying efforts to reclaim ungoverned spaces and reposition military veterans as part of a broader strategy to enhance national security and economic growth. The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the inauguration of an 18-member committee set up to drive the reforms. Musa,represented by the Permanent …

President Tinubu reportedly stumbled briefly during a ceremonial march-past organised for him at the parade ground in Turkiye, where he is on a state visit. The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty and proceeding with his scheduled state visit to Turkiye according to plan. The update was disclosed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to …

  President Tinubu said the reforms are designed to improve professional efficiency and legal certainty in appellate practice in line with modern institutional standards. President Bola Tinubu has transmitted an executive bill to the Senate seeking to amend the Court of Appeal Act to increase the number of justices from 70 to 110. The proposed amendment also aims to modernise …

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company(EKEDC) has notified its customers that there was a system collapse at about 10.48am Tuesday morning. The company said this in a notice to its customers on Tuesday on its official X handle. It said: ”Dear Valued Customer, kindly be informed that there was a system collapse at 10.48am Tuesday morning which resulted to a loss …

Eleven suspected kidnappers and fourteen corpse snatchers have been arrested by the Police in Edo State in intelligence-driven operations over the past weekend. During the operation, six kidnapped victims, including a couple, were rescued from Ekpoma, Okpella, and Ochodo communities. According to the spokesperson of the command ASP Eno Ikoedem the operations were high-tech driven and carried out in collaboration …

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has condemned the Anambra government’s closure of Onitsha Main Market, describing it as punitive and a violation of traders’ fundamental rights. The group faulted remarks attributed to Gov. Charles Soludo directing traders to open shops Monday to Saturday or vacate the state, calling them an attack on economic freedom. At a …

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world powers to recommit to international law as the foundation of peace, justice and multilateral cooperation, warning that the “rule of law is being replaced by the law of the jungle,” Guterres was addressing a high-level open debate of the UN Security Council convened by Somalia, which holds the Council presidency for January. …

The chairman African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sokoto state chapter, Alhaji Bello Isiyaku-Keegan, has denied Sen. Abubakar Gada’s membership, saying he was never their member. Isiyaku-Keegan stated this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Sokoto. He emphasised that membership of a political party was a formal and verifiable process involving registration and documentation through official records. He explained that Gada, who …

No fewer than 3,122 people displaced by Boko Haram attacks were on Monday cleared for repatriation to their communities in Gwoza and Bama council areas of Borno. Rudacogora Monique, the Head of Sub-Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Maroua, Cameroon, who disclosed this, said all was set for the repatriation of 3,122 refugees to Nigeria …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has decried the joint ultimatum given by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NLC and TUC have given a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government from January 23 to implement …