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Israeli security forces killed three Islamic Jihad militants when they came under fire Saturday during a raid in the West Bank, police said, the latest deaths in a surge of violence. The bloodshed comes amid heightened tensions ahead of the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, that has seen violence spiral in Israel and the occupied West Bank. …

A Nigerian based in West London, Adeyinka Shoyemi, 45, of Powis Terrace in Notting Hill, who incite racial hatred with inflammatory messages encouraging violence in Nigeria has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Shoyemi, popularly known as Adeyinka Grandson, of Powis Terrace in Notting Hill, first came to the attention of counter-terror police in the UK in March 2019 after members …

Nigerian medical students and other escapee students who fled Ukraine during the height of the Russian aggression in the European country have been directed to commence studies online, Saturday PUNCH reports. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the medical students had also been granted waivers to have their practical medical lessons in hospitals in their countries of residence. A letter from the Karazin Kharkiv National …

The Director General of  the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,  has warned that Nigeria and many African countries may face food crises due to the war in Ukraine. She made this warning during an exclusive interview with BBC World Service, which was monitored by Saturday Vanguard in Abuja yesterday. Okonjo-Iweala also warned that the war would have global …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has pledged to work with the electoral body and all other relevant stakeholders to ensure that the forthcoming local government election in the state is free, fair and credible. Obaseki gave the assurance when he received the executive members of the Edo State chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) who were …

After about seven years of downplaying the severity of Nigeria’s security crisis since his principal assumed office in May 2015, Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Friday, finally admitted that Nigeria is at war. Adesina, in a piece titled, ‘They Hate God, They Loathe Humanity’, described the attack by terrorists on hundreds of passengers onboard an Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday as …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – The Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ), said on Wednesday that it has put plans in place to address reform and issues of transparency and accountability in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and six other oil & gas producing states. The six states are Abia, Delta Edo, Imo, Rivers and …

Former Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega said good leadership recruitment has been the missing point in the quest for national development, urging Nigerians to as a matter of urgency find a solution pathway before the 2023 elections. Jega spoke during the pre-Ramadan lecture organised by the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) with the theme, …

The Appeal Court sitting in Enugu, Friday dismissed the suit filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State, in the 2019 Governorship election, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji and his Deputy, Chief Justin Ogbodo Mbam, which demanded the Court to declare the seats of Governor David Nweze Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe vacant on account of …

The federal government has charged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to scale up its regulatory role ahead of the 2023 general election.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the call at the inauguration of the governing board of the NBC.  He said the NBC will come under increasing pressure to step up its regulatory role to prevent …