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• Why we have been unable to rescue Abuja-Kaduna train captives, President breaks silence• Says he’s having sleepless nights over Nigeria’s insecurity• Fish out soldiers working for terrorists, CDS charges commanders• Service chiefs celebrate Eid-el-Fitr with troops in Borno• Buhari, Erdogan exchange Eid greetings  President Muhammadu Buhari has again charged heads of military and other security agencies in the country to …

Pope Francis said Tuesday he has requested a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war but has heard nothing back. The 85-year-old told Italy’s Corriere Della Sera newspaper that he had sent a message to Putin around 20 days into the conflict saying “that I was willing to go to Moscow”. “We have not yet …

A presidential aspirant of the Accord Party, Prof Chris Imumolen, has said the time is right for youth to be Nigeria’s president. Imumolen told journalists during his Presidential Southern Leadership and Consultative meeting, that though he was hopeful that a youth could become president after the 2023 general elections, it was imperative to reject the past and present leaders of …

The Nigerian chapter of the  International Press Institute (IPI) has announced plans to hold a one-day symposium in commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day. This was contained in a statement by its secretary, Ahmed Shekarau, on Monday, in Abuja. The UN General Assembly in December 1993 pronounced May 3 in celebration of World Press Freedom Day. To address the growing threats …

..says RCCG is a congregation of many parties Youth Pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Dr. Oche Otorkpa has called on the church to sack the Head of Politics and Governance of the church, pastor Timothy Olaniyan over a comment he made about the Vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo. The statement currently making the rounds and credited to Pastor …

• Govt hypes regular salary payment as feat• End ASUU strike or we’ll mobilise students to truncate your presidential ambition, S’West NANS tells Nwajiuba• Challenges Osinbajo to match words with action by settling ASUU/FG face-off within seven days• Reps Minority Caucus laments workers’ fate• TPAP-M urges workers to unite, take over power in 2023 The current industrial action by the …

…Urges Stakeholders’ Support Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has affirmed the government’s zero tolerance for street begging, noting that the state will begin the arrest and prosecution of parents of out-of-school children, as part of efforts to tackle the menace of street begging in the state. Obaseki said this when he received Muslim faithful who were at the Government …

…Hail ANPA for free medical outreach in Edo Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire have called for more private sector involvement in achieving a strong and effective healthcare system that will guarantee delivery of quality and efficient healthcare services to citizens. The duo made the call during a dinner organized for members …

The religious police in Jigawa, Hisbah, has threatened to deal with residents who dance, party or engage in ‘immoral activities’ during the Islamic eid festival. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Ibrahim Dahiru, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Sunday. “We’re using this opportunity to warn residents that our men will go …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to disrupt the planned primaries by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “unless the Nigerian universities currently under lock and keys are reopened.” Ahead of the 2023 general elections, political activities are already heightened in Nigeria as political parties plan to hold their party primaries in …