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  ormer Ekiti lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ayodele Arise, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider the option of military action against Burkina Faso to secure the release of Nigerian soldiers currently being held in the West African country. Arise made the call on Saturday while speaking as a guest on an Arise TV programme, …

igeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, BosunTijani, says bandits and other criminal networks are now deploying sophisticated communication technologies that make it difficult for security agencies to track their activities, including ransom calls. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Tijani said the criminal operations within the telecom space are “far more technical” than many Nigerians realise, …

ASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons. The bill’s passage on a 312-112 vote comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump’s …

By Idahosa Musa do Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO), on Wednesday, called on government at levels to rise above board and tackle the spates of insecurity in the country, saying, every citizen has a right to life. The Coordinator General of the group, Comrade Omobude Agho made the call in a roadshow to mark the World Human Rights Day in Benin. …

embers of the Dr Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government for “making history” as the first administration not to have started the implementation of the national budget by December. They said it was curious that by December, the 12th and last month of the year, the government had yet to …

Riley Moore’s visit follows months of debate in the United States and Nigeria over whether the violence constitutes a campaign of genocide against Christians. nited States Congressman Riley Moore has called for stronger international engagement with Nigeria’s worsening displacement crisis after a visit to several internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Benue State. Mr Moore, who was in the state …

* Tasks NSA to prioritise arming and effective deployment of forest guards resident Bola Tinubu on Wednesday reiterated his earlier directive on the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons (VIPs) in the country and further directed the Minister of Interior to deploy officers of the Civil Defence to replace the withdrawn officers from special duties. …

he Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday blasted the All Progressives Congress over the defection of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, accusing the ruling party of orchestrating the political crisis that pushed Fubara out of the PDP. Reactions emerged from both the state and national levels of the opposition party, with leaders insisting that Fubara’s exit neither weakened the PDP nor …

The deputy senate president said the leadership had already met on the issue and is confident the president will reconsider and exempt lawmakers from the directive. he Senate on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to exempt its members from the presidential directive ordering the withdrawal of police personnel from VIPs, saying the decision poses a security risk to lawmakers. …

…says sector has been deregulated midst concerns raised by the Senate over a sharp increase in domestic airfares, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has explained that the Federal Government lacks the statutory power to fix airfares. Speaking with journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, the Aviation Minister declared that the sector …