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•Economic reforms must deliver visible impact to Nigerians across states, Shettima declares •Bandits issue one-week ultimatum to Kwara community to pay N300m on 10 abductees •Commander orders troops to stamp out bandits in Sokoto ational Economic Council (NEC), yesterday, approved the sum of N100 billion, subject to a final ratification by President Bola Tinubu, for rehabilitation of training institutions for …

The US government said policy was being implemented under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act he US government has introduced a new policy which allows it to impose a visa ban on people considered responsible for the attack on Nigerian Christians. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the US State Department said the policy allows it to deny …

hinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, met with Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations and ongoing cooperation between the two countries. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja. Dunhai said, “Through the joint efforts of both sides, the China-Nigeria comprehensive strategic partnership has entered the fast track.” He highlighted …

inister of Defence-designate, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has assured Nigerians that the country has the capacity to win the war against insurgency, kidnapping and banditry in so far as there is holistic collaboration by all. Musa stated that with the right number of boots on the ground, what was required was for Nigeria to work as a united country to …

he Senate confirmed Mr Musa as Nigeria’s new defence minister after about three hours of screening at the Committee of the Whole. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the confirmation after lawmakers cleared the nominee through …

ladimir Putin does not want a deal, and the sweetness of being begged to entertain one is something the Russian president relishes. Five hours of US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law meeting with the Kremlin head seemed to yield little publicly. It is helpful to step back and view the world and the Russian invasion through his eyes. It …

ccording to the message, the Police High Command expressed concern that despite repeated instructions, some officers continue to follow VIPs in mufti, contravening the operational guidelines of the Special Protection Unit (SPU). The Nigeria Police Force has issued a fresh directive warning officers and men against escorting Very Important Persons (VIPs) while dressed in mufti, describing the act as a …

PORT HARCOURT—No fewer than 19 persons, including five students of Rivers State University, were kidnapped by gunmen in Rivers and Imo states on Tuesday, according to report by Vanguard News. This came on a day the House of Representatives asked the federal government to fish out the killers of five policemen in the Bauchi community last week. Following the resignation …

President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it. INNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the planning. The move comes as …

ASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Matt Van Epps won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House on Tuesday, maintaining his party’s grip on the district with help from President Donald Trump. A military veteran and former state general services commissioner from Nashville, Van Epps defeated Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn to represent the …