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espite the reported intensified military operation against bandits, the criminals have continued their wave of terror, abducting 20 persons in Kwara and Kano between Monday night and Tuesday morning. The development comes barely 24 hours after 38 worshippers abducted from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, Eruku, Ikere, Kwara State, on November 18, were released by their abductors. The freed students. …

kraine’s security chief says he is hoping to arrange for President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the US “at the earliest suitable date” this month, as diplomatic attempts to end the war continue. Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine’s security council, said on Tuesday the US and Ukraine had reached “a common understanding on the key terms of the agreement discussed” …

he Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday vowed that the Nigeria Police Force will not relent until peace and normalcy are fully restored in Kebbi following the abduction of 24 girls from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. Egbetokun, who arrived in the state on a sympathy visit, expressed his concern during a meeting with Governor Nasir Idris …

Mr Akpabio said insecurity has weakened economic growth, forced schools and farms to shut down, and eroded youth confidence. igeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday unveiled the country’s new strategic framework for combating terrorism, a five-year plan expected to run from 2025 to 2030. The security blueprint, known as the Nigeria Counter-Terrorism Strategic Plan, was developed by the National …

o fewer than 17 persons have been abducted in a fresh‎ attack on Isapa on Monday evening, by a gang of bandits numbering about seven. Isapa is about 5km to Eruku in the same Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, where bandits attacked a church last week Tuesday, during an evening church service killing three, while 38 were abducted. …

Nigeria’s National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review on Monday moved closer to meeting its December 2025 deadline as members convened in Abuja to firm up the final draft of proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Lawmakers are expected to vote in the coming weeks on critical areas identified by Nigerians during earlier consultations, including power devolution, fiscal federalism, electoral …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. According to report by the Associated Press, the rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan …

Former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and lawmaker representing Edo North, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar lacks the capacity to govern Nigeria. Oshiomhole argued that Atiku’s inability to stabilise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disqualifies him from claiming he can fix the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, as …

The United States government, on Monday, tasked the Federal Government to ensure those involved in the abductions of schoolgirls and students/pupils in Kebbi and Niger states were brought to book. This came as the Presidency disclosed that the US government had agreed to establish a joint working group to enhance counterterrorism operations and deepen security cooperation between both countries, Vanguard …

By Isaac Eranga Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Businesses and Hoteliers Stakeholders Forum has established a strategic partnership with the EFCC to prevent misunderstandings and raids on legitimate hotel businesses, with a sensitization programme for hoteliers scheduled for November 30, 2025. The Businesses and Hoteliers Stakeholders Forum has hailed the emerging partnership with the Nigeria’s anti-graft Agency. The breakthrough …