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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to discuss possible military options against Iran with US President Donald Trump during his visit to Washington this week as Israel prepares contingencies should US-Iran talks collapse, according to two Israeli sources. Israel remains skeptical that nascent negotiations between the US and Iran will succeed, one of the sources said, but is pressing to …

Nigeria’s security and police institutions have stressed that robust intelligence sharing and sustained joint operations are critical to sustainable national stability. They emphasised that deeper collaboration among agencies is fast becoming the cornerstone of the country’s evolving security framework. Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Nigeria Police Force stated this on Tuesday at day two of the …

  The deployment was intended to safeguard farming communities, protect livelihoods and revive socio-economic activities disrupted by unending insecurity in the region. A few hours after deploying a special force to Plateau, the Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, has sent other teams to Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba, to serve as a “force multiplier” to Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), a …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed profound optimism that the persistent political crisis in Rivers State is nearing a final resolution following a decisive fresh intervention by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja after inspecting several ongoing projects in the territory, the minister underscored the president’s role as a unifying …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked a video circulating on social media alleging that the Agency secretly banned the sale and use of Amoxicillin in the country The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement on Monday said the claim was false and devoid of any factual basis of banning Amoxicillin …

Contrary to assurances by the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led PDP National Caretaker Committee, the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, remained sealed on Monday. The committee had indicated that the office would reopen following engagements with electoral authorities and internal consultations. A PDP faction backed by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, announced the planned reopening after INEC’s quarterly meeting with leaders of political parties. …

A Northern interest group, Arewa 100% Focus, has called on the National Assembly to consider the interests of Nigerians and adopt the electronic transmission of results in Nigeria’s Electoral Act Amendment. Its National President, Dr Abubakar Fakai, made the call on Monday in Abuja while reacting to the Electoral Act Amendment passed by the Senate last Wednesday. Although several provisions …

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday called on the international community to intervene immediately to stop more mass killings and other flagrant war crimes against civilians in Sudan. Türk said the call was necessary as the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, “We can only expect worse to come” unless action is taken to halt the …

South Africa has moved to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) after nearly three decades of service. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a statement, said he informed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on January 12 about the decision,. According to him, the decision is influenced by the need to …

The Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN) says 11 per cent of Nigerians are infected with kidney disease. The Nephrologists made this known at a news conference after the end of their 4-day Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference on Tuesday in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, worried over the sad development, the association met in Maiduguri …