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The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed police operatives to Kafanchan and neighbouring communities in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, following the incessant attacks on residents of the area. The IG said he had constituted a Joint Tactical Operation Squad, comprising the Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Intelligence Response Team, Special Investigation Bureau, and the Explosives …

President-elect released statement saying he would dissolve Trump Foundation to avoid ‘even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President’ Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will shut down his charitable foundation, a response to mounting complaints over conflicts related to the president-elect’s charitable and business interests. In a statement released by his campaign, Trump said the …

Finally, Nigeria has won the war against Boko Haram insurgency as troops, on Friday, crushed the last enclave of the terrorists in the dreaded Sambisa forest in the North East geo-political zone of the country; and President Muhammadu Buhari is happy about it. The development has reportedly caused the insurgents to flee the forest while many were left dead. Excited …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has prayed for Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, to succeed in standing up for the masses. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the cleric said the prayer during a visit to the state as part of his nationwide tour …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said there was no truth in media reports alleging that he snubbed the recent South-East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu. Rather, he said he was advised by some stakeholders from the region not to attend on Thursday as scheduled in view of the closeness of the date to Christmas. Buhari made the clarification in …

Millions of Nigerians were left stranded and frustrated on Friday when Automated Teller Machines in most banks across the country dispensed less cash in some cases and failed to dispense cash in some other instances. Many of the customers, who had hoped to get enough cash from the ATMs to pay bills and shop for food items and other goods …

Washington (CNN) The United States on Friday allowed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction to be adopted, defying extraordinary pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in alliance with President-elect Donald Trump. The Security Council approved the resolution with 14 votes, with the US abstaining. There was applause in the chamber following the vote, which represented perhaps …

(CNN) Federal authorities warned Friday that ISIS sympathizers “continue aspirational calls for attacks on holiday gatherings, including targeting churches.” The bulletin was issued by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security and issued to law enforcement agencies and private security companies around the US. There are no known specific, credible threats, US law enforcement officials say. The bulletin was issued …

Washington (CNN) It’s Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu against the world. A dramatic vote Friday at the United Nations Security Council likely marked the final chapter in President Barack Obama’s troubled relationship with Netanyahu. But perhaps more importantly, the vote — in which the United States allowed a resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction to pass — offered a glimpse of …

By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has expressed worry and anxiety over the unstable and diminishing impact of the President Buhari-led Anti-corruption fight, and has advised Mr. President to formulate a clear, coherent anti-corruption template for Nigeria to get rid of the scourge. ANEEJ made its position known, in a statement released …