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The Federal Government and former President Goodluck Jonathan have disagreed on the planned military operation in the South-South and the South-West codenamed Operation Crocodile Smile. Jonathan, who spoke on Tuesday, believed it was an anomaly for soldiers to be deployed for internal security, a responsibility that is meant for the police, saying the deployment of troops internally was to intimidate …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ​called for on restructuring of the United Nations. In his speech to the UN Assembly, Buhari said how to restructure the world body should be priority number one. Nothing that “several ideas are out there”, he added that what must be done is to get them together and agree on what works for majority of …

President Muhammadu Buhari will today deliver Nigeria’s National Statement on the first day of the general debate of the one-week 72nd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events. He has been listed as the eighth speaker of the 193 Head of States expected to address the General Debate of the General Assembly. The theme for this …

Governors launched yesterday a peace move in the Southeast. Five from the North visited Rivers and Abia states, preaching peace. They also addressed Northerners, telling them to remain calm, following the tension generated by the activities of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The governors were led by Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima. Others are Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Simon …

The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing may bow to pressure from electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to hike electricity tariffs as one of the solutions to resolve the crises in the power sector. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Louise Edozien, who gave indication to this yesterday in Jos, lamented that low tariffs remained a stumbling block on the …

The Spanish foreign ministry has asked North Korea’s ambassador to leave Spain before the end of the month due to his country’s repeated refusals to renounce its nuclear weapons program. “Today, the North Korean ambassador was summoned and was told of the decision to consider him as a persona non grata, therefore he must stop working and abandon the country …

Donald Trump will use his first address to the UN general assembly on Tuesday to call for international action to confront North Korea and Iran, which he will portray as twin threats to global security, the White House said. The US president will warn member states that they risk being “bystanders in history” if they do not mobilise to confront …

…delegates seek return to regional govt, part-time legislators Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, hosted the All Progressives Congress (APC) panel on True Federalism in Benin City, the Edo State capital, as the party commenced public consultation on Nigeria’s restructuring. Welcoming members of the party’s Team One, in charge of the South-South geopolitical zone, made up of the …

Benin City, Nigeria – Stakeholders in Edo state, at the International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer on Saturday expressed concerns that 30 years after the Montreal Protocol, Nigeria was yet to enact legislation, like many other countries in the world to protect the ozone layer. Made up of National Association of Refrigeration and air-conditioning Practitioners (NARAP), members …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its strike after a final four-hour meeting with the Federal Government delegation, which ended around 9pm in Abuja on Monday. The ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, addressed a briefing at the Nigeria Labour Congress secretariat to announce the union’s “conditional suspension of the strike.” Ogunyemi said the strike was suspended, after the …