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Russia has revoked the accreditation of a British diplomat over “intelligence and subversive activities,” the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday. The diplomat, identified as second secretary of the British Embassy, Janse Van Rensburg, has been ordered to leave the country within two weeks, according to an FSB statement. The security service said it had documented the diplomat’s attempts …

A Civil Society Organisation has said that administrative and financial autonomy for Local Government Areas (LGAs) are critical, non-kinetic strategies to combatting insecurity and foster development. The Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR) Co-ordinator, Dr Emeka Ononammadu, in collaboration with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR) made this known on Monday in Umuahia while unveiling the …

Troops of Operation ”HADIN KAI” repelled a coordinated attack by ISWAP terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandaragirau in Sector 2 in Borno, killing 38 insurgents. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), said the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday. Uba said that …

Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians are not interested in the division rocking the party, but want to see leadership, stability, and hope. Ohuabunwa, stated this at the 2026 PDP National Convention held at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the party …

What was once a quiet and peaceful agrarian settlement is now a community gripped by fear, anger, and deep suspicion. Egbetua-Ososo, a small town in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, is fast becoming the epicenter of a brewing crisis that could spiral out of control if urgent intervention does not come from the government and security agencies. Alltimepost.com …

For the first time in centuries, Catholic leaders have been barred from Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, according to church authorities in the holy city. The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said Israeli police prevented the church’s senior leaders from entering to celebrate mass. “For the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from …

•To receive 3% from Federation Account •Federal Police to focus on national security, interstate crime, federal law enforcement The submitted framework for the establishment of state police to the Senate shows that when put in place, State Police Services would be saddled with the responsibility of handling local criminal offences, domestic violence, homicide, armed robbery, and community policing as their …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table. Islamabad isn’t often called on to act as an intermediary in high-stakes diplomacy, but it’s stepped into the role …

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entering its second month and Russia’s ongoing campaign in Ukraine, Leo dedicated his Palm Sunday homily …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, which calls into question whether the rebel group backed by Tehran will again target commercial shipping traveling through the Red Sea …