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•seeks urgent stop to kidnappings, banditry, killings  The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved again to summon all the security chiefs amid rising insecurity in the country. The upper chamber listed kidnapping, banditry, robbery and murder among security issues it said the federal government must confront urgently, owing to reports of spreads in many parts of the country. Senators passed the …

The leadership of the Northern Youth Progressive Network has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for renewing the contract engagement of the private security outfit for protecting the nation’s oil facilities against theft The group also lauded the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Products Limited (NNPCL) for engaging private security outfit The Convener of the Network at a …

The presidential candidate in last year’s election under the Labour Party (LP) and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on the federal government and the security agencies to rise up and put an end to the wanton killings in Nigeria. Obi stressed that for the umpteenth time, Nigerians again woke up to the continued reports of …

More than two-thirds of musicians fear that artificial intelligence will make it impossible to make a living, according to a study by French and German music societies published Tuesday. Based on a survey of more than 15,000 people in the industry, France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers (Sacem) and its German equivalent GEMA, said 71 percent of respondents …

A few hours after Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, Nigeriens poured out into the streets of Niamey to celebrate “freedom” from ECOWAS and the West. BBC Hausa reported that several residents of the Niger Republic capital were in a celebratory mood over the decision. The regional …

Nigeria has ranked 145 among 180 countries and scored 25 out of 100 points on the 2023 Corruption Perception Index. The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), and Transparency International (TI), disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference in Abuja.  Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Ibrahim Rafsanjani, said CPI sourced its data for the ranking from eight globally acclaimed organisations.  …

JENIN, West Bank — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces opened fire inside the wards of the Ibn Sina Hospital in the …

• Urge govt to explore, widen recycling methods; not alienate industries The ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics to curb pollution by the Lagos State government may have been welcomed by many considering the menace they cause to the environment, but implementation becomes a challenge without the involvement of stakeholders in the value chain. Though operators, especially food vendors may have …

Governor Obaseki said, “I want to assure you we will give all the support we can to ensure PDP retains Edo State. Ultimately, it is only one person that will emerge. If we believe it is God that gives power, then it is not today neither is it on the election day that God is going to determine who will …

US policy in the Middle East can no longer be described as an attempt to stop the Israel-Gaza conflict from triggering a bigger regional war. That hope died weeks ago. The critical task now for President Joe Biden — as he mulls retaliation over the deaths of three Americans in an attack by suspected Iranian proxy forces in Jordan Sunday – is to prevent that region-wide …