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WASHINGTON — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to topple the carefully negotiated compromise. Senators are closing in on the details of an agreement on border measures that could unlock Republican support for Ukraine aid …

The Federal Ministries of Works and Defence and the Nigerian Army (NA) are collaborating on a comprehensive approach to tackle the insecurity challenges confronting parts of the country through road infrastructure enhancement and expansion, it emerged on Friday. The Minister of Works, David Umahi said the collaboration is part of the strategic and holistic security roadmap of the Federal Government. …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Dr. Bayero Farah as Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria for a second term of four years. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the institute, Mr. John Kolawale, and made available to newsmen in Zaria on Friday. He said the appointment was with effect …

Israel launched its war against Hamas following the militant group’s unprecedented Oct. 7 attack that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in Israel and saw about 250 others taken hostage from the country’s south. Health authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza say Israel’s offensive has killed nearly 25,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The offensive, one of the most destructive military …

• IPOB, Middle Belt Forum, Ijaw National Congress, others kick against 1,144-man militia • We’ll soon have warlords everywhere like Somalia –MBF, INC • We won’t allow them in S’East – Igbo groups • Fulani vigilantes can curtail bandits’ activities–NEF, ACF The recent launch of a 1,144-man nomadic vigilance group by Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, is generating negative reactions from the southern …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reassured sustained partnership with the corps and other security agencies in the State to reduce the incidences of crime and other social vices. Obaseki gave the reassurance yesterday, while receiving the newly deployed State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agun Gbenga Joseph at the Government House in Benin …

The report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law noted that criminal elements had been hiding in the identified places in Abia, Anambra, and Imo states since 2021 without onslaughts of the Nigerian military. The Nigerian military and the police have failed to carry out intense “clearance operations” in at least 12 hideouts and enclosures where …

There was a heated gunfire exchange on Thursday as police officers rescued an Abuja resident, Segun Akinyemi, who was kidnapped just as he was driving out of his home. The kidnappers were taking Akinyemi from Abuja to Kano State when the police swooped in on them, according to the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan. He said …

Outrage over the rising insecurity in the country grew on Thursday as stakeholders demanded tough actions by the Federal Government against kidnappers. Those who advised the Federal Government on the kidnapping epidemic included the Supreme Council for Sharia, South-South governors, residents of affected communities, and the National Association of Nigeria Students. Abductions, which were previously restricted to the North-West, have …

The Northern Youth Association of Nigeria (NYAN) has commended President Bola Tinubu for giving more appointments to the youth and women who make up the larger population of the nation. The group lauded the President for his anti-corruption fight and his firm stance on fuel subsidy removal which they said is capable of reducing corruption. The President of the association, …