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Edo State Government has ordered the immediate closure of three public secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state as part of measures aimed at safeguarding the lives and property of students, teachers and other school personnel. The affected schools are Ososo Grammar School, Ososo; Ososo Comprehensive High School, Ososo; and Makeke Secondary School, Makeke. The decision, according …

The strategic partnership between Nigeria and the United States has significantly degraded the operational capability of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and other terrorist groups, the Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, stated this in an X Spaces engagement on strengthening security through strategic information sharing on the Nigeria-U.S. military …

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Exploration and Production (E&P) Limited have initiated discussions aimed at establishing a strategic partnership to enhance healthcare delivery for corporate employees and residents of the South-South region. This development emerged on Tuesday when the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UBTH, Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, paid a courtesy …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Tehran vowed to respond, the Associated Press reports. The strikes were “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” U.S. Central …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration’s deportation agenda for the remainder of his time in the White House. Republicans used their majority to get the bill over the finish line, funding a pair of …

  The citizens were demonstrating against a controversial 50-bed quarantine facility being constructed by the U.S. military to house American citizens exposed to Ebola. Strong indications have emerged that the administration of Kenyan President William Ruto is working in collusion with the United States government to offload the risk of the deadly Ebola virus onto African soil, sparking violent protests …

  PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported in February that the ICPC began an investigation into Mr Nnaji’s forgery scandal, with insiders saying the former minister could be prosecuted if the investigation showed that he truly forged his credentials. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has finally launched a search for a former Minister of Innovation, Science and …

  The postponement was announced in a letter sent to invitees by the President and CEO of the Amandla Institute, Prof Adebayo Olukoshi, on Monday. A proposed fireside chat scheduled to hold on June 15 has been postponed indefinitely following the death of Dr Fezeka Mabona, the younger sister of former South African President, Thabo Mbeki. The postponement was announced …

  The Minister also referred to the claim by the South African government that the violence is only directed at illegal immigrants as false. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has said the President Bola Tinubu administration may consider retaliatory measures against South Africa. The measures will be in response to South Africa’s complacency and apathetic response to violent …

Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks on each other, after the two countries exchanged fire for the first time since April’s truce. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his country was holding fire “at the moment”. But he stressed that the struggle against Iran and Hezbollah was “not finished”. It came hours after Iran’s armed …