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A group of lawyers was at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday to initiate contempt proceedings against the Department of State Services (DSS) and its Director General (DG), Yusuf Bichi for allegedly flouting a number of court orders for the release of detained former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. They lawyers are contending that by the …

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, said military offensives alone could not sustainably resolve the security crisis in the North-West. Rather, he said it would take a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic strategies to restore calm in the troubled region. “Unless we want to engage in an endless war of attrition, there cannot be a military solution to the crisis …

*Says petitions fail to prove allegations of non-compliance *Claims actual vote scored is 8,800,369,  President Bola Tinubu has warned that nullifying the February 25 election that produced him as president, on account of the fact that he did not score 25% of the lawful votes cast during the election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) could “lead to absurdity, chaos, …

…Says it is stalling desired transformation of education sector …Says Edo closing 50% gap in education via reforms, programmes Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has identified one of Nigeria’s biggest challenges as its dysfunctional educational system, noting that the State has set up parameters to play its part in closing the 50 percent education gap in the country. Obaseki, …

Some politicians, who think that their closeness to President Bola Tinubu, will fetch them ministerial positions are in for a shock, an investigation by Sunday PUNCH has revealed. It was gathered that the President might rely on security reports on individuals whose names were already sent to security agencies for screening ahead of the submission of the ministerial list to the Senate …

• Panels of enquiries ineffective, curfews incapable of stopping killings in Plateau’• Community policing is vital to ending insecurity — stakeholders• Southeast leaders urged to look inwards for Home-grown security initiatives• Service Chiefs must revamp security architecture, change strategy, say Esangbedo, Lakanu Worried by the pervasive insecurity across the country, with fresh incidences of wanton killings and destruction engulfing parts …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 19-year-old student, Benjamin Nnamadi Daberechi, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja, for attempting to export 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish to Europe where he was going for undergraduate studies. He was intercepted on Wednesday, July 12, by operatives of the agency during an outward clearance of …

Amidst rising food prices, President Bola Tinubu last week declared an immediate “State of Emergency” on food insecurity in the country. The move is seen as part of an aggressive push to boost agricultural productivity and reduce the high prices of major staple foods in Nigeria. The development is in line with the government’s short, medium and long-term strategies towards addressing the …

Over six weeks after assuming office, President Bola Tinubu has yet to occupy his official residence at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. While the President has been actively using his private conference room, office space, and Aso Chambers for crucial meetings with local and international guests, his official residence east of the office remains unoccupied. In the afternoon of …

Russia has a stockpile of cluster munitions and will consider using them against Ukraine “if they are used against us,” President Vladimir Putin said. Putin’s comments come just days after Ukraine received a delivery of American-made cluster munitions, though a top Ukrainian military official told CNN they had not yet been used. “Russia has a sufficient supply of various types of cluster …