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Oyo Govt Promises Safe Rescue Of 46 Abducted Pupils, Teachers
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (943+ words) Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde Oyo State government has assured the public and affected families that it is making frantic efforts with the security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of victims abducted during the recent invasion of communities…...
A Defining Moment In The War Against Terror: Why The Elimination Of Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki Must Mark A Turning Point
51+ min ago (838+ words) LEADERSHIP Newspapers A Defining Moment In The War Against Terror: Why The Elimination Of Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki Must Mark A Turning Point By Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman (rtd) mni fnipr The reported neutralisation of Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command…...
Review Practice Of President Acting As Petroleum Minister, Group Tells Tinubu
47+ min ago (321+ words) The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on President Bola Tinubu to review the practice of the president serving as substantive minister of petroleum. MOSIEND president, Dr Kennedy West, who…...
Impact Of The Sahel Crisis On West Africa
46+ min ago (677+ words) By Iyi-Ife Victor Adegbulugbe The Sahel region of Africa has become one of the world's most dangerous and unstable security zones. Stretching across states such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and parts of Nigeria, the region is now the epicentre…...
Sen Alli, Others Condemn Oyo Schools Attack, Laud Police Efforts
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (524+ words) They urged the government to take active measures against insecurity. Alli, in a statement issued in Ibadan, described the incident as painful, disturbing and unfortunate. According to the police, armed hoodlums riding motorcycles simultaneously attacked Baptist Nursery and Primary School,…...
African Women Conference Digital Tech Hub Graduates Fellows
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (258+ words) The first cohort of Fellows of the African Women Conference (AWC) Women and Girls Digital Tech Hub AI and Data Science Programme has graduated. The six-month virtual programme, held in partnership with the Helpline Social Support Initiative (HSSI) and Data…...
Lagos Speaker Advocates Strong Institutions
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (307+ words) Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has said that no economy can attain enduring prosperity without strong institutions and strategic collaboration between government and private capital. Delivering a keynote address on the theme "Legislative…...
3 Nigerians Emerge President, Executive Committee Members Of Global Shea Alliance
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (414+ words) Nigeria has strengthened its influence within the global shea industry following the emergence of a Nigerian as President of the Global Shea Alliance (GSA) Executive Committee and the inauguration of two other Nigerians into the committee. According to a statement…...
Birth Registration Drive Gains Momentum In Kano Communities
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (339+ words) A community-based birth registration outreach in Yamadawa, Dorayi Babba, and Dorayi Karama in the Dorayi area of Gwale Local Government Area, Kano State, has recorded increased participation as parents and caregivers turn out in large numbers to register children under…...
Borno Steps Up Efforts To Rescue 42 Askira-Uba School Abductees
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (291+ words) Borno State government is working with security agencies to rescue 42 students and children abducted from Primary and Junior Government Day Secondary School in Mussa, Askira-Uba LGA last Friday. The special adviser and spokesman of Borno State governor, Mallam Dauda Iliya,…...