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IGP Tightens Security In Abuja As Bandits Run Riots

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a beef up of security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in order to fortify the nation’s capital against terrorists. Residents of Abuja have been living in fear since the invasion of Kuje Prison by Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) on July 5, 2022. There…

Buni Returns To Nigeria, Endorses Actions Taken By Gov Bello

Governor Mala Buni of Yobe State has taken over the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), after returning from a medical trip abroad. This was contained in a release by his Director General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Thursday. While he was away,…

Why America Lost Afghan War To Taliban — Global Experts Weigh In

The US occupied Afghanistan and dismantled the Taliban regime following the September 11, 2001 attack on the U.S twin tower by Al-Qaeda. The notorious terrorist network was said to have masterminded the attack from base in Afghanistan at the time. On October 7, 2001, the US officially initiated the war in Afghanistan with huge support…

Just In! Nigeria Recalls Ambassador To Indonesia Over Assault Of Diplomat..

To Review Relations With Country In Retaliation... Diplomatic Row Brews As Reps Threaten To Declare Indonesian Envoys In Nigeria Persona Non Grata Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to Indonesia, A.U. Ogah to step up its protest against the manhandling of its Diplomat by Indonesian immigration officials in Capital, Jakarta. This was disclosed by the Minister…

Igboho, Others Divide Yoruba Nation As Assembly Announces Referendum Date

Cracks Widen Among Leaders Over Secession/Self-determination Calls In Region Anti-Seccession Groups Disown Igboho, Back Restructuring Agitation Throws S'West Govs Off Balance Soyinka: Solution Lies In 'Massive Decentralisation' Of Power Voices of cacophony have begun to trail the call for secession in Nigeria's Southwest as championed by self-acclaimed O'odua Activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise known as…

Why Nigeria Should Dump Commonwealth Of Nations — Bolaji Akinyemi

Says Union 'A Footstool Of Britain' By Abiola Olawale (The New Diplomat's Southwest Bureau) Nigeria's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi has called for the exit of Nigeria from the Commonwealth of Nations, a political association of 54 member states, stating that the association is of no benefit to Nigeria again. Akinyemi who…

‘Killer’ Trans Fat In Nigerians’ Meals: CAPPA Calls Media, FG To Urgent Action

Seeks Speedy Enactment Of Regulations To Stop 'Time Bomb' Among Nigerians, little is known about the 'killer' trans fat, alternatively referred to as 'bad fat' in food, yet the toxic chemical is in the meals consumed daily by a far majority of the Nigerian population estimated to be over 200 million people. Described as a…

Special Report: What A Year It’s Been As Nigeria Marks Covid-19 Anniversary

From Segun Amure (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) It has been a nightmarish year to forget for many Nigerians since the country joined the league of nations struck by the global contagion -- Covid-19 pandemic on the 27 February, 2020 when Nigeria registered its index case of the infection. Nigerians were gripped with fear and…

Herdsmen Debacle: How 5,000 Ogun Residents Fled To Benin Republic In One Week

By Dotun  Akintomide 28 Feared Dead In Brutal Attacks By Herdsmen  Ogun residents numbering about 5,000 have reportedly fled their villages to seek refuge in Pobe, a Beninoise border community located about 100 km from Cotonou -- the commercial hub of Benin Republic, Nigeria's western neighbour. The mass movement of Nigerians in the last one…

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IGP Tightens Security In Abuja As Bandits Run Riots

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a beef up of security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in order to fortify the nation’s capital against terrorists. Residents of Abuja have been living in fear since the invasion of Kuje Prison by Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) on July 5, 2022. There…

Buni Returns To Nigeria, Endorses Actions Taken By Gov Bello

Governor Mala Buni of Yobe State has taken over the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), after returning from a medical trip abroad. This was contained in a release by his Director General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Thursday. While he was away,…

Why America Lost Afghan War To Taliban — Global Experts Weigh In

The US occupied Afghanistan and dismantled the Taliban regime following the September 11, 2001 attack on the U.S twin tower by Al-Qaeda. The notorious terrorist network was said to have masterminded the attack from base in Afghanistan at the time. On October 7, 2001, the US officially initiated the war in Afghanistan with huge support…

Just In! Nigeria Recalls Ambassador To Indonesia Over Assault Of Diplomat..

To Review Relations With Country In Retaliation... Diplomatic Row Brews As Reps Threaten To Declare Indonesian Envoys In Nigeria Persona Non Grata Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to Indonesia, A.U. Ogah to step up its protest against the manhandling of its Diplomat by Indonesian immigration officials in Capital, Jakarta. This was disclosed by the Minister…

Igboho, Others Divide Yoruba Nation As Assembly Announces Referendum Date

Cracks Widen Among Leaders Over Secession/Self-determination Calls In Region Anti-Seccession Groups Disown Igboho, Back Restructuring Agitation Throws S'West Govs Off Balance Soyinka: Solution Lies In 'Massive Decentralisation' Of Power Voices of cacophony have begun to trail the call for secession in Nigeria's Southwest as championed by self-acclaimed O'odua Activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise known as…

Why Nigeria Should Dump Commonwealth Of Nations — Bolaji Akinyemi

Says Union 'A Footstool Of Britain' By Abiola Olawale (The New Diplomat's Southwest Bureau) Nigeria's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi has called for the exit of Nigeria from the Commonwealth of Nations, a political association of 54 member states, stating that the association is of no benefit to Nigeria again. Akinyemi who…

‘Killer’ Trans Fat In Nigerians’ Meals: CAPPA Calls Media, FG To Urgent Action

Seeks Speedy Enactment Of Regulations To Stop 'Time Bomb' Among Nigerians, little is known about the 'killer' trans fat, alternatively referred to as 'bad fat' in food, yet the toxic chemical is in the meals consumed daily by a far majority of the Nigerian population estimated to be over 200 million people. Described as a…

Special Report: What A Year It’s Been As Nigeria Marks Covid-19 Anniversary

From Segun Amure (The New Diplomat's Abuja Bureau) It has been a nightmarish year to forget for many Nigerians since the country joined the league of nations struck by the global contagion -- Covid-19 pandemic on the 27 February, 2020 when Nigeria registered its index case of the infection. Nigerians were gripped with fear and…

Herdsmen Debacle: How 5,000 Ogun Residents Fled To Benin Republic In One Week

By Dotun  Akintomide 28 Feared Dead In Brutal Attacks By Herdsmen  Ogun residents numbering about 5,000 have reportedly fled their villages to seek refuge in Pobe, a Beninoise border community located about 100 km from Cotonou -- the commercial hub of Benin Republic, Nigeria's western neighbour. The mass movement of Nigerians in the last one…

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