Nigeria Contacts INTERPOL Over Fugitive Crypto-currency Chief The Federal Government, on Monday, contacted the International Criminal Police Organization and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension of one of the detained executives of a global crypto-currency firm, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from lawful custody on Friday. It was also gathered from the Office of […]
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has hailed the office of the National Security Adviser and other security agencies over the safe release of the Kuriga schoolchildren in Kaduna State. Diplomat Nigeria reports that 287, were kidnapped on March 6 when the gunmen on motorcycles rode through their school, taking them away in an incident that sparked […]
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has affirmed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria play a pivotal role in maintaining peace, stability, and social cohesion in West Africa. He stated this during a courtesy call by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, to the Ministry of Foreign […]
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Nigeria’s President Mr. Bola Tinubu has barred public funded international trips for ministers, officials and heads of agencies. Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, gave the directive in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. George Akume. The letter cited the “current economic challenges and the […]
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Following the directive of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Sanctions Committee has revealed the identities of 15 entities including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change firms that have been sanctioned over alleged terrorism financing. The nine individuals under sanctions are: Tukur Mamu Yusuf Ghazali Muhammad Sani Abubakar Muhammad Sallamudeen Hassan Adamu Ishak Hassana-Oyiza Isah […]
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Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, revealed the identities of the 16 Army personnel of the 181 Amphibious Battalion ambushed and killed by suspected youths in the country’s Okuama community of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State. The personnel, comprising the Commanding Officer, three other senior officers and 12 soldiers, were on a […]
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Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said arrangements are in top gear to ascertain the number of trafficked Nigerian women in Iraq for easy rescue. The spokesperson for NAPTIP, Zacks Dauda, who disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH on Friday, noted that the agency would partner the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) said on Friday over 6.1 million Nigerians were displaced by insecurity and natural disasters in the country. The NCFRMI Federal Commissioner, Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu, disclosed this when he visited the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda at the Government House in Katsina. He said: “Today, I can […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday arrived Abuja after his two-day visit to Qatar. The presidential jet, NAF 001, that conveyed the President landed at the Airport around 7pm. Vice President Kashim Shettima led a group of government officials who received him. Some of the prominent figures who were there are the President’s Chief of Staff, […]
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Alsahabi said in the statement that the surgical intervention unfolded in nine planned stages, lasting approximately 14 hours. A team comprising 38 consultants, specialists, technicians, and nursing staff specializing in anesthesia, pediatric surgery, urology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery collaborated seamlessly to ensure the success of this complex operation. In what is seen as […]
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