Presidency: DSS, military used negotiation strategy to secure release of 38 Kwara worshippers

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga says a non-kinetic, negotiation-driven strategy was key to securing the release of 38 worshippers kidnapped from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Kwara State, on…

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Kalu urges Igbos to drop emotional reactions to Kanu’s conviction, says crisis claimed 30,000 souls

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has called on Igbos to set aside what he described as emotional reactions to the conviction of Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that only a calm, political approach…

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NUC bans honorary doctorates for govt serving officials, moves to dismantle Nigeria’s ‘degree mills’

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a sweeping prohibition on the conferment of honorary doctorate degrees on serving public officials, as part of a broad crackdown on what it…

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Tinubu sends Shettima to Kebbi, mourns fallen soldiers, orders swift rescue of kidnapped schoolgirls

President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to travel to Kebbi State on Wednesday to condole with the state government and reassure families of the kidnapped schoolgirls that…

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FCT Police debunks claim of attack on naval officer, clarifies stop-and-search incident in Kubwa

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading social media reports alleging that police officers attacked a naval officer, identified as Lt. Ahmed Yerima, during…

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