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Gaza ceasefire vetoed by China and Russia
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Negotiations For Gaza Truce To Resume In Doha with Egypt, U.S. And Israel Spy Chiefs In Attendance

Ceasefire negotiations for the Gaza conflict will resume in Doha on Wednesday. Key intelligence chiefs from Egypt, the United States, and Israel will...

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UN Peacekeepers Pause Withdrawal from Congo, No Timeline For Next Phase

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended its withdrawal, with no timeline for the next phase after...

ECOWAS Appoints President Faye To Mediate With Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leaders
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ECOWAS Appoints President Faye To Mediate With Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Leaders

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Senegalese President, Basirou Diomaye Faye as the mediator between ECOWAS and the...

NUJ Condemns Abduction of Two Nigerian Journalists, Others
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NUJ Condemns Abduction of Two Nigerian Journalists, Others in Kaduna

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the kidnapping of two of its members and their families by gunmen, as police assure...

Lagos State Police Command reportedly thwarted a kidnapping attempt in the Ladipo area, resulting in the killing of nine kidnappers.
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Lagos: Police Foils Kidnap Attempt, Kill Nine Kidnappers in Ladipo

Lagos State Police Command thwarted a kidnapping attempt in the Ladipo area, resulting in the killing of nine kidnappers. The incident was reported to...

NCS Intercepts Arms, Illicit Drug-Filled Containers Worth N13.9bn Without Naming Owner
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NCS Intercepts Arms, Illicit Drug-Filled Containers Worth N13.9bn Without Naming Owner

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said its operatives intercepted nine containers carrying arms, ammunition, illicit drugs, and thrift clothes worth N13.9 billion. Adewale...

A branch of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), in Ughelli, reportedly witnessed a violent attempt at robbery earlier today, as gunmen stormed the premises and engaged the police stationed at the bank in a fierce gun battle.
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Gunmen Kidnap 20 Travellers on Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway yesterday around 9 p.m. The assailants ambushed the travellers between the Sagamu Area...

Insecurity: Death Toll Rises From Female Suicide Bombing In Borno
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Insecurity: Death Toll Rises In Borno Female Suicide Bombing

The death toll of the bomb that went off yesterday in Gwoza, Borno State, has increased to 18, leaving 42 others “seriously injured.”...

According to reports, double tragedy struck in Gwoza town earlier when two suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at a wedding venue and subsequent burial.
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Suicide Bombers Attack Wedding and Funeral in Borno, Eight Dead, Many Injured

According to reports, tragedy struck in Gwoza town, Borno, earlier today when two suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at a wedding...

UN Allocates N16.8bn To Address Food Insecurity In Northeast Nigeria
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UN Allocates N16.8bn To Address Food Insecurity In Northeast Nigeria

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated $11 million (16.8 billion) to address Nigeria’s northeast’s increasingly worsening Nigeria’s crisis. This was...

FG Inaugurates Task Force To Curb Illicit Drug Importations Via Non-Commercial Jets
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FG Inaugurates Task Force To Curb Illicit Drug Importation Via Non-Commercial Jets

Nigeria’s Federal Government has inaugurated an eight-man ministerial task force to investigate the rising spike in money laundering, drug trafficking, and other illegal...

Bandits are reported to have killed Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
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Insecurity: Bandits Kill University Deputy VC; Boko Haram Abducts High Court Judge, Wife

Bandits have killed Prof. Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Development at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The incident occurred while...