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There is no greater failure of leadership than knowing evil exists and choosing to look away. For years, the world has known that Christians in Nigeria are being systematically slaughtered, and the world has done nothing. That ends now. I am a soldier. I have fought terrorists in Iraq and …

Nigeria is set to have six new states as the National Assembly joint committee on Constitutional Review has approved the proposal for their creation. The approval was one of the major outcomes of a two-day retreat held in Lagos, jointly chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, and …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports claiming he accused the late President Muhammadu Buhari of having links with Boko Haram, saying his comments were misrepresented. In a statement issued by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, on October 4, Jonathan said he never suggested or implied that Buhari had any …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that his administration has successfully delivered on the “change agenda” promised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) when the party came into power a decade ago. The president made the remarks on Tuesday during his visit to Imo State, where he attended a book …

President Trump will sign an executive order Friday to alter the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War — reverting to the agency’s former namesake. The US Department of War was established by George Washington on August 7, 1789 and renamed the Department of Defense on …

Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has passed away at the age of 78. He died on Saturday. Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has passed away at the age of 78. He died on Saturday. A statement by the Ogbeh family …

Nigerian government agencies, Galaxy Backbone and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, have announced a partnership to kick off ‘smart police stations’ nationwide. This was disclosed at the Memorandum of Understanding signing event between GBB and NPTF on Friday in Abuja. In his remarks at the event, the Managing Director of …

Hours after rampaging bandits slaughtered 18 Nigerian soldiers and another 48 citizens in Niger and Zamfara States respectively, President Bola Tinubu boasted that he is doing well. Mr Tinubu, during his official visit to Nasarawa State on Wednesday, lauded the state governor, Abdullahi Sule, for doing well—adding that he, too, …

Retail outlets under the nameplate of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited effected an upward adjustment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to N945 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday.   They also adjusted their petrol price to N915 per …

Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has been linked to a sinister attempt to steal River Park Estate in Abuja from its Ghanaian owner, Kojo Mensha, following alleged intimidation, harassment and attack on the businessman and his partners amid ongoing ownership dispute. Mr Mensha, the developers of River Park Estate …