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Insecurity in Nigeria is a significant problem, affecting access to essential services and causing fear among citizens. Here are 10 solutions to make Nigeria safer: 1. UNDERSTANDING THE ROOT CAUSES OF INSECURITY Factors: Weak local governance, corruption, economic inequality, organized crime, and terrorism contribute to insecurity. Addressing these issues is crucial for long-term stability. 2. ENHANCING…
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Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win the general election. In the first new policy announcement of the campaign, the prime minister has unveiled a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time military placement for 12 months or a…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised African nations to re-examine the democracy inherited from the West. Obasanjo said Africa must build a model of democracy that is true to the African heritage and that caters for the welfare of the people. He said this at a Summit on the State of Democracy in Africa held…
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A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday issued an ex-parte order preventing Governor Abba Yusuf from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The court also halted the implementation of a new law that abolished the four emirates of Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. The order, given by Justice Liman, directs all involved parties to maintain…
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Four years after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reinstated him to the throne. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment of Mallam Sanusi Lamido,” the governor said to cheers at the Art Chamber of the Kano State Government…
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A political commentator and member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, says rather than inject the Nigerian people with some hope capsules, the administration of President Bola Tinubu has made Nigerians more hopeless in the last one year since the assumption of the ex-Lagos governor as the country’s President. Yusuf, a former…
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A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as the public was urged to pray. The likely crash came as Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack…
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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, says contrary to what many people have been saying, his administration has achieved a lot silently without blowing trumpet. Fubara said this on Friday during the inauguration of Emohua/Kalabari Tema Junction Road in Rivers State. Explaining details of the project, the governor said it is “for those who…
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Lee Hsien Loong’s rise to Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong was born on Feb 10, 1952. In his early years, he attended Nanyang Primary, Catholic High School and National Junior College, and was awarded the President’s Scholarship and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarship. In 1971, he completed the Officer Cadet Course and was…
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The presidential election and citizenship referendum kicked off in Lithuania Sunday to decide who the next president will be and whether Lithuanians should be allowed to hold dual citizenships. Eight presidential candidates are vying for the post, with incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda holding a firm lead in polls, followed by Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the FCT Administration had commenced the procurement processes for drones to boost the security architecture of the territory. Wike made this disclosure when the Consul-General of the Embassy of Hungary in Nigeria, Endre Deri, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Abuja.…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to remain upright, and never to governor the state on bended knees no matter how much he is pushed politically. “I will not, I repeat, I will not govern our dear State on my knees (bending). If that was the purpose, I would not do that. I will…
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Labour has added an amendment to the government’s Renters (Reform) Bill that would prevent landlords from selling a property for two years after a tenancy has begun. Under the rule, landlords would have to wait two years from the tenancy start date before initiating repossession proceedings. The bill aims to reform the private rental sector,…
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We reported earlier today on a tweet from Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir, calling the attack on Iran overnight “lame”. Channel 12 is now reporting a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached out to the far-right politician to tell him he was harming Israel’s national security. However, the network added he is…
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked a scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests. Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two…
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Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused Israel’s prime minister of only being concerned with his own political survival. Speaking to former Barack Obama aide David Axelrod’s podcast, she said: “I’ve said this to Netanyahu over the years: ‘I don’t know whether you don’t know how to make peace, you don’t want to make…
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