THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE DENY ALLEGATIONS ON PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR ILLEGAL MINNERS

THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE DENY ALLEGATIONS ON PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR ILLEGAL MINNERS

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday denied allegations that the military and police provide security for illegal mining sites and miners in the country. They made this denial at a hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Mineral Resources, chaired by Jonathan Gaza, The CDS who was represented by the Director of Operations Defence Headquarters, […]

July 19, 2024 59

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) SAYS MORE THAN 10 MILLION SUDANESE HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.

More than 10 million Sudanese, or 20 per cent of the population, have been driven from their homes since the war there began, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday, as the world’s largest displacement crisis continues to worsen. The number is the latest dire figure out of the east African country, devastated by a conflict that began in April 2023. The war has left half the population […]

July 16, 2024 39

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UN CALLS FOR RELEASE OF ABDUCTED POLITICAL ACTIVIST IN LIBYA

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned by reports of the recent abduction of a political activist whose whereabouts remain unknown. Al-Moatassim Al-Areebi, 29, was abducted on Monday in the north-western city of Misrata, located roughly 187 kilometres east of the capital;Tripoli. UNSMIL, in a statement, reiterated the call by members of the Misrata Municipal Council and community representatives urging the city’s security […]

July 11, 2024 23

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ISRAEL MILITARY TELLS GAZA CITY RESIDENTS TO LEAVE AS BOMBARDMENT INTENSIFIES

The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid intensified operations in the north. Leaflets dropped by aircraft instruct "everyone in Gaza City" to leave what is described as a "dangerous combat zone" via designated safe routes - marked as two roads that lead to shelters in Deir al-Balah and al-Zawaida. The United Nations has said it is deeply concerned […]

July 10, 2024 12

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3 FEARED DEAD AS GUN MEN ATTACK UMUAKA COMMUNITY IN IMO STATE

Unidentified gunmen, on Sunday night, opened fire on a patrol vehicle, killing three vigilance operatives and a passerby at Umuaka Community in Njaba Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. Newsmen learnt that the incident occurred near the local Afor Umuaka Market and Hilltop Primary School at about 7:20p.m. A community leader, who pleaded anonymity, described the attack as a “devastating ambush”. The source told newsmen that the people of the […]

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RUSSIA STRIKE KILLS 31 IN UKRAINE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

A children hospital has been seriously damaged in Kyiv by an early Monday morning barrage of Russian strikes on Ukraine. At least 31 people have been killed across the country, including 17 in Kyiv, during the rare daytime attack A doctor at the Ohmatdyt Children Hospital, Ukraine's biggest paediatrics facility told the BBC the moment the missile struck was "like in a film" with a "big light, then an awful […]

July 4, 2024 5

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DEFENCE HEAD QUARTERS {DHQ} SAYS RECENT BOMBINGS IN BORNO STATE SHOW NIGERIA IS RECEDING INTO A STATE OF WAR.

The Defence Head Quarters has described the recent bombings in Borno State as Nigeria receding into a state of war. This was revealed in a statement by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, on Tuesday while re-enacting the gory incidents that led to the loss of lives in the Gworza Local Government Area of Borno State over the weekend. According to Buba who described the terror attacks […]

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