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The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) says the army has deployed its special forces to carry out targeted operations across the country as part of a renewed response to address the threat of insurgency, kidnappings and other security threats. The Director of...

Nigerian Afrobeats singers Burna Boy, Asake and Rema have been nominated for the BRIT Awards 2024, scheduled to broadcast live on March 2, 2024 on ITV1 and ITVX. The nominations for the annual music awards were revealed on Wednesday during...

The electricity theft case filed by the federal government against an Abuja property developer, Cecil Osakwe, has been adjourned to April 13. The case, filed before Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, was scheduled for hearing on Thursday,...

The Kebbi State Government has deposed three district heads in three local government areas in the Gwandu Emirate for gross misconduct, insubordination, fraud, partisanship or abandoning their positions without permission. Announcing the dismissal in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, state Local...

The United Nations has urged the Nigerian government to place education at the center of all peacebuilding efforts to build a lasting culture of peace. This is stated in a joint press release issued on Wednesday by the United Nations...

Philippe Currat, a Swiss lawyer defending former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in his trial for crimes against humanity, told the court on Wednesday that prosecutors had failed to prove their case. Currat said that after 13 days of hearings,...

The International Court of Justice will rule on South Africa's provisional applications on Friday in the case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Friday's ruling will not stop at whether or not Israel has committed genocide in Gaza: that ruling...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointments of new officers and the promotion of 1,897 senior officers to their next substantive ranks. This was revealed by the Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani,...

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied reports of a bomb explosion in the Maitama district of the territory on Wednesday. In a statement by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, superintendent of police, the police said it was an explosion...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on traditional rulers and regional council chairmen in the territory to help address insecurity in the country's capital. Wike made the call during a meeting with FCT area...