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Germany blames Russia for ‘bitter defeat’ in UN Security Council bid
Germany’s foreign minister says support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a rotating spot on the UN Security Council. Johann Wadephul described losing out to Portugal and Austria as a “bitter defeat” after a vote on which countries would become one of the five new members of the council was held on Wednesday…
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From Chibok, Dapchi and now Oriire — is this season 3 of pre election abductions — by Yushau Shuaib
On Friday, 15 May 2026, Nigeria witnessed something unprecedented: coordinated school abductions carried out simultaneously in the Southwest and the Northeast. It was a dark day that reopened old wounds and stirred new fears, as non-state actors executed highly organised operations with alarming precision. In Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, armed terrorists stormed multiple schools, abducting 46 students…
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Adeleke denies alleged arms plot, accuses Osun APC of sponsoring violence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied allegations linking his administration to an alleged plan to procure weapons for political thugs ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The governor, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, called on the Presidency and national security agencies to disregard what he described…
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Police probe man arrested in military-style attire in Osogbo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a man suspected to be a bandit who was arrested in Osogbo, the state capital. The suspect was reportedly apprehended by residents at Oke-Fia, near the Government House along Ilobu Road, on Wednesday. A video of the suspect circulating on social media showed him wearing…
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Probe alleged arms procurement plot by Osun govt, APC tells Tinubu, DSS
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Bola Tinubu, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, the Department of State Services (DSS) and security chiefs to launch a comprehensive investigation into an alleged plot by the Osun State Government to procure N2 billion worth of weapons ahead of the August…
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Inquest into Adichie’s son’s death suspended by court until October
Proceedings in the coroner’s inquest into the death of Nkanu Adichie-Esege, the 21-month-old son of renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, have been put on hold until October following an order of the Lagos High Court. The adjournment was announced on Wednesday by Coroner Atinuke Adetunji of the Igbosere Magisterial District in Yaba, Lagos, after a higher court directed a temporary…
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Adeleke flags missing security drones, directs procurement of new equipment in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Government is considering the acquisition of new security drones as Governor Ademola Adeleke disclosed that five surveillance drones allegedly paid for under the immediate past administration are missing. The planned procurement emerged from a series of security meetings chaired by the governor over the last four days, during which the state’s security…
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BREAKING: Court sentences four terrorists to death over Owo church massacre
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four members of a terrorist group to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed dozens of lives and left many others injured. The convicts, identified as Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, 25; Al Qasim Idris, 20; Jamiu Abdulmalik,…
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New U.S. tariffs on EU goods would be unacceptable, EU trade committee head says
Any new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods on top of the rates agreed last year would be unacceptable, senior EU lawmaker said on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. claims the EU was not curbing trade in forced labour goods as “utterly absurd”. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Tuesday proposed imposing additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60…
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US says it plans extra tariffs of 10% or more for most trading partners after forced labor probe
The Trump administration is proposing that tariffs of 10% or more be imposed on products from dozens of major trading partners following a probe into imports of goods allegedly made with forced labor. The report released early Wednesday by the U.S. Trade Representative said Canada, Mexico, Taiwan and the United Kingdom and some other countries and territories would face 10%…
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