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Osun unveils plan for security trust fund, seeks private sector support
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has unveiled plans for a Security Trust Fund and is seeking private sector support to strengthen the state’s security architecture. Speaking at a press conference held at the Exco Chamber, Secretariat, Abere, the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee, Mr Kunle Adepoju, said the initiative, designed by Governor Ademola Adeleke,…
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IGP Disu calls for coordinated security efforts during NSCDC visit
The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday called for coordinated security efforts among agencies during a courtesy visit to the National Headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abuja. The visit, described as the first of its kind, was aimed at reinforcing existing ties and enhancing cooperation in tackling Nigeria’s security challenges. Addressing…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard sidelines president as military grip expands
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite branch of the Iranian armed forces, has blocked President Masoud Pezeshkian’s presidential appointments and erected what sources described as a security cordon around Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a report published Tuesday by Iran International said. The IRGC effectively has assumed control over key state functions, the report claimed. “It was always a…
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Trump’s Bible reading streams tonight at a complicated moment for his relationship with American Christians
One day after he posted — then deleted — an image comparing himself to Jesus Christ, President Donald Trump sat at his desk in the Oval Office and read from the Bible directly to a camera. The president recorded his two-and-a-half-minute passage, 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, last week, and it will be played at the museum and online via the faith-based…
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FG files 13-count charge against suspected coup plotters
The Federal Government has instituted a 13-count charge against six individuals, including two retired senior military officers and a serving police inspector, over an alleged plot to overthrow the Nigerian government and engage in acts of terrorism. The case, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, names retired Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Ochegobia Victor,…
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Nigeria’s real economic test has left Abuja — by Imoh Bright
Nigeria’s economic debate remains stubbornly fixated on Abuja, as though the country’s future can still be engineered from the centre. That assumption is no longer just outdated; it is analytically wrong. The most consequential phase of Nigeria’s economic story will not be determined by federal policy alone, but by the decisions taken across the 36 states. Abuja may have reset…
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Celebrating our military’s heroic actions across multiple theatres — by Bayo Onanuga
Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised explosive devices, suicide bombings, and attacks in parts of the country. Such perceptions, however, tend to downplay and discount the heroic exploits of members of the Nigerian armed forces, saddled with the responsibility of countering…
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Entertainers gather in Lagos to celebrate Michael Jackson ahead of biopic release
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Entertainers gathered in Lagos on Sunday to celebrate global pop star Michael Jackson ahead of the release of his biopic, as Nigerian celebrities joined fans worldwide to honour his legacy. Entertainers from Nollywood, the Afrobeats genre and social media influencers converged in Victoria Island to pay tribute to the late music icon. The movie, “Michael,” is…
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Psquare’s Mr P changes birthday, picks November 30
By Folashade Olorunfemi – Afropop musician Peter Okoye, fondly called Mr P, of the defunct P-Square duo, has announced a new birthday ahead of his 2026 birthday celebration. The musician, who originally shared the same birthday with his twin, Paul Okoye, fondly called Rudeboy, took to his Instagram page on Monday evening to disclose that his new birthday will be…
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INEC disowns fake X account targeting chairman, cites forensic investigation
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a purported X (formerly Twitter) account linked to its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, describing it as fake and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. In a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, the commission said a comprehensive forensic investigation conducted by…
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