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Army debunks ‘false’ reports on Benisheikh attack, confirms four soldiers killed
The Headquarters of Operation HADIN KAI has dismissed reports circulating in parts of the media and on social platforms regarding the recent terrorist attack on a military location in Benisheikh, Borno State, describing them as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Friday, the military said the reports, which were accompanied by unrelated images and videos, were deliberately aimed…
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Chido Onumah at 60: celebrating a Nigerian patriot — by Omoniyi Ibietan
In a moment, friends, family members, compatriots and enthusiasts of real development will be listening to Yakubu Aboki Ochefu, a professor of economic history and development studies, who is delivering a lecture titled, FORMATION OR NATION BUILDING: Nigeria’s Troubled Quest for a Modern Federal Republic, in honour of Onumah who turned 60 today. The lecture will be followed by a…
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IGP Disu meets civil society leaders, pledges stronger police accountability
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening accountability mechanisms within the Nigeria Police Force following a meeting with a delegation of civil society organisations in Abuja. The delegation, led by human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), was received at the Force Headquarters on Thursday and included representatives from legal, governance, and security reform groups.…
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Blessing CEO and the theft of suffering — by Akin Olaniyan
There is a particular kind of fraud that the digital age has perfected, and it is not the one involving hacked bank accounts. It is more intimate. It feeds on human sympathy. And when sympathy is weaponised – when a person performs terminal illness for the cameras – we confront an ugly truth about the attention economy. We already know…
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Strait still shut and Lebanon fighting strains truce as US and Iran aim for first talks
The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, two disputes which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks of the war. The two-day-old ceasefire has halted the campaign of U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iran. But it…
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Supreme Court restores Olanipekun, Banire as counsel in $2bn debt dispute
The Supreme Court has set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal which disqualified Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and Dr Muiz Banire (SAN) from representing Neconde Energy Limited and Nestoil Limited in a dispute over an alleged $2bn indebtedness. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Idris, the apex court affirmed the right of the companies to retain…
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Police debunk viral terror alert in Abuja, arrest suspect
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed as false a viral video alleging a terrorist attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, stating that no such incident occurred. In a statement issued on Friday, the police described the video as misleading and malicious, noting that it was deliberately fabricated to cause panic and undermine public confidence in the nation’s security…
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Osun civil society groups accuse FG of undermining democracy
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A coalition of civil society organisations under the Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun State has accused the Federal Government of systematically undermining democracy and opposition parties in Nigeria. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Thursday, the coalition, led by Comrade Yaya Ademola, said recent moves by the Federal Government, including alleged manipulation of the…
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Reinventing Nigeria’s educational system with Africa’s largest schools complex in Lagos — by O’tega Ogra
There is a quiet shift happening in Nigeria’s education system. You will not find it in speeches neither will you find it in long policy documents. But if you look closely, you will see it in something far more difficult to dismiss. Evidence. Last week in San Francisco, at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference, data from classrooms…
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Rethinking Nigeria’s war on insurgency: Why a new approach is urgent — by Kayode Adebiyi
Terrorism, banditry, insurgency, and all forms of violent crime have become stubborn problems in Nigeria. For more than a decade, different administrations have tried to deal with them, yet the results have been limited and, in many cases, temporary. The fact that this crisis has lasted across three to four governments tells us something important. The current approach is simply…
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