Launches counterterrorism operations, simulation exercise Orders FCT CP to rejig strategy, puts 36 states on standby Police Inspector-General, Usman Baba, has ordered the increase of security activities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as part of new efforts to secure the nation’s capital and contain threats of any nature. In line with the new measures, […]
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Says attack may be indiscriminate The United Kingdom has warned of an increased threat of terrorist attack in Abuja. It also warned that terrorists were likely to carry out attacks in Nigeria, adding that the attacks could be indiscriminate and could affect western interests, as well as places visited by tourists. The British High Commission […]
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Serena Williams has said she has not retired from tennis and that the chances of her returning are “very high” after she previously indicated that she would step away from the sport after last month’s U.S. Open. “I am not retired,” Williams said at a conference in San Francisco on Monday while promoting her investment […]
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World Bank, World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Childrens Fund (UNICEF) have asked countries to scale up investments that would achieve universal access to safe drinking water and mitigate the effects of climate change. In a joint report released yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland, the agencies said that governments must invest strategically in […]
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Four men have been arraigned before a magistrate’s court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly beating an official of the state security outfit, also known as Amotekun. The defendants included three siblings, Mimo Ogunmakin, Doyin Ogunmakin and Oloruntosin Ogunmakin. The fourth suspect was identified as Olaiya Alawoesokan. They were arrested and arraigned on charges […]
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The Director, Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor, has said the intelligence community was aware of the imminent terror attack and had put mechanisms in place to nip it in the bud. He spoke against the backdrop of security alerts issued on Sunday by the US and the UK warning their citizens in Nigeria about […]
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Nigeria’s total external debt has risen from $10.32bn on June 30, 2015, to $40.06bn as at June 30, 2022. This shows that there has been an increase of 288.18 per cent in seven years, according to the external debt stock reports by the Debt Management Office. A breakdown shows that in 2015, 36 states had […]
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Outgoing British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has promised to support her incoming successor, Rishi Sunak, after he won the contest to become the leader of Britain’s Conservatives. Sunak, 42, became PM after his rival, Penny Mordaunt, failed to get enough backing from MPs in the Tory leadership contest. Taking to Twitter, Truss congratulated the first […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, said Nigeria looks forward to working with the incoming British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, across several fronts including anti-terrorism, food security, energy access and climate change. “The government and people of Nigeria look forward to working with Prime Minister Sunak and the leaders of other Commonwealth nations to deliver them,” […]
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Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday appointed new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak as the second prime minister of his reign, shortly after accepting the resignation of Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to lead the former imperial power, vowing to mend its […]
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