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TINUBU ORDERS FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT AND DEFENCE PLAN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to improve coordination among Nigeria’s defence,
ADC DEMANDS CREDIBLE 2027 ELECTIONS AS IRI BEGINS ASSESSMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has called for free, fair, credible and transparent elections in 2027. Mark made the call in Abuja while
NSIB MOVES TO STRENGTHEN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS ACROSS TRANSPORT SECTORS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) is taking steps to strengthen its capacity to investigate accidents across Nigeria’s aviation, maritime, rail and road transport sectors. NSIB Director-General, Captain Alex
OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA: TROOPS KILL TWO TERRORISTS, INTERCEPT 180 EXPLOSIVES IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have killed two suspected terrorists, recovered weapons and intercepted a suspected arms courier transporting 180
KANO POLICE ARREST FIVE SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS, RECOVER FIREARM AND AMMUNITION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers and recovered an illegal firearm and 48 rounds of live ammunition in separate operations across the
EBONYI POLICE COMMENCE STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Ebonyi State Police Command has commenced strict enforcement of traffic laws across the state following increasing violations of road safety regulations by motorists. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer,
PDP GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS FROM OSUN RACE, BACKS ADELEKEBy: Safiya Abdulrahim DabbanThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Adedamola Adebayo, popularly known as FRYO, has withdrawn from Saturday’s election and declared support for incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.Adebayo announced his
ADC RAISES CONCERN OVER ALLEGED INTIMIDATION AHEAD OF OSUN ELECTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns over reports of possible intimidation involving its National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, ahead of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. In a
NIGERIA SECURES DIPLOMATIC APPROVAL FOR 97% OF AMBASSADOR By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government says 65 of the 69 ambassadors-designate appointed by President Bola Tinubu have received diplomatic approval from their host countries, representing a 97 per cent acceptance rate. In
OPFY THEATRE COMMAND INTENSIFIES HUNT FOR ABDUCTED ZAMFARA LG CHAIRMAN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have intensified search and rescue operations for the abducted Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, after armed