Nigeria
June 10, 2026
By Steve Oko & Ugochukwu Alaribe, Stakeholders across the South-East have called for urgent, coordinated and community-driven strategies to confront rising insecurity in the region, as concerns mount over increasing cases of kidnapping and attacks on communities. A retired military officer, Major General Nwokoro Ijioma, has faulted what he described as the lack of decisive […]
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Nigeria
June 10, 2026
By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives has called for the immediate investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a deadly farmers-herders clash in Lanzai and neighbouring Dosho communities in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State, which claimed nine lives and left scores displaced. The call followed the consideration of a motion of urgent […]
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Nigeria
June 10, 2026
By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives has intensified efforts to address Nigeria’s worsening security challenges by prioritising the establishment of state police in the ongoing constitutional amendment process. Zonal and state Leaders of the House of Representatives made this known in Abuja on the eve of a crucial vote on proposed constitutional amendments, expressing […]
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Nigeria
June 10, 2026
By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a formal interpretation of its Standing Orders defining “cognate legislative experience” as the completion of at least one full four-year term in the National Assembly, a move that has effectively ruled out first-term lawmakers from occupying principal offices. The resolution, passed during plenary presided over […]
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Nigeria
June 10, 2026
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo State government on Wednesday said it has shut down three public secondary schools till further notice due to security concerns. The decision may not be unconnected to a leaked memo from the Department of State Services (DSS) to the State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil […]
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Nigeria
June 10, 2026
Armed bandits on motorcycles invaded Iluke community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday but were repelled by security operatives following a coordinated response that prevented what authorities described as a planned attack on a secondary school and surrounding residents. The incident was disclosed in a statement issued by the Kogi State Police Command […]
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Nigeria
June 10, 2026
Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria are to proceed on their 2026 yearly vacation from July 27, according to the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho. The Chief Judge who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja said that the vacation is pursuant to to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of […]
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Nigeria
June 9, 2026
As hearing in the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu commences, the Court of Appeal will have to provide an answer to the Indigenous People of Biafra leader’s demand that he should be shown the law upon which he was tried and convicted, Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel, has said. Kanu had, in the course of his […]
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Nigeria
June 9, 2026
NEW YORK, NY – June 9, 2026 – OneDosh today announced the closing of an additional $1 million pre-seed investment, bringing the company’s total pre-seed funding to $4 million. The investment follows a period of rapid growth for the company, including expansion into 29 European countries, surpassing 200,000 users, and the launch of a first-of-its-kind integration enabling U.S. users […]
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Nigeria
June 9, 2026
Anambra State government said it plans to regulate the sale of scrap metals, popularly called ‘iron condemn’ in the state, and also check the rising cost of renting houses in the state. The Anambra State Executive Council, ANSEC, deliberated on this in its meeting on Monday at the Anambra State Government House. A statement by the Commissioner […]
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