Niger´s junta on Monday scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation signed with the European Union to help fight the violence in Africa´s Sahel region as the country's army leaders and a senior Russian defense official discussed military cooperation.Before the coup that deposed the country's president, Mohamed
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The Federal Government on Monday resumed the trial of suspected Boko Haram members in the Kainji Prosecution Project Phase IV in Abuja.Speaking at the opening of the court session, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said the first phase commenced in 2017.Fagbemi said
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The management of Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State, has shut down the institution following incessant robbery attacks on students.The management directed the students to stay out of school for the next two weeks.Reports have said that armed robbers have been attacking students of the polytechnic, dispossessing them of their valuables
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a postponement of the inauguration of five committees it recently constituted.The decision to postpone the inauguration of the committees was taken on Monday, December 4, at the 138th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the party at its national secretariat in Abuja.APC spokesperson
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied being involved in a bombing that left many villagers killed at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.Sources from Kaduna had in an earlier report alleged that a jet operated by the NAF dropped a bomb around 9 p.m.
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Fintech company Opay has been down for over an hour as Nigerians cannot send money through its app on Monday evening.This is even as Nigerians have gone to various social media platforms to express their fears.A social media user, @8jagistplug tweeted: “I no understand weytin Opay Dey do this night
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has ordered a full investigation into Sunday’s military air strike at Tudun Biri village, which claimed the lives of over 50 people.The villagers were observing the Maulud celebration and were mistakenly killed and many others injured following a military drone attack targeting terrorists and
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to identify, within 90 days, its officials involved in the registration of the underage during the continuous voters’ registration (CVR) exercise in polling units across the country.Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also directed the culprits
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