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President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerian youths that his administration is expanding opportunities for them in technology, manufacturing, agriculture, sports, creative industries, and entrepreneurship as it marks three years in office. In a nationwide message on Friday, Tinubu said youths are “the engine of Nigeria’s future” and not a problem […]

Minister of Defence Christopher Musa has said terrorism has “drastically reduced” across Nigeria, rating the country’s security performance at 65 to 70 percent. Speaking on Arise Television on Friday, Musa said no nation is free from crime, but the level of terrorism has improved compared to previous years. He attributed […]

  A Kenyan court has temporarily suspended plans to open a US-run Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, following a petition by the rights group Katiba Institute. The centre, set to have 50 isolation beds for Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an Ebola outbreak is […]

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has defended its handling of retirees’ outstanding entitlements, saying the liabilities were inherited from previous administrations and that it has started taking steps toward resolution. In a statement on Friday, NAMA’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Abdullahi Musa, said recent allegations against Managing Director […]

African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has said he would appoint a drone as Nigeria’s minister of defence if elected president. Speaking on Arise TV on Thursday, Sowore said Nigeria’s security crisis requires urgent investment in technology and “honest leaders and supervisors and officers” rather than generals “staying in […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu has assured residents of Kwara and Niger states that the Army is determined to flush out terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and other criminal groups operating in the region. Shaibu gave the assurance during his maiden visit to the troops of Operation Savannah Shield […]

The National Assembly is working on legislation to establish a national commission that would regulate state police operations, training, promotions, and conduct, Senate President Godswill Akpabio said on Friday. Speaking after leading the National Assembly leadership on an Eid homage to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, Akpabio said the aim […]

Romania and its NATO allies have condemned Russia after a drone from an overnight strike on Ukraine crashed into an apartment block in the eastern city of Galați on May 29, injuring two people. Bucharest called the incursion a serious violation of international law and summoned Russia’s ambassador. Foreign Minister […]

Ethiopia will hold general elections on June 1, 2026, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party widely expected to secure a decisive victory. The National Election Board says more than 50 million of Ethiopia’s 130 million people are registered to vote. But critics warn that ongoing violence in Amhara, Oromia, […]