Category: News
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NIGERIA AND EU LOCK ARMS FOR DEFENSE BOOST AGAINST SECURITY THREATS
EU Ambassador Gautier Mignot dropped in on Nigeria’s new Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Olufemi Oluyede Wednesday in Abuja, sealing a pact to ramp up direct military ties—shifting from regional task forces to hands-on collaboration tackling the country’s banditry, insurgency and multi-front chaos. With 19 of 27 EU nations posted in Nigeria as a key…
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NOA MOBILIZES 774 LGAS TO BUST TAX REFORM MYTHS NATIONWIDE
National Orientation Agency boss Lanre Issa-Onilu unveiled a powerhouse plan Wednesday in Abuja, tapping 16 media platforms and all 774 local government areas to demystify Nigeria’s incoming tax reforms—slamming the brakes on misinformation that’s fueling anxiety ahead of the Jan 1, 2026 rollout for fairer fiscal fixes. Inaugurating a joint committee with President Tinubu’s Fiscal…
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TROOPS SWAT DOWN TERROR DRONES IN BORNO, FREE BENUE HOSTAGE
Nigerian Army heroes under Operation Hadin Kai blasted four explosive-laden terrorist drones out of the sky Tuesday at Molai FOB in Borno’s Konduga LGA, turning the tables on ISWAP-style tech terror while hunting launch pads—proving adaptive defenses are shredding insurgents’ high-tech edge. OPWS sharpshooters in Benue’s Guma LGA rescued a Nasarawa shop owner snatched Dec…
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NIGERIAN ARMY SMASHES KIDNAP RINGS, FREES 11 HOSTAGES IN MULTI-STATE BLITZ
Troops turned the tables on bandits Wednesday across Nigeria’s North-West and North-Central, rescuing 11 victims from Zamfara truck hijacks to Kogi/Kwara village grabs—snatching AK-47s, motorcycles and forcing frantic flee-outs in ops that echo rising military momentum against the kidnap plague draining communities. Operation Fansan Yamma freed two drivers on Magami-Gusau road (Maru LGA) via hot…
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EU LEADERS DIG IN FOR €90B UKRAINE RESCUE USING PUTIN’S FROZEN CASH
Brussels bosses launched epic overtime talks Thursday, battling to unlock €90 billion ($105B) for Ukraine’s 2026-27 military and budget black hole—via a savvy loan from €210B in sanctioned Russian assets (Belgium hoards €185B), repayable only if Moscow foots war reparations, pitting Belgian PM Bart De Wever retaliation fears against bloc survival math. Needing 15 nations…
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PM VOWS IRON-FIST HATE LAWS AFTER SYDNEY JEWISH FESTIVAL BLOODBATH
Aussie PM Anthony Albanese owned up to gaps in fighting anti-Semitism Thursday in Canberra, slamming down tough new laws post-Sydney’s horrific Hanukkah terror shootout that killed 15 mostly Jewish revelers at Bondi Beach—vowing to crush hate-spreaders, radicals and immigration dodgers fueling division. Days after two IS-linked gunmen—one shot dead, the other 24-year-old nabbed with explosives,…
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TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON BOOM PROMISE AMID TARIFF BACKLASH AND POLL SLIDE
President Trump fired up America from the White House Tuesday, vowing a history-making 2026 economic surge while torching Biden for the “mess” of soaring prices—dismissing voter fury as Dem tricks, even as his approval craters to 57% disapproval on economy handling per PBS/NPR/Marist, with 52% in YouGov saying things worsened under him. Beyond $1,776 “warrior…
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DOCTORS CRY OUT FOR BETTER PAY TO STOP JAPA BRAIN DRAIN
Nigeria’s health heavyweights sounded the alarm at ARD-UATH’s 2025 AGM in Abuja, begging for fat welfare packages, slick tools and top-notch conditions to lock down medics amid global poaching—slamming the sky-high cost of training talent only for Canada and beyond to reap the rewards. Uni Abuja’s Prof Titus Ibekwe and NMA FCT chair Dr Emeka…
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WOMEN’S HEALTH LEADERS DEMAND GENDER EQUITY AT THE TOP
Health sector heavyweights rallied in Abuja Wednesday at the EmpowerHer Health Fellowship graduation, slamming Nigeria’s leadership gap where women deliver 70% of care but stay sidelined—pushing for more female voices in decision rooms to unlock half our talent pool and supercharge resilient systems. Women in Global Health Nigeria co-founder Dr Peju Adeniran kicked off the…
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SUPER EAGLES BUZZ WITH OSIMHEN’S LATE-NIGHT CAMP ARRIVAL
Victor Osimhen’s 9:45pm touchdown Wednesday turned Cairo’s Super Eagles camp into a full house of all 28 invitees, igniting sky-high spirits as Nigeria ramps up for the 35th AFCON in Morocco from Dec 21 to Jan 18—fresh off a 2-1 friendly loss to Egypt that coaches used for tactical tweaks, not tears. Media officer Promise…
