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International Court of Justice orders Israel to immediately halt its operation in Rafah

The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, further increasing international pressure on Israel over its war against the Hamas militant group. Israel began a limited ground...

Kano police vow to obey order against Sanusi’s reinstatement as Emir of Kano

The Kano state police command has vowed to obey the order from the Federal High Court in the state that barred the Kano State government from implementing the repealed law of Kano Emirates Council and reinstating Sanusi as Emir...

Nigeria spends $25bn on petrol importation yearly – Shettima

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that Nigeria spends $25 billion per annum on the importation of petroleum products. Speaking at the Vanguard Economic Discourse themed ‘Reforms in the Era of Global Economic Uncertainties: Whither Nigeria’, which was held at the Civic...

Minister makes U-turn as she supports Niger mass wedding

Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has announced scholarships and gave various gift items to 100 orphaned girls in Niger State, ahead of their mass wedding today, May 24.  The minister who initially condemned the mass wedding of the young...

Army dismisses four soldiers over killing of NDLEA officer in Niger State

The Niger State Police Command has paraded four dismissed soldiers arrested over the killing of an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kingsley Chimetalo. Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a...