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Community leaders and council chairmen from Charanchi and Batagarawa local government areas in Katsina State on Saturday signed a “peace agreement” with a group of armed men otherwise called bandits. At the meeting, one of the armed men addressed residents directly, saying the insurgency and kidnappings were shaped by wider political decisions rather than only by local actors. “It was …

The National Patriotic Elders for Peace and Harmony of Nigeria, has urged President Tinubu to slam Treasonable Felony charges against citizens who reported alleged massacre of Christians to America. Speaking in a press release, President of the Elders, Dr Bature AbdulAziz, said what those who lack patriotism and respect for Nigeria did was nothing but treasonable felony, which they should …

The BBC’s boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following criticism over bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser was leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper which cited failings in its …

The BBC will apologise for the misleading editing of a Donald Trump speech in a Panorama documentary, the Telegraph can disclose. Samir Shah, the BBC’s chairman, will write to the culture, media and sport committee on Monday to express regret for the way the speech, made on the day of the Jan 6 2021 Capitol riot, was spliced together. The …

US President Donald Trump has finally created space for Nigeria in his busy schedule. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” …

US President Donald Trump has finally created space for Nigeria in his busy schedule. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” …

US President Donald Trump has finally created space for Nigeria in his busy schedule. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” …

Some police officers involved in providing security during the Anambra State governorship election have been shot by some Nigerian Army personnel. SaharaReporters gathered that the army personnel were involved in an argument with the policemen at a checkpoint along Onisha Road on Sunday before opening fire on them. “Happening now on our way coming back from Anambra State election, we …

The Presidency has announced that Nigeria has recorded an 81 per cent reduction in terror-related deaths since 2015, attributing the decline to intensified counter-insurgency operations and improved collaboration between security agencies and affected communities. The update was contained in a statement posted on the Presidency’s official 𝕏 account on Sunday. According to the statement, more than 13,000 terrorists have been …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo over his gubernatorial election victory, saying his re-election is an affirmation of his visionary leadership. Naija News reports that the governor was declared the winner after polling 422,664 votes, defeating his closest rival, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 99,445 votes. In a statement he personally …