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Massive Displacement As Fighting Surges In Eastern DR Congo
United Nations (UN) refugee agency UNHCR says civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are once again bearing the brunt of localised violence. UNHCR, in a statement…
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How To Surmount Security Challenges, By DICON DG, Gen Edet
The Director General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Maj.-Gen. Aniedi Edet, has said Nigeria’s security challenges demand indigenous military capabilities to surmount. General Edet spoke…
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Detained Kidnappers, Cultists To Face Trial In Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) has concluded arrangements for the arraignment in court of several suspects arrested in connection with cultism, kidnapping,…
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Army Uncovers Weapon Factory In Plateau, Arrest One Suspect
The Special Military Taskforce in charge of maintaining peace in Plateau state on Wednesday said its troops raided some mountains in the Mangu Local Government Area of the…
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Nigeria Sitting On Keg Of Gunpowder – Sultan of Sokoto
The Chairman, Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, decried the deteriorating socio-economic as well as insecurity…
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Gani Adams To S-West Govs, Monarchs: It’s Time To Wage War Against Insecurity In Yorubaland
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, yesterday, urged South West governors and traditional rules to convene a meeting to tackle the worsening insecurity in the region, saying…
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After Meeting With Service Chiefs, Senate Hopeful Of Better Security
For hours yesterday, the Senate was locked in a meeting with Service chiefs, Defence ministers and heads of the various security agencies. Details of discussions at the meeting…
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Nigeria’s Defence Industries Resume Production Of Arms, Ammunition
The Defence Industries Cooperation of Nigeria (DICON) has resumed the production of arms and ammunition years after it suspended operations. Its Director-General, Maj.-Gen. Aniedi Edet, made the declaration…
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Senate To Consider Bill On Rights Of Nigerians To Carry Firearms For Self-defence
Senator Ned Nwoko has urged the National Assembly to pass relevant legislation, such as the right to firearms, to guarantee further the safety of lives and property in…
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Imo Senator Narrowly Escapes Assassination, Orderly Killed
Gunmen have attacked the Senator representing Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), Senator Patrick Ndubueze, resulting in the tragic death of one of his orderlies. Nation reports that a…

