Day: May 10, 2025

Nigeria to Host Global Leaders for Crucial Migration Talks

Tolu Adebayo

Nigeria to Host Global Leaders for Crucial Migration Talks Nigeria is set to play host to global leaders and stakeholders from over 57 countries as it prepares to chair a high-level meeting on migration and development. The two-day conference, scheduled to take place on May 13-14th, 2025, will bring together delegates from the Euro-African Dialogue on Migration and Development, popularly known as the Rabat Process. The meeting, which will be co-chaired by Nigeria and the Kingdom of Spain, will focus on the theme ‘Youth, Innovation, and Education: Driving the Future…

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Nigerian Navy Launches Multinational Maritime Security Exercise to Combat Arms Smuggling and Drug Trafficking

Tolu Adebayo

Nigerian Navy Launches Multinational Maritime Security Exercise to Combat Arms Smuggling and Drug Trafficking The Nigerian Navy (NN) has taken a significant step in the fight against arms smuggling and drug trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea with the launch of this year’s multinational maritime security exercise, Obangame Express. The operation, which was officially flagged off at the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT jetty in Lagos, brings together seven warships – six from Nigeria and one from Spain – as well as two helicopters, maritime domain awareness platforms, and detachments…

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Northern Group Rejects N200 Million Bribe to Stage Protest Against Tinubu

Tolu Adebayo

An advocacy group based in northern Nigeria has accused proxies linked to the Zamfara State Government of attempting to bribe them with N200 million ($440,000) to orchestrate a protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. The group, the Northern Socio-Political Rights Network (NSPRN), firmly rejected the offer, describing it as a calculated effort to undermine the federal government. In a statement released on Saturday in Kaduna, NSPRN’s president, Mohammed Farouk Lawal, detailed the alleged approach by intermediaries. He claimed that the bribe…

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Three Kebbi State Senators Defect from PDP to APC Amid Wave of Political Shifts

Tolu Adebayo

Three Kebbi State Senators Defect from PDP to APC Amid Wave of Political Shifts In a significant political development, three serving senators from Kebbi State, who were elected under the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The move, formalized after a high-profile meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Friday, underscores the ongoing realignment of political forces in Nigeria. The defecting lawmakers are Senators Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central; Yahaya Abdullahi, representing Kebbi North;…

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Atiku Condemns EFCC’s Arrest of Ex-Reps Member, Calls it “Lawlessness”

Tolu Adebayo

Atiku Condemns EFCC’s Arrest of Ex-Reps Member, Calls it “Lawlessness” Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the arrest of Muhammad Kazaure, a former member of the House of Representatives and a vocal critic of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement on Saturday, Atiku described Kazaure’s arrest as an “abduction” and accused the EFCC of disregarding due process and ignoring the law. According to Atiku, Kazaure was picked up in Kano and taken to Abuja, where he is being held…

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