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Trump rders quarantine of Venezuelan oil
The White House has directed U.S. military forces to focus on interdicting Venezuelan oil shipments for at least the next two months, escalating economic pressure on President Nicolás Maduro’s government while stopping short of direct military confrontation. U.S. officials said…
Why would Tinubu request Trump to strike local terrorists?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The surprise and successful strikes on locations linked to terrorists in northern parts of the country could not have been possible without cooperation of the Nigerian president and tacit collaboration of the nation’s security intelligence system. So, the…
7,000 Australians line up to donate blood after Bondi Beach attack
Ziggy Ojiegbe, with agency reports More than 7,000 Australians lined up to donate blood on Monday in a show of solidarity with victims of the Bondi Beach shooting, as communities at home and abroad mourned one of the country’s deadliest…
Jihadists hit Australian beach party, kill 12 and injure 29
World leaders express anger Israel accuses Iran, blames Australian Prime Minister Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports At least 12 people were killed and 29 others injured in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in eastern Sydney on Sunday evening, after…
Macron Vows to Assist Nigeria After Wave of Student Kidnappings
French President Emmanuel Macron says France will increase support to Nigeria as the country battles a surge in jihadist and criminal violence. Macron said President Bola Tinubu asked for broader cooperation, and he pledged to work more closely with Nigerian…
Jihadists free final batch of abducted Borno girls
The last group of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on November 22 were released late Saturday. Borno has long been the center of the jihadist conflict that began 16 years ago, and the latest kidnappings…
Insecurity: Archbishop Martins calls for activation of Tier-1 response
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins has called for coordinated national measures by the three tiers of government and all security forces in combating worsening insecurity in the country. Such a measure, according…
Abuja court convicts Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charge
Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has been convicted of terrorism based on the prevailing charges pressed against him by the government. Early reports from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has it that the judgement is…
US explosive producer explodes, workers dead
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports A munitions and explosives producer, Accurate Energetic Systems (AES), at the weekend suffered explosion at its factory; leaving no survivors at the plant where remains of 16 workers have been confirmed. The explosives plant located…
Komolafe reveals new strategy to curb oil theft
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr Gbenga Komolafe, has declared that the successes recorded in combating crude oil losses in the country was the result of presidential directive on agencies…
