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Terror! US, UK warn of looming attack in Abuja
Sopuruchi Onwuka The embassy of the United States of America and the British High Commission in Nigeria have warned of potential terrorist attacks on diplomatic, public and private targets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The two countries reputed…
Twenty kidnapped, 10 killed as bandits invade hospital in Niger State
Over 30 people including patients, hospital staff and relations were either killed or kidnapped when gunmen suspected to be bandits struck the General Hospital in Lapai council area of Niger State. According to reports verified by The Oracle Today, the…
International doctors warn of starvation in besieged northwest
Nigeria faces worsening malnutrition in the northwest due to insecurity, high food prices and the impact of climate change, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) said on Tuesday, calling for the region to be included in United Nations funding plans next year….
Boy kidnapped from Rivers State recovered in Ebonyi
Chinedu Nwafor, Abakaliki Ebonyi state Command of the Nigerian Police Force, on Thursday, handed over a kidnapped 4-year old boy to his mother. The boy who was abducted by suspected kidnapper in Rivers State was recovered by the police in…
Senator Ifeanyi Uba escapes gunmen attack, aides killed
From Chinedu Nwafor Abakaliki Unknown gunmen on Sunday ambushed the convoy of the Senator representing Anambra South, Chief Ifeanyi Uba at Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State. Some of Senator Uba’s aides including security men were killed…
Civil war looms as bandits claim territories in Abia, Anambra, Imo
Sopuruchi Onwuka As the fireworks for the 2023 elections begin to spark flares across the country, the stakes are particularly high in Abia State where the local government area with the largest landmass is under strong contest by an army…
Mali petitions UN that France armed Islamist militants
After years of military operations, billions of dollars and soldiers spend fighting insurgents in Mali, the French government is facing grave allegation of sponsoring terrorism in the African nation where the colonial master’s popularity is sagging. According to German news…
Putin battles population decline with $16k to mothers with 10 kids
The Russian government announced this week it is bringing back a Soviet-era honorary title and financial reward bestowed upon Russian women who have 10 or more children. In a decree this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed, it was…
Factors that stoke runaway inflation in Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka Rising insecurity at fishing hubs in the northern parts of the country is compounded by Ukrainian export holdup and rising petrol prices to push Nigeria’s inflation to pre-2005 highs, amplifying how Putin’s war decisions aggravated Buhari’s bad policies…
Israeli Iron Dome intercepted 97% of missiles fired by Islamic jihadists
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has declared that over 1000 missiles fired at the Jewish state by Islamic jihadists from Gaza in Palestine delivered minimal impact, explaining that most of them missed targets. The Oracle Today reports that Israel’s aerial territories…
