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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission says interactive engagements among political actors and stakeholders are critical in the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS’ Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, stated this at a 4-day training and interactive workshop on violent-free general elections which…

By Abdul Mahmud This is a difficult and dangerous season for Nigerians. At home. Abroad. Nowhere is safe. Nowhere offers comfort. The homeland is haunted by violence. The diaspora faces a different cruelty; one marked by alienation, racism, and, sometimes, death. If our citizens aren’t taking their own lives, they are being murdered. In mid-March,…

The Federal Government is set to deploy the 12 Super Tucano jets recently acquire against bandits as part of efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to end terrorism before 2023. The Nation newspaper reports that as a prelude to the deployment, the government has already started perfecting the conditions for the release of a gazette, which…

The Chairman of council, All Nations Christian Assembly (ANCA) has said that Nigeria has never been as divided as it is under the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Addressing a press conference on Friday at the end of its annual conference in Kaduna, Oibe, called on the President to do everything within his power…

Three miners have been reportedly shot to dead at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau states. The National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Movement (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the incident on Sunday, adding that two people also sustained injuries. He said the incident occurred at…