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  Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has inaugurated a 21-member Kano State Peace and Youth Rehabilitation Committee to tackle crime and promote socioeconomic stability in the state. Speaking during the inauguration at the Government House, Kano, Governor Yusuf tasked the committee with collaborating with security agencies to combat the rising menace of phone snatching,…

Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of Gaza, a source with knowledge of the preparations said Friday. The leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will attend the summit, which will take place…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he was ready for direct talks with Russia once Kyiv reached a common position with the United States and Europe on how to end the three-year war. He also said Donald Trump had not finalised his plan for how he wants to end the conflict, two days after the…

  The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a man identified simply as Michael for fatally stabbing his friend, Uchenna, during a dispute over a missing mobile phone. The incident occurred on Wednesday, February 12, at Egede Street, Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt. According to eyewitnesses, an argument broke out after Michael accused Uchenna of…

Police believe an Afghan man suspected of driving a car into a group of people in Munich may have had Islamist extremist motives, authorities said Friday as German leaders paid tribute to the dozens wounded in the attack. The carnage on Thursday came on the eve of an international security conference in the Bavarian city…