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Three soldiers were killed as troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled a terrorist attack in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday. According to a statement from the Defence Headquarters, the attack was launched by Boko Haram terrorists mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles. It added that they attempted to breach the camp…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, revealed that networks facilitating global financial crimes are exploiting the weaknesses of stakeholders involved in combating these crimes to spread weapons and other illicit goods, destabilizing the African region. Bakari made this observation on Tuesday in Abuja during a roundtable discussion…

President Bola Tinubu has recalled the moments shared with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying they were united in the mission to build a better future for Nigerians. While acknowledging their engagement as political opponents in the 2023 presidential election, he said Atiku, who was the…

Institute child safeguarding policy, UNICEF tells state govts, schools   From Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan   The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called on all states with Child Protection Laws to establish a Child Safeguarding Policy to adequately protect children and their rights.   The UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, Lagos, Denis Onoise, made the call…

The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has revealed that no fewer than 100 health facilities have been shut down in the last 10 months across Lagos for quackery. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Abiola Idowu, disclosed this on Tuesday during a sensitisation and enforcement exercise in Badagry. She stated…