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In a significant move to address rampant terrorism, insurgency, and banditry, the Zamfara State Government has completed a thorough examination of Colombia’s strategic communication framework, particularly its non-kinetic approaches to conflict resolution. This initiative aims to adapt successful strategies from Colombia to the specific security challenges faced in Zamfara. A delegation, led by Governor Dauda Lawal, recently returned from an exchange program in Bogotá, Colombia, where they focused on the demobilization strategy employed during the conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The goal of this initiative is to harness lessons learned from Colombia’s experiences to restore economic…

Chilling newly released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s Paris apartment paint a disturbing picture of the disgraced financier’s private residence. The disturbing photos published by French newspaper Le Parisien exposed the disgraced billionaire financier’s 18-room Avenue Foch sordid hideaway, complete with an eerily-lit red-walled massage chamber that Paris prosecutors believe was used to carry out heinous s£x crimes. One image showed a massage table, s£x toys, and walls covered with images of naked women, including one showing the de@d pedophile lying beside two topless women. The outlet also released photos taken by local police during a 2019 probe into rapes allegedly…

U.S. President, Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union-style address in recent history on Tuesday night, speaking for approximately one hour and 48 minutes before a joint session of Congress. According to data compiled by the American Presidency Project, which has tracked such speeches since 1964, the address was the lengthiest delivered to Congress in at least six decades. The speech surpassed the previous modern-era record also set by Trump when he spoke for one hour and 39 minutes last year. That address, delivered during the first year of his second nonconsecutive term, was…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed a fire outbreak at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. It disclosed, in a post on X (former Twitter) on Monday, that the incident occurred at Terminal One of the airport. FAAN stated that, though no fatality has been recorded, its team of firefighters was on the ground to contain the fire. “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) wishes to inform the public of a fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. “Our firefighting team is currently responding and working to contain the situation. No…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging what he described as the unlawful invasion and search of his residence in Abuja. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/345/2026 and filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeks to nullify a search warrant issued by a magistrate court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on February 4. The warrant authorised ICPC operatives to conduct a search and seize items at the former governor’s residence. El-Rufai, through his legal team led by Oluwole Iyamu,…

Sustainability has become a critical priority for businesses and governments across the world, driving growth, innovation, and positive change. As the world grapples with climate change, social inequality, and economic uncertainty, organisations are recognising the importance of adopting sustainable practices that balance Environmental, Social, and Governance considerations. In Nigeria, the sustainability agenda has become a mainstay, with companies like FirstBank leading the charge. As the leading financial institution in West Africa, FirstBank has made significant strides in promoting sustainability/ESG, with notable achievements in renewable energy, financial inclusion, and environmental conservation. The bank’s sustainability initiatives are anchored on three pillars: education,…

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 vice Presidential candidate for the Labour Party has said that he would oppose anyone who would be contesting against Peter Obi in the 2027 election. Baba-Ahmed while speaking in an interview on Trust Television noted while he might have the ambition to vie for the president of Nigeria, he does not think there is a better candidate than Obi. A running mate to Obi in the 2023 presidential election, Baba-Ahmed said he would like the former Anambra governor to take over the affairs of the nation. He said, “If Peter Obi is contesting, I will…

After gulping $1.5bn, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has now admitted that reopening the Port Harcourt Refinery is a waste of scarce resources. This belated admission validates my long-held position that Nigeria’s refineries should be privatised. It is instructive that the Tinubu administration has finally come to terms with an inevitable truth: pouring public funds into moribund refineries is economically indefensible. Paying billions in salaries to facilities that produce not a single litre of petrol does not serve the national interest. For years, I advanced this patriotic position and was vilified and accused of plotting to sell public assets…

Kim Jong-un has chosen his teenaged daughter to be his heir, South Korea has claimed. Seoul’s spy agency told parliament on Thursday that Kim Ju-ae had been selected to lead North Korea when her father dies. Ju-ae, the only publicly known child of Kim and his wife Ri Sol-ju, has become an increasingly present figure during tightly choreographed official appearances, provoking suspicion that she was being groomed to be her father’s successor. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it took a “range of circumstances” into account, including Ju-ae’s “increasingly prominent public presence at official events”. They said it would…

Technology Crucial to Success of New Tax Laws — NRS chair, Adedeji The Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has described technology as a crucial factor in the implementation of the new tax laws in the country.  Adedeji stated this on Wednesday while delivering the maiden convocation lecture of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State. In a statement by his Technical Assistant on Print Media, Sikiru Akinola, Adedeji listed some of the most fundamental challenges confronting taxation to include infrastructure, skills, trust and resistance. In the lecture entitled ‘The Role of…