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West Africa continues to grapple with the devastating threat posed by armed groups. For years, extremist violence has destabilised countries such as Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, leaving the region fractured and vulnerable. Against this backdrop, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to establish a new regional counterterrorism force. According […]
The UK will begin large-scale production of advanced interceptor drones to help Ukraine defend against Russian aerial assaults.
Valuables worth millions of naira have been lost to a mysterious inferno that engulfed a section of the Directorate of Students Affairs building of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye last week’s Tuesday. According to a statement by OOU’s Acting Deputy Registrar, Corporate Affairs Division, Dr. Wale Balogun on Wednesday, the fire outbreak which occurred […]
A prominent Palestinian journalist whose wife and several of his children were killed in airstrikes in Gaza says the world is “treating us with indifference” – as he accused Israel of committing genocide.
Donald Trump had a heated phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his military targeted Hamas inside Qatar, according to a report.
Lagos State government on Wednesday activated the Incident Management Structure (IMS) of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) as part of measures to strengthen prevention and preparedness against any possible outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the state. The IMS activation followed an emergency meeting of the Lagos PHEOC held on 9th September […]
Serie A giants Napoli are planning to make a fresh approach for Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo when the transfer window reopens in January.
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday, stated that he will not honour an invitation by the United States Consulate in Nigeria for a visa re-interview scheduled for Thursday, September 11. Soyinka said he initially thought the development was the handiwork of scammers. The literary icon revealed this in an exclusive interview with TheNEWS/PMNEWS while […]
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has taken down the official page of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), citing alleged violations of its cybersecurity standards. On Sunday, FIJ received a pop-up notification informing the newsroom that its page, “FIJ Nigeria,” had been unpublished for going against community standards on cybersecurity. FIJ immediately […]
The Federal Government pf Nigeria has expressed “deep concern” over reports of an Israeli airstrike in Doha, Qatar, on September 9, 2025, allegedly targeting senior members of Hamas leadership. This was contained in a press release signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, which read, ”The Federal Government of […]
