Kayode Aremu

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Nigerians Evacuated From South Africa Back Home

The First batch of Nigerians from South Africa has arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, aboard an Air Peace flight, after months of xenophobic attacks.

Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and FAAN are all on ground to receive them

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Swift Troops’ Intervention Foils Attack on School, Saves Students in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama

The timely intervention of security troops has prevented what could have been a major attack on students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Iluke Community, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Eyewitnesses who spoke after the incident commended the swift response of the troops, saying their prompt arrival at the scene prevented the attackers from carrying out a mass abduction of students.

The attack occurred when armed men stormed the community and started shooting where students were writing their examinations.

According to eyewitness accounts, the assailants attempted to seize the students and move them into a nearby bush before security personnel responded to distress calls from residents.

“The situation would have been much worse if the soldiers had not arrived when they did. Their intervention saved the students and prevented what could have been a major tragedy,” one resident said.

Another eyewitness described the response of the troops as timely and professional, noting that the security operatives engaged the attackers and forced them to abandon their mission.

The residents said the arrival of the troops compelled the attackers to retreat from the area.

All the students were reportedly safe and unharmed and safely reunited with their families following the operation.

Community members also praised local security volunteers and other security agencies that supported the operation.

The incident, however, left the community in mourning following the death of three residents during the attack.

Security sources said one of the attackers was neutralised during the exchange of fire, while several others escaped with gunshot wounds.

A security operation is ongoing to track down the fleeing suspects and prevent further attacks in the area.

Residents of Iluke Community expressed gratitude to the troops for their courage and sacrifice, describing the intervention as a decisive action that prevented a larger humanitarian crisis.

They urged security agencies to sustain the ongoing operations and strengthen security presence in vulnerable communities across the area.

The Kogi State Government has also commended the troops and other security personnel involved in the operation, assuring residents of its commitment to safeguarding lives and property.

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Iranian state media report naval clashes between Iranian and US forces south of Iran.

The reports did not immediately provide further details on the scale of the confrontation or any casualties.

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Senate Orders Kyari’s Arrest Over Alleged Missing ₦210tn

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More than 360 people have been released from Boko Haram captivity in northern Nigeria.
But many of them face an uncertain future after their community was destroyed and declared unsafe to return to.

Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Pulka, northeast Nigeria.

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The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday described as untrue a video and accompanying voice note currently circulating across various social media platforms alleging the movement and infiltration of suspected Lukarawa terrorists

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Panic in Cross River as Cameroonian soldiers cross into Nigerian village

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After her mother died in late May, baby Buswaza was brought to a church-run orphanage in eastern Congo where the nuns quickly discovered the newborn was running a fever. Within days, she died from what they later found out was Ebola. https://t.co/YewFF5dyIu

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Panic as podium collapses at Adeleke canvassers’ inauguration in Osun

Read full story here ; https://t.co/T5Y9Z4TiLk

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BREAKING: Lawmakers Flee As Fire Breaks Out At Senate Hearing Room
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[Amnesty International @amnesty]

Fired for asking a question?

We stand with Italian journalist Gabriele Nunziati as he takes legal action against Agenzia Nova after his contract was terminated following a question he asked the European Commission about Israel paying for the reconstruction of Gaza last October.

In Europe, the silencing, censorship and repression of journalists speaking out against Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip are arbitrarily restricting the right to freedom of expression.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military has been killing scores of Palestinian journalists in Gaza who were bravely continuing to report despite being themselves victims of Israeli abuses. No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed than Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Humanity must win.

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I challenge anybody in this FCT who can come out to say "we don't have the impact; we don't feel the presence of government."

- Nyesom Wike, FCT Minister, speaking during the FCTA official commissioning of Arterial Road N5.

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Police arrest three suspected cultists, recover firearms in Osun
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Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman https://t.co/onaydKXSlI

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Omar Artan, a World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry into the U.S. "due to vetting concerns," received a hero’s welcome upon returning to his home country on Wednesday. https://t.co/NUHPQn00iM

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In a video released by Iran's Football Federation prior to the World Cup matches, it states: These people have unwavering faith in Imam Hussein (PBUH).

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said overnight clashes in the Gulf between Tehran and Washington showed how Iran will respond to the enemy with strength and power.

The exchanges came after President Trump said Iran downed a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

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BREAKING: More Israeli air, artillery attacks hit towns across Lebanon's Tyre, Nabatieh, reports Lebanese state media

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BREAKING: Bandits Shot Dead In Abuja
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New footage has emerged in the killing of seven-month-old Palestinian Sam Abu Haikal in the occupied West Bank.

The video appears to show the family's car slowing to a stop before an Israeli soldier opens fire.

Sky's @AdamParsons reports ⬇️

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