A member of the United States Congress, Riley Moore, has called for the decentralization of Nigeria’s policing system, saying state governments must be empowered to tackle the country’s worsening security challenges. The US lawmaker expressed concern over the continued violence affecting communities in Nigeria and stressed the need for structural reforms in the country’s policing…
Iran’s head of the judiciary said on Monday there should be no leniency or delay in issuing verdicts against those affiliated with Israel and the United States. “We must not delay or show leniency in executing final verdicts against those who, during wartime and unrest, committed crimes and were affiliated with the aggressor enemy,” said…
The United States Embassy in Nigeria sternly warned its citizens in the country of a possible terrorist attack on US facilities and American affiliated schools in Nigeria, particularly the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a recent security alert posted on its official website, the US advised its citizens in Nigeria to take additional precautions. The…
Kemi Badenoch, who leads the opposition and is the head of the Conservative Party, has asked the United Kingdom to join the United States now and take aggressive action against Iran. Badenoch made the call after Iran attacked UK bases in the Middle East. The Tory leader said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, “We…
A Nigerian man, Matthew A. Akande, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for orchestrating a cyber scheme that targeted tax preparation firms and defrauded the U.S. government of more than $1.3 million. This was made known in a statement shared on the U.S Government website on Wednesday According to the statement, Akande, 37,…
The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This was contained in a 3,000-page document dated February 10, released by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and sighted by…
The United States has condemned the deadly attack on communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, as conflicting casualty figures emerged from the incident that has sparked national and international outrage. While the Nigerian Police Force said 75 persons were confirmed killed in the assault on Woro and Nuku communities, local sources and…
China promised to provide Cuba with “support and assistance” in the face of repeated threats from the United State, which weeks ago removed Havana’s ally in Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. Beijing and Havana are longtime socialist allies, and Chinese authorities have consistently opposed the economic blockade imposed on the island for decades by the United States….
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the U.S. a $2,500 payment if they voluntarily return to their home countries, CNN reports. According to an administration memo, the initiative would begin with 17-year-old migrants and require approval from an immigration judge. The payment would be issued after arrival in…
Senior leaders from Nigeria and the United States gathered at the Abuja Continental Hotel to commemorate two decades of collaboration between the Nigeria Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (NMODHIP) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). The ceremony, marking the 20th anniversary of the WRAIR–NMODHIP partnership, was graced by the Honorable Minister…