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The Syrian Army, with the support of armed militia fighters, has liberated 50 villages in the south-east of Aleppo province, a militia source said Tuesday. According to the source, residents of at least two villages had begun returning to their households to clear the ...

The Russian Air Force in Syria left many Western military experts surprised, as they didn’t expect that Russia had the capacity to carry out military operations with such efficiency, the Washington-based Brookings Institution said.  In the past, many experts called ...

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The 17 individuals from the Indigenous People of Biafra Separatists  (IPOB), who were captured by the Anambra State Police Command, have been discharged. They were captured a week ago to protest the capture of the leader of Pirated Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Police ...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto state, Alhaji Sa’idu Gumburawa, has expressed good faith that Nigeria will be a superior spot in the next two years under President Muhammadu Buhari. Gumburawa, an ex-member from the House of ...

There was power failure for at least seven minutes during the screening of Usani Uguru, a ministerial nominee, at the senate on Tuesday. Partial darkness enveloped the chamber, but the lawmakers continued the business of screening the nominee. The power ...

Nnewi—Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons, PRESCOM, stakeholders’ sensitization forum, held at Enugu for South East zone, has uncovered that around 60% of the unlawful arms in the zone are made locally. Professor Aloysius Okolie, who is the South ...

  The senate has screened ministerial nominee one Usani Uguru from Cross River state. A previous Commissioner for youths and games in Cross Rivers state. Amid his presentation, Uhuru said unemployment and moral decadence is a key variable responsible for ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to upturn the decision of a Tribunal that nullified his election. Mr Wike had gone to court, saying the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to nullify ...

Nollywood star, Shan George, was involved in an auto crash in Enugu State yesterday. Shan, who was in her auto with her kid and director were en route from Calabar going to Lagos on Monday morning, when a speeding auto ...