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By NewsBits The Police Command in Borno State said it successfully diffused an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri on Monday. The Borno Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Mr Daso said that at about 9.00a.m., on Monday, Dec. 4, a suspicious device was noticed near the main gate of the institution. He said that the command swiftly deployed men of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal, EOD, team…

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By NewsBits Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Russia on Thursday, for talks with Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said, as the two countries strengthen economic and military ties in the face of Western sanctions. “I can confirm. There will be Russian-Iranian negotiations on December 7,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday when asked about media reports of Raisi’s impending visit. Putin visited Iran in July last year and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov travelled to Tehran in October for talks with regional counterparts. Western countries have accused Tehran…

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By NewsBits The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who disclosed this in Ibadan, Oyo State, said Nigeria’s public universities were in very pitiable conditions with stress and frustration visible in the faces of poorly remunerated lecturers. He said, “Except President Bola Tinubu arrests the situation by reviewing the conditions…

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Former Vice President of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on concerned authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the accidental bombing of locals in the Tudun Biri community of Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army on Sunday. The former Vice President of Nigeria made the call while expressing his condolences to the families and victims of the accident in a statement on his official X handle on Tuesday. No fewer than 60 residents were killed in…

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President Bola Tinubu sympathizes with the families of victims, the people and government of Kaduna State over the bombing mishap in a village at Tundun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. President Tinubu describes the incident as very unfortunate, disturbing, and painful, expressing indignation and grief over the tragic loss of Nigerian lives. The President directs a thorough and full-fledged investigation into the incident and calls for calm while the authorities look diligently into the mishap. The President also directs swift and comprehensive medical attention for surviving…

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Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR has proposed a strategic collaboration with the country’s armed forces in line with efforts to curb smuggling activities in Nigeria. He spoke when he played host to the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, in what he described as a pivotal meeting, which held recently at the Customs headquarters in Abuja. He however lauded the existing collaborative efforts between the Service and the armed forces, emphasising the critical role such partnerships play in national security. Acknowledging the global challenges…

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