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Russia Plans Record Defence Spending as Ukraine Faces Fresh Winter Air-Defence Strain

adminSeptember 30, 2026

Russia is preparing to increase defence spending next year as its war in Ukraine enters another winter, with Moscow planning to commit more than £150 billion to its military effort. According to The Independent, Russia’s total defence spending is expected to reach £450 billion, equivalent to 50 trillion roubles, over the next three years as...

10.83km Road Links Mkpat Enin, Etinan Communities as Eno Commissions Project

adminSeptember 30, 2026

A 10.83-kilometre road linking communities across Mkpat Enin and Etinan Local Government Areas has been commissioned by the Akwa Ibom State Government, providing a new road connection between communities in the two council areas. The project features a 30-metre bridge and a branch road towards Ikot Enyienge, connecting communities including Ikot Ekpe, Ikot Afang, Ikot...

Guinea-Bissau 3-0 Nigeria: Super Eagles Crumble as Defensive Errors Prove Costly

adminSeptember 29, 2026

The Super Eagles endured a night to forget as Guinea-Bissau turned Nigeria’s defensive uncertainty into a commanding 3-0 victory, exposing costly lapses across the Nigerian backline. Nigeria struggled to establish control from the opening exchanges, with Guinea-Bissau repeatedly finding space behind the defence and exploiting weaknesses on both flanks. Stanley Nwabali had little opportunity to...

Anthropic IPO Puts Investors Face-to-Face With AI’s Darkest Risks

adminSeptember 29, 2026

Anthropic is preparing to ask investors to pour billions of dollars into the next phase of artificial intelligence while simultaneously warning them that the technology it is developing could, under certain circumstances, pose catastrophic or even existential risks to humanity. The unusually stark disclosure emerged from the company’s IPO prospectus reviewed by Reuters, ahead of...

Police Intensify Hunt as Mystery Deepens Over 28 Skulls Recovered in Abia Forest

adminSeptember 29, 2026

The discovery of 28 human skulls and other skeletal remains in suspected criminal camps in the forests of Isuochi, Abia State, has deepened a security mystery as police intensify efforts to track suspects who fled before the camps were raided. The remains were recovered during an intelligence-led operation conducted on Saturday, September 26, around Umuaku...

US Escalates Canada Trade Fight With Import Ban

adminSeptember 29, 2026

The trade dispute between the United States and Canada has entered a new phase, with Washington moving from imposing tariffs to shutting selected Canadian products completely out of the American market. The latest restrictions took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, targeting a range of Canadian goods including dairy products, alcoholic beverages and motorcycles, in another...

Akpabio Returns Senate To Plenary With Security, Hunger, Flooding On Front Burner

adminSeptember 29, 2026

By Idongesit Ashameri, Uyo The return of the Nigerian Senate from its annual recess has put insecurity, flooding and the rising cost of living back at the heart of the National Assembly’s agenda, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio warning that the country’s pressing problems can no longer be treated as routine challenges. Akpabio, who spoke...

North Korean POWs Arrive in Seoul With Battlefield Secrets From Russia

adminSeptember 29, 2026

Two North Korean soldiers transferred from Ukrainian custody to South Korea are entering a new phase of their ordeal — one that could see their battlefield experiences become a significant source of information on Pyongyang’s military involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The two soldiers, captured in Russia’s Kursk region after being deployed alongside Russian...

Independence: NSCDC Moves Into FCT Black Spots, Soft Targets With 3,000 Personnel

adminSeptember 29, 2026

Uncompleted buildings identified as hideouts for criminals, crowded public spaces and critical national infrastructure have become major security focus areas in the Federal Capital Territory as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) mobilised 3,000 personnel ahead of Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary. The FCT Command said its personnel had been deployed across the territory...

66 Years After Independence, CPPE Says Nigerians Must Feel Economic Reforms

adminSeptember 29, 2026

By Ikechi Nzeako, Lagos Nigeria’s economic reforms will mean little to households and businesses unless they begin translating into cheaper production, higher farm output, better public services and more productive jobs, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has said. The centre, in its assessment of Nigeria’s economic trajectory 66 years after independence,...

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Russia Plans Record Defence Spending as Ukraine Faces Fresh Winter Air-Defence Strain

10.83km Road Links Mkpat Enin, Etinan Communities as Eno Commissions Project

Guinea-Bissau 3-0 Nigeria: Super Eagles Crumble as Defensive Errors Prove Costly

Anthropic IPO Puts Investors Face-to-Face With AI’s Darkest Risks

Police Intensify Hunt as Mystery Deepens Over 28 Skulls Recovered in Abia Forest

US Escalates Canada Trade Fight With Import Ban

Akpabio Returns Senate To Plenary With Security, Hunger, Flooding On Front Burner

North Korean POWs Arrive in Seoul With Battlefield Secrets From Russia

Independence: NSCDC Moves Into FCT Black Spots, Soft Targets With 3,000 Personnel

66 Years After Independence, CPPE Says Nigerians Must Feel Economic Reforms

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