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Bringing Zamfara inciter to book
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Bringing Zamfara inciter to book

The arrest of Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, 22, by Zamfara State police responds to a viral video recorded on 23rd October, in Maradun. They evoke a national climate of fear amid persistent jihadist killings and displacement in Benue, Plateau and southern Kaduna, and attacks attributed to armed groups, including suspected Fulani herder militias, in Enugu and other states.

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At Least 19 Killed As Venezuela Army Attacks Colombian Rebel Camp
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At Least 19 Killed As Venezuela Army Attacks Colombian Rebel Camp

At least 19 people were killed in the Venezuelan army’s recent attack on a Colombian guerrilla group’s camp inside Venezuela, an NGO and source close to the operation said Sunday. Venezuela’s government has since been led by Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro’s former deputy who has won vocal support from US President Donald Trump for bending to his administration’s demands.

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Explosion kills four at Cameroon iron smelting plant
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Explosion kills four at Cameroon iron smelting plant

An explosion killed at least four people and severely burned ​16 others at an iron ‌smelting plant in Cameroon’s commercial capital, Douala, on Monday morning, the regional governor ​said. The blast caused a fire that was extinguished, said Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of Cameroon’s Littoral Region, which has Douala as its capital.

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We don’t need media recognition to be happy; it’s about results – NACOC on Ghana-Lebanon cocaine bust collaboration
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We don’t need media recognition to be happy; it’s about results – NACOC on Ghana-Lebanon cocaine bust collaboration

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has defended its claim of collaborating with Lebanese authorities in a recent cocaine seizure at Beirut International Airport, despite the Lebanese agency making no mention of Ghana’s involvement in its public statement. Read also: Syrian arrested at Beirut Airport with 40kg suspected cocaine shipment from Ghana – NACOC confirms While NACOC’s statement highlighted collaboration with Lebanese authorities in the operation, the Lebanese statement did not make any reference to such cooperation.

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Alleged Terrorism Financing: Court Fixes Jan 2027 For Judgment In Case Against Mamu
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Alleged Terrorism Financing: Court Fixes Jan 2027 For Judgment In Case Against Mamu

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja fixed January 27, 2027, for judgment in a charge filed by the Federal Government against Tukur Mamu, an alleged negotiator with terrorists during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack in 2022. Justice Umar fixed the date after the Federal Government’s lawyer, David Kaswe, and Mamu’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, adopted their final written addresses and presented their arguments for and against the case.

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