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Kevin Rideout, a US missionary who was kidnapped in Niger last year, has been released, President Donald Trump confirmed Friday.The post Trump confirms release of US missionary kidnapped in Niger appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA Troops of the Nigerian Armys 18 Brigade have rescued nine kidnapped victims and foiled attempted terrorist attacks on communities in Mariga and Rijau Local Government Areas of Niger State. The operations, conducted as part of intensified offensive operations against terrorists and other criminal elements in the brigades area of responsibility, []The pos...

By Folarin Kehinde ABUJA President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians living abroad to move beyond sending remittances and invest in productive ventures in Nigeria, saying funds sent home for consumption alone cannot drive sustainable economic growth. Tinubu made the call at the Nigeria Diaspora Economic Conference 2026 in Toronto, Canada, where he was represented []The post Tinubu...

Give Aiyedatiwa 14-day ultimatum or face mother of all strikes By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE Workers in Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions have issued Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa a 14-day ultimatum to implement the 2026 agreements reached between the Federal Government and university and polytechnic-based unions, threatening a total shutdown of the institutions if thei...

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has restored four more previously suppressed State House of Assembly constituencies three in Delta State and one in Kogi State pursuant to court judgments directing the restoration of the additional constituencies in the two states. This was disclosed in a statement issued Friday []The post INEC restores c...