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Turkey Launches Offensive Air Strikes In Northern Syria

October 9, 2019 3:21 pm

Turkey warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operation was to create a “safe zone” cleared of Kurdish militias which will also house Syrian refugees.

Several locations were hit, and at least two civilians died, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said.

It vowed to resist any Turkish advance across the border.

Amid growing humanitarian concerns, the SDF asked the US-led coalition against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) to establish a no-fly zone in the …

FAO launches Country Programme Framework for Nigeria

May 7, 2019 11:45 am

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has launched its Country Programme Framework for Nigeria (CPF) for 2018 to 2022.

The launch took place on Tuesday in Abuja.

Mr Suffyan Koroma, FAO Country Representative, said during a public presentation of the programme that the CPF was a guide on FAOs partnership and collaboration with the Federal Government for food security and national development for a five year circle.

In preparing the documents, the stakeholders identified five key areas priorities in which the organisation could best apply and leverage its knowledge, resources, experience and expertise, Koroma said.

According to him, the priority …

IGP launches operation ‘Puff Adder’ on Abuja-Kaduna highway

April 6, 2019 1:41 am

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, yesterday launched a special operation to tackle the increasing rate of kidnapping and robbery on the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

‘Operation Puff Adder’ ,according to Adamu, is a well thought out and major operation aimed at re-dominating and reclaiming the public space from heinous criminal elements bent on threatening the internal security order.

It will cover Abuja-Kaduna highway and the adjoining communities and extend to Kogi, Katsina, Niger and Zamfara states.

Adamu ,speaking at the event, said:”To the criminal elements, let me sound this note of warning loud and clear: give up your criminal …