Kidnapping: Ransom Rises By 750% In Two Years

Kidnapping: Ransom Rises By 750% In Two Years

[mc4wp_form id=33047] …Kidnappers Demanded N64bn In Three Years …Inflation Fuelling Rising Demand – SBM Intelligence Tracked ransom payment to kidnappers rose steeply between 2023 and 2025, recording 750 per cent increase within the two-year period. Data obtained from SBM Intelligence on Nigeria shows that N302m was paid for the release of kidnap victims in 2023….

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U.S., Iran Sign Peace Deal To End Four-Month War

U.S., Iran Sign Peace Deal To End Four-Month War

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The United States and Iran have electronically signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to end their nearly four-month war, with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announcing the breakthrough and endorsing the agreement as mediator. In a post on X, Sharif said: “I am honoured to announce that the historic ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’…

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Trump FDA Tackles Opioid Crisis With New Medication Approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray on Tuesday in an effort to combat the nation’s opioid overdose crisis. Rextovy is a naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray that can be used for the emergency treatment of opioid overdoses, according to the FDA. The approval “aligns with President Donald Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative, a federal effort…

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Wasa Resettlement Scheme: A Case Study In Policy Failure

Wasa Resettlement Scheme: A Case Study In Policy Failure

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The development of Abuja as Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) remains one of the country’s most ambitious planning projects. Conceived as a modern and orderly capital city, Abuja was designed to avoid the challenges that characterised many rapidly growing urban centres across the country, including congestion, uncontrolled development, and inadequate infrastructure. The Abuja…

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