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Explosion rocked the US Embassy in Norway

An explosion hit the entrance to the United States embassy in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, early Sunday, prompting a massive response from emergency services. Authorities said no injuries were reported. According to Norwegian police, emergency crews were sent to the scene at around 01:00 local time (00:00 GMT) after reports of an explosion at the embassy building. The diplomatic mission …

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Global representation of women in parliaments stagnates – UN report

Women now hold just 27.5% of parliamentary seats worldwide, marking a meager 0.3% increase compared to 2025, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has revealed. The UN-backed report, Women in Parliament 2025, released ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, described growth as the slowest in almost a decade. The report also highlighted a decline in women’s leadership roles in legislatures, …

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SERAP takes Nigerian government to ECOWAS Court over ‘unlawful mass telephone tapping regulations’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s administration for “failure to repeal the clearly unlawful mass telephone tapping regulations known as the ‘Authorized Communications Interception Regulations, 2019.’” The lawsuit follows allegations by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai that the telephone conversations of National Security Advisor (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu were tapped. El-Rufai …

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FCT: Kubwa kidnaps victims, others are rescued after a firefight with bandits

Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, in collaboration with personnel from the Nigerian Army Guards Brigade, the Department of State Services (DSS) and local vigilantes have rescued 20 kidnapping victims during a coordinated security operation. The development was made known in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, …

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