Govt. imposes 24-hour curfew on Kafanchan
Kafanchan (Kaduna State) – A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in Kafanchan, Kaduna State after youths set up road blocks and burnt vehicles on Kafanchan-Kagoro road, in retaliation of an attack on...
View ArticleWe stayed without food for one month, 10 days – Chibok Girls
Abuja – The 21 freed Chibok Girls say on Sunday in Abuja that for “one month and 10 days’’ of their abduction by the Boko Haram insurgents they stayed without food in the bush. Ms Gloria Dame, one of...
View ArticleCustoms dismisses 17 junior officers for drug addiction, certificate forgery
Abuja – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has dismissed 17 junior officers for drug addiction, certificate forgery, theft and absenteeism, the service spokesman, Mr Wale Adeniyi, said in a statement...
View ArticleOpen letter to our friends in diaspora
Dear friends in Diaspora. It is with great pleasure I write this open letter with the utmost expectation that all is very well with you, your family and all your endeavours. Your patriotism for your...
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Police arrest 11, recover arms, ammunition in Edo communal clash
BENIN CITY – Operatives of Edo Police Command have arrested 11 persons, recovered seven assorted guns and ammunition during a raid on warring Azagba Community in Uhunmwande local government area of the...
View ArticleCoronation :Benin Crown Prince visits Azama ‘N Uhe ancestral shrine for rites
Benin – The Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Prince Eheneden Erediauwa, on Sunday left Evuekoi for Azama N’ Uhe ancestral shrine at Oloton’s Palace in Isekhere Street, Benin, to perform traditional...
View ArticleUNILAG expels 125, rusticates 198 students
Lagos – Authorities of the University of Lagos have expelled 125 students and rusticated 198 others for various offences, including examination malpractices during last academic session. The lists of...
View ArticleWho wants to elect judges and justices?
Part of the result of the invasion of the homes of justices of the Supreme Court by the DSS is the question of the immunity of political office holders. After that invasion, we have been reminded as...
View ArticleN400m fraud: Metuh’s surety applies withdrawal
Abuja – Dr Olugbumi Usim-Wilson has filed an application to withdraw as a surety to Olisa Metuh, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spokesman, standing on trial for alleged money laundering....
View ArticleEFCC re-arraigns Nyako, son, for alleged money laundering
Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako, and his son, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja....
View ArticleCoronation: Edaiken N’Uselu chooses name today
Benin City – The Benin Crown Prince and Edaiken N’Uselu, HRH (Amb) Eheneden Erediawa, would today leave Usama Palace for Useh village, where he is expected to choose a name to be used as the 39th Oba...
View ArticleNUC phases out sub-degree diplomas
Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC), has scrapped sub-degree diploma programmes in the Nigerian university system. This is contained in a statement by the commission’s Deputy Director of...
View ArticleEdo 2016: Coalition of parties lauds Obaseki’s emergence
BENIN CITY – South-South Coalition of State Chairmen of Registered Political Parties has said Edo State Governor-Elect, Mr Godwin Obaseki is a man the people can trust to protect the legacies and...
View ArticleNigeria on path to winning war against corruption, says U.S. envoy
Kano – Shaarik Zafar, U.S. Special Representative to Muslim communities, has expressed optimism that the current fight against corruption in Nigeria would succeed. He made the remark while addressing a...
View ArticleGov Fayose stops the arrest of suspect, says EFCC
ABUJA – Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state today in Ado-Ekiti stopped the arrest of a woman who tried to withdraw money from an account already red-flagged by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
View ArticleAAU graduates 9,186 students
EKPOMA – The Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma-Edo State is to graduate a total 9,186 students at its 20th Convocation Ceremony, holding from October 14 to 22, 2016. The number include 8,340 with...
View ArticleNigeria facing shortage of Anti retro-viral drugs – UNAIDS
Abuja – The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), says it is working to address the growing shortage of anti retro-viral drugs in various health facilities in Nigeria. Dr Bilali Camara, the Country...
View ArticleJob creation, empowerment top Obaseki’s agenda
There are indications that the Edo State Governor-elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu would hit the ground running any moment after inauguration on November 12th, if report...
View ArticleObasanjo says no excuse for poor state of Nigeria’s agric sector
Abuja – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday said Nigeria had no excuse for the deplorable state of its agriculture sector. Obasanjo said this at an agriculture seminar in Abuja organised by...
View ArticleBenin crown prince to announce coronation name Thursday
Benin – Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa on Tuesday choose his coronation name after defeating Edigin N’Use in the traditional Akhue game( marble seeds). Erediauwa, will however, officially announce his...
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