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NOA Launches Nationwide Sensitisation Campaign on Government Policies, Security, Flood Mitigation, Others

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By Israel Adebiyi The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has flagged off a nationwide sensitisation campaign aimed at deepening citizens’ understanding of government policies, promoting national values, improving security consciousness, and strengthening disaster preparedness across the country. Speaking at a press conference in Benin City, the Edo State Capital, to announce the campaign, the Director-General of…

South Africa Hold Nigeria To 1-1 Draw As Super Eagles’ World Cup Hopes Wane

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South Africa Hold Nigeria To 1-1 Draw As Super Eagles’ World Cup Hopes WaneAn own goal by Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong and an equalizer from Calvin Bassey saw Nigeria held to a 1-1 draw in a crucial 2026 World Cup qualifier against South Africa in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. The Super Eagles’ failure to secure…

NUPENG Suspends Strike As Union Reach Agreement With Dangote Refinery

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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has suspended its strike following an agreement with the management of Dangote Refinery to recognise workers’ rights to unionise. The deal was reached at a closed-door meeting convened by the Department of State Services (DSS) and attended by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and…

Nigeria, Angola to Sign 15 MOUs as 5th Joint Commission Begins in Luanda

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…Cooperation in technical manpower, migration partnership, transfer of sentenced persons, security, defence top list Nigeria and Angola are expected to sign no fewer than 15 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) at the ongoing 5th session of the Nigeria-Angola Bilateral Economic Joint Commission (BEJC) in Luanda. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu said…

Ijaw, Urhobo Groups Boycott CVR, Demand Implementation of Supreme Court Judgment on Warri Constituency Delineation

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The Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups of Warri Federal Constituency have declared their boycott of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, demanding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must first implement the final report of the Supreme Court-ordered fresh delineation of electoral wards and units in the constituency. The protesters who stormed the…

UK Announces £19 million Funding for Climate Resilient, Health, Education Facilities in Nigeria

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The United Kingdom (UK) Government has announced a £19 million funding commitment to develop Climate Resilient health and education facilities in Nigeria. The announcement was made at a joint inauguration by the UK Government, Federal Ministry of Health, the Governments of Kano and Jigawa States and UNICEF, of 84 climate-resilient schools and health care facilities…

NSCDC Launches Manhunt for Killers of 8 Operatives

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The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Professor Ahmed Audi has launched a Special Intelligence Squad operations to comb the entire Edo Forest and arrest killers of eight of his men, and rescue the kidnapped Chinese expatriate. The NSCDC Operatives were ambushed last Friday night at Okpella in Etsako East…

Five Years After, Edo Govt Reconnects To BEDC As Ossiomo Shut Down

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Five years after disconnecting from the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Edo State Government has reconnected to the power distribution company for supply of electricity. The Godwin Obaseki-led administration in 2020 broke BEDC monopoly in the state by supporting the construction of Ossiomo Power, an electricity generation and distribution firm The switch over to BEDC…

Oba Of Benin Declares Two-week Fasting, Prayer For Edo

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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has called on Edo indigenes and residents of the state to embark on a two-week fasting and prayer to ward off evil from the land. The monarch made this known in a statement issued by the Obamedo of Benin, Efosa Igbinomwanhia on Monday. The revered traditional ruler said…

Edo launches probe into gruesome community killings, vows justice

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By Israel Adebiyi The Edo State Government has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the brutal murder of two young men, Eboh Enomwa and Stephen Imaghodo, in Iyanomo Community, promising to bring the perpetrators to justice. The investigation, led by the Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers,” is being conducted…