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A coalition of Nigerian diaspora organisations has commended Air Peace for delivering quality and seamless services across its domestic, regional and international routes throughout the 2026 summer travel season. The groups, in a joint statement issued as the summer season draws to a close, described the airline’s performance as a demonstration of professionalism, operational resilience…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has inaugurated the newly elected chairmen of the state’s 18 local government areas, charging them to make grassroots development the priority of their administrations. The chairmen were sworn in on Friday at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, following their victory in the recently conducted local government elections. Okpebholo…
Environmental activist and President of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, has warned that the reported death of at least 37 people at Okrika in Rivers State has exposed the deepening environmental and public health crisis confronting communities across the Niger Delta. Bassey, in a statement, said the incident should serve as…
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has demanded full disclosure of the agreement between the Federal Government and global meat-processing giant JBS over its proposed $2.5 billion investment in Nigeria, warning that the project must not proceed without rigorous environmental and multi-sectoral scrutiny. The environmental rights organisation said…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has apprehended 68 suspected drug traffickers with a combined weight of 7,531.51kg of narcotics in the month of August 2026. The State Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, revealed that the arrest is a reflection of the unwavering commitment of the command in its mission to combat drug…
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen.Buba Marwa (Retd.), has charged investigators and prosecutors of the agency to intensify efforts at tracing, seizing and recovering the proceeds and instrumentalities of narcotics trafficking, saying the war against drug cartels can no longer be won through arrests and drug seizures alone….
The Federal Workers Forum has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of the salaries of federal civil servants and an increase in the minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000. The letter, dated September 2, 2026, and signed by the National Coordinator, FWF, Andrew Emelieze and General Secretary, Ogundele…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned that artificial intelligence-driven disinformation poses a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general elections, calling for electoral technology and communication to be treated as a single discipline. The INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), also disclosed that the commission was conducting a comprehensive audit of its…
Twelve state governors whose tenures will end in 2027 and early 2028 are set to leave behind a combined debt burden of about N5.3tn, comprising domestic and external obligations. The affected governors are Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Inuwa…
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has alleged that the State House of Assembly has failed to execute any constituency project since September 2025, despite funds released by the executive. The Governor made the allegation in Benin while addressing traditional rulers from Esan South East LGA who were on a courtesy visit to his office. He…