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The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has directed all visa applicants to provide a complete list of their social media usernames—from all platforms used over the past five years—when filling out the DS-160 form. In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, the embassy emphasized that applicants must certify the accuracy of the information…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has summoned the contractors handling the section of the Benin-Sapele road project funded by the state government, to explain reasons for the delay or face serious sanctions. Governor Okpebholo who expressed displeasure over the slow pace of work on the ongoing section of the road project despite the financial mobilization…
By Tracy Ohovwore A middle-aged man, identified as Adamu, has been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Security Network for allegedly vandalizing abandoned vehicles belonging to Edo Line, the state-owned transport company, in Benin City. The suspect was reportedly caught in the act at the defunct Edo Line office on James Watt Road, where…
By Israel Adebiyi As part of efforts to rid Edo State of illicit drugs and traffickers, the state Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided Ihama Road, in Benin, and other drug flashpoints. The crackdown culminated in the arrest of 46 suspects, the seizure of nearly 40,000 kilograms of assorted illicit…
By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police says the command have arrested four suspected armed robbers and kidnappers. The Public Relations Officer of the Command,SP Grace Iringee Koko disclosed that on 8th August 2025, at about 11:30hrs, a team of operatives from Bori Division, while on routine patrol along Nkpee Street, Bori, acted swiftly upon…
By Tracy Ohovwore A coalition of over 80 civil society organisations, researchers, farmers, and advocacy groups has criticised Nigeria’s top food and drug regulatory agency for issuing contradictory statements on the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Environmental Rights Action, and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance expressed concern over…
By Emamuzo Iboma Lagos State University (LASU) staff unions have rejected the state government’s latest offer, insisting that the strike must persist until full salary arrears are paid. Despite the rejection, LASU management announced that academic activities will resume on Monday, August 11, 2025. In a recent agreement signed on August 7 between the Joint…
…Sensitizes Students on Empowerment Opportunities in MDAs By Barikui Felix Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Students Engagement, Comrade Sunday Asefon has says the president has been very kind to the Nigerian students. He also said that the president has kept to all his campaign promises in the education sector and to…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of one Lawal Oluwadamilare Samuel before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He was jailed after being arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrime. The…
By Prince Woke The Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO)/Road Traffic Officers (RTO) led by Mr Voke Emore and Engr. Monibo Akobo respectively, have intensified sensitization on the roles of VIO, RTO, what constitutes road traffic offences, the essence of Central Motor Registry Information System CMRIS and vehicle inspection. Mr Emore…