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The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 10 internet fraudsters before Justice Mary Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. According to a statement issued by EFCC and posted on its X page on Friday, the convicts were Okoro Emmanuel,…
Environmental experts have emphasized the importance of forensic investigation in uncovering hidden environmental damage in the Niger Delta region. The experts who shared their views during a Livelihood lecture series at the University of Port Harcourt’s Faculty of Social Sciences, discussed the critical issue of environmental degradation and its impact on local communities. The programme,…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has vowed to apply necessary sanctions against Qatar Airways for allegedly mistreating Nigerian passengers. This was revealed in a statement by the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, via his official X account on Friday. According to the terse statement, Achimugu noted that the airline…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has declared that there was no case of Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), after the index patient suspected of having the virus that causes haemorrhagic fever tested negative for Ebola and Marburg disease. In a statement on his X handle on Friday, the Centre,…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the state police command not to provide any form of support, security cover, or legitimacy for Saturday’s planned local government by-elections, which it described as illegal. On Tuesday, an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin restrained the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission…
The Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Council, has denied allegations that it is aligned with any faction in the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the union in the state. It also dismissed claims that the five-man committee, led by Prof. Monday Lewis Igbafen, is opposed to the Edo State Government. In…
The Edo State Internal Revenue Service has sealed the premises of Market Square over alleged N27m million naira unpaid taxes. In a statement on Friday, Edo EIRS Head, Corporate Communications, Courage Eboigbe, said the outstanding sum was as a result of an audit conducted by the EIRS on Market Square, covering the period from 2018…
The Edo State Special Security Squad has arrested 20 suspected cultists and demolished four properties linked to them in an operation carried out in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area. The squad disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Benin, signed by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo. According to the…
China has reiterated its commitment to building a fairer and more inclusive global governance system, pledging closer cooperation with Nigeria and Africa under the newly launched Global Governance Initiative (GGI). Speaking at a seminar in Abuja organised by the Centre for Contemporary China-Africa Research and the Centre for China Studies, China reaffirmed its commitment to…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, Ogbonna Uzoma. According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, the report of his death was brought to the attention of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa…