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The Edo State Police Command has cautioned dog owners and breeders to exercise adequate control and supervision over their animals to prevent attacks and protect members of the public. The warning followed the hospitalisation of a Benin-based telecommunications technician, Ajani Taiwo, after he was attacked by three dogs. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 20,…
President Bola Tinubu has formally raised concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa before the African Union, warning that the incidents undermine continental solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. Tinubu specifically called for prompt collective action by African leaders and urged the AU to place the matter on…
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for an urgent and comprehensive environmental audit of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, alongside accelerated remediation and greater community participation in decisions concerning the environment. The call followed a community capacity-sharing dialogue organised by HOMEF under its Justice Through Communities-Centred Policy Advocacy project, which…
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected President in 2027, insisting that the country’s borders are already open and therefore cannot be “reopened.” Tunji-Ojo, who oversees the Nigeria Immigration Service, said Atiku’s claim appeared to conflate different episodes involving trade…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has congratulated the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on the occasion of his 56th birthday. The State Commandant of the Corps, Commandant Akintayo Saheed Ayinla, conveyed the congratulatory message on behalf of the officers and men of the Command, describing the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has offered whistleblowers up to five per cent of recovered assets for actionable information leading to the recovery of funds and properties allegedly stashed abroad by corrupt Nigerians. Olukoyede urged individuals with credible information on the location of Nigerian assets suspected to be proceeds of corruption anywhere in the…
The Federal Government is reviewing its foreign scholarship and bilateral education arrangements as part of efforts to eliminate unnecessary expenditure and redirect public resources towards strengthening Nigerian tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the government could no longer justify spending scarce public funds to send students abroad to study programmes that…
ActionAid Nigeria has condemned an alleged directive by the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, that residents must support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or leave the council, describing the remark as a troubling threat to democratic freedoms, while warning that political intimidation could become normalised ahead of the 2027 elections. The…
The Federal Government has ordered a review of concession agreements on major roads across the country following the worsening condition of the Benin-Asaba Expressway. Minister of Works, David Umahi, gave the directive on Tuesday after inspecting the troubled highway, where motorists and commuters have endured days of gridlock and hardship. Umahi expressed strong dissatisfaction with…
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Anthony Ojukwu, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of state police, but warned that the reform could worsen Nigeria’s security and human rights problems if state-controlled forces are allowed to operate without stringent safeguards and independent oversight. Ojukwu said decentralising the country’s policing…