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By Israel Adebiyi The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the conduct and the results of the Saturday, August 16, 2025 Senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections in the state. NEWSNOWNG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had early on Sunday, August 17, 2025 declared the candidates of…
In a strategic move to strengthen regional collaboration and unify efforts in countering violent extremism, PAVE Network, in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), and other key stakeholders are set to convene a North West Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) Summit. The summit as…
The Federal Government, through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, has issued new guidelines on Public-Private Partnerships, Decentralising Approval Powers to ministries, departments, and agencies. The guidelines provide directions and requirements to set up the Project Approval Board for the new approval thresholds of under N20 billion for ministries and N10 billion for agencies and parastatals…
The Edo State Police Command has busted a criminal syndicate involving a serving police inspector and three civilians accused of extorting, brutalising, and robbing residents in Benin City.
The breakthrough followed a viral video in which a victim alleged he was abducted by policemen, dispossessed of his phone and valuables, and subjected to harassment.
The Chinese Government has said China and Nigeria are both ancient civilisations with profound historical and cultural heritage. This was expressed at the weekend in Abuja, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yu Dunhai, during the celebration of the rich cultural and tourism ties between Nigeria and China at the 2025 China-Nigeria Culture and Tourism…
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, says Nigeria has recorded zero cases of piracy on its waterways in the last five years. Ogalla disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the 2025 set of young sailors held at the Nigerian Navy School, Ikot Ntuen,…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on anti-corruption agencies to probe the National Assembly over allegations that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to present bills, motions, and petitions. The call comes amid an allegation by a House of Representatives member, Ibrahim Auro, that federal lawmakers pay between ₦1 million and ₦3…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has congratulated Senator-elect, Joseph Ikpea, and House of Representatives Member-elect, Omosede Igbinedion, on their victories in last Saturday’s Edo Central Senatorial and Ovia Federal Constituency by-elections. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Governor Okpebholo commended voters for turning out in their thousands to support the…
By Israel Adebiyi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr. Joseph Ikpea, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s by- election for Edo Central Senatorial District in Edo. The Umpire also declared Hon Omosede Igbinedion winner of Ovia Federal Constituency. Professor Kingsley Omo-Iwoze, the INEC Returning Officer for the…
A drug kingpin who had invaded a manhunt for three years has been apprehended by operatives of the anti-narcotics agency. The spokesman of the he National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said: Three years after launching a manhunt for him over drug trafficking offences, a notorious drug kingpin,…