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Youths in Edo Demand Action on Kidnappings, Poor Infrastructure – Barricade Roads

Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City Edo youths, who have become frustrated by the recent kidnapping and poor infrastructure in the state, blocked the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo road, protesting the dilapidated state of the road, which is one of the major reasons for the discomforting issues. The protesting youths also complained about the rampant kidnapping that has become a…

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Citizens of the Niger Delta Demands Shell to Own Up, Pay up, Clean up before Divestment. 

Katherine Abayomi. For over six decades, Shell’s oil exploration and extraction activities have caused irreparable environmental damage, destroyed livelihoods, endangered health, and deepened poverty and underdevelopment in a once-thriving region called the Niger Delta. As Shell shareholders gather in comfort at the 2025 AGM, there is a call to remind them that their profits are…

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How Ex-Bank Staff, OthersStole N5.7bn From Bank

An Ikeja Special Offences Court yesterday heard how an ex-bank staff member, Olajide Ogunmoroti, and his cohorts allegedly stole N5,726,994,110.00 from a second-generation bank (names withheld). The witness, Abdulmajeed Agboola, a bank employee with nine years of experience, narrated this while giving evidence before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe. Led in evidence by the Economic and Financial…

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Gov Okpebholo’s Crackdown on Cultism Gets Backing from Edo Civil Society.

Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo Civil Society Organisation (EDOCSO) has supported Governor Monday Okpebholo’s anti-cultism crusade. Following a peaceful protest led by its Coordinator General, Comrade Omobude Agho, the protesters stormed the Government House in Benin City to express solidarity with the government’s intensified actions against cult-related crimes. Addressing government officials, Agho praised the…

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West Africa’s Disaster Management Experts Convene in Accra to Strengthen Regional Recovery and Resilience Strategies

Heads of Disaster Management and Civil Protection Agencies from ECOWAS Member States are gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the 16th Consultative Meeting of the Regional Committee for Disaster Management in West Africa (GECEAO). The three-day meeting, organised by the ECOWAS Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), aims to review the regional Recovery Roadmap and…

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ECOWAS, EU, Germany Collaborate to Combat Growing Threat of Cybercrime in West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the German Federal Foreign Office and the European Union have convened a High-Level Briefing and Workshop on Cyber Diplomacy for the ECOWAS Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) to combat the growing threat of cybercrime in Nigeria and other West African countries. According to a statement on Wednesday by…

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