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President Bola Tinubu will receive the Executive National Policing Bill for review on September 3, the Presidency revealed on Monday. This was as it unveiled a public information portal through which Nigerians can submit memoranda and position papers to shape the legislation before it is reviewed by the President and transmitted to the National Assembly….
Residents of Ayetoro Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have renewed calls for urgent government intervention to save the coastal settlement from environmental devastation, warning that the community is gradually disappearing due to the impact of oil exploration and rising ocean surges. The appeal was made during a Community Dialogue and Training…
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified its ongoing special clearance operation across forests and suspected criminal hideouts in Edo State as part of efforts to deny kidnappers and other violent criminals safe havens. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 5, AIG Monday Agbonika said the operation…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has condemned the alleged ethnically charged conduct of some police officers captured in a viral video, describing their actions as unacceptable and contrary to the values of national unity and mutual respect. In a press statement signed by its Director of Communication and Media, Bala Musa, the agency expressed concern…
By Mark Izebhokhae So far, Nigeria has not been doing badly in terms of embracing technology. In recent times, it has been ranked as one of the fastest-growing technology hubs in Africa. From fintech and health technology to agricultural innovation, more sectors are integrating digital solutions into their systems of operation, thereby enhancing efficiency, productivity,…
Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two suspected drug traffickers and recovered 1,359kg of cannabis and cannabis seeds in a raid on a warehouse in Illushi, Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state. The state NDLEA Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin.Nigerian…
The Edo State Special Security Squad and sister security agencies have arrested four suspected cultists in a raid on their hideout at Egbaen Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The Principal Security Officer to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Saturday Okoh, leading other security agencies, stormed the hideout at about…
The Edo State Government has urged local and foreign investors to take advantage of its decentralised electricity market reforms, describing the model as a catalyst for investment, industrialisation and sustainable economic growth. The Commissioner for Power, Paul Usenbo, made the call while representing Governor Monday Okpebholo at a high-level African Union energy meeting in Ivory…
The Edo State Government says video-recorded confessions will now be mandatory for the prosecution of fresh kidnapping and cultism cases before the state’s newly established Special Criminal Court. The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Edo Ministry of Justice, Stephen Okoror, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Benin. Okoror said the directive was issued by…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel of justices led by Justice Abba Mohammed, the appellate court held that the…
