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Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo state governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has moved to ease the traffic gridlock affecting residents and road users in the Sapele Road axis of Benin City and other surrounding areas within the Benin metropolis. While inspecting some ongoing road projects, the governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, said his administration will be…
UK Expresses Commitment to Restoration of Peace in Northeast The United Kingdom has expressed its commitment to the restoration of peace, stability and sustainable solutions to the troubled Northeast region, which has been bedevilled by insurgency. The British Deputy High Commissioner, Gill Lever committed on Monday when she paid a courtesy call on Borno State…
Edo NAWOJ Seeks Partnership with First Lady’s Office on Women’s Initiatives. The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has paid a courtesy visit to the Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Mrs. Edesili Anani, to discuss collaborative efforts in promoting gender-related initiatives. The delegation, led by NAWOJ Chairperson Adesuwa Ehimuan,…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, led a delegation of North East governors to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, focused on critical issues affecting the North East, including urgent completion of 17 vital road projects and the resumption of oil exploration in the…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6th, and Monday, June 9th, 2025, public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, made the declaration on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The Minister,…
An international organized criminal group (IOCG) operating between Nigeria, United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) made up of mainly ex-jailbirds in overseas prisons has been smashed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the…
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has accused business associates of former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of conspiring against the Benin Palace following his refusal to relinquish ownership rights of the repatriated Benin artefacts. Speaking while receiving a delegation of European diplomats, including the European Union Ambassador…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is currently working with civil advocates and law enforcement agencies to strengthen support and enforcement capacities in order to see more stolen wealth repatriated back to the country The UN agency organized a day capacity workshop in Abuja as part of itsefforts to drive legislative reforms,…
…Businesswoman conceals 1.4 kg meth in butt pad underwear Two Brazil returnees: Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Ikechukwu have excreted a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine they ingested after days in observatory custody following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos….
I Will Clear All Liabilities in 2027 Before I Leave, says Zulum Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has approved N8 billion for the payment of the backlog of liabilities in pensions and gratuities for retired primary school teachers and other civil servants in the state, promising that clear all the backlog of pensions and…