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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has presented cheques worth N200 million to 47 families of civil servants who died in active service and announced an educational scholarship for one member from each of the bereaved families. The presentation, which took place at the Government House in Benin City, is part of the state’s ongoing…
The ECOWAS Technical Committee for Standards Management (TMC) convened a crucial session in Praia, Cape Verde, on July 28–29, 2025, to review and validate revised regional standards for fortified food products, including iodized salt, fortified vegetable oils, and fortified wheat flour. Supported by UNICEF, the meeting aligns with ongoing efforts to combat malnutrition across West…
Barikui Felix A suit challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State has suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt after it was transferred to the Abuja Division. The matter with suit number FHC/PH/53/2025, instituted by a Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Samuel Amatonjie, against President Bola Tinubu, the…
NSCDC Boss Asks Officers to Desist from Inter-Agency Rivalry Commandant-General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi, has warned Corps officers against inter-agency rivalry and called for strengthened synergy. The CG also urged personnel to leverage existing relationships between security agencies by respecting boundaries. Speaking on Wednesday at the…
The work of the 5th Meeting of the Angola-Nigeria Bilateral Joint Commission will start tomorrow (Tuesday) in Luanda to review the Cooperation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding between the two countries with a view to looking into the major economic challenges. On the table, there will be more than 20 Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding that…
SI AL YASUNI – Durban Declaration 2024 Oilwatch International held a Retreat on Friday, 23rd, and Saturday, 24th August 2024, in Durban, South Africa, around the theme Beyond Colonialism and Extractivism: Energy Democracy and the Imperatives of a Just Transition. The meeting had the Oilwatch International country members from Latin America, Southeast Asia, Ghana, Mozambique,…
IGP Orders Investigation into Officers Killings By katherine Abayomi The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has directed the Commissioner of Police Rivers State, CP Olatunji Disu, to heighten security measures across the state and institute thorough investigations into the killing of the police officer and the vigilante operative, as well as the…
On World Seed Day 2025, HOMEF and allies urge the Nigerian government to reject UPOV 1991 and halt the PVP Law, citing threats to farmers rights, biodiversity, and food sovereignty. They advocate for a sui generis system rooted in Nigerias agricultural reality and developed with full public participation. Read more…
A pastor, identified as Simeon Okehielem, popularly known as “Ebube Wonder” of the Ebube Wonders of Synagogue Prayers Ministry, also called “Healing and Deliverance Mountain,” has been arraigned before an Edo State High Court, Criminal Court 1, over the alleged rape of a married woman which led to the birth of a child. The suspect,…
No More Military Takeover In W/Africa – WADEMOS West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) has raised an alarm that military intervention may not have been heard of in the political landscape of West Africa as challenges continued to be thrown at democracy by the political class, especially those promoting elongation of tenure. Rising from its…