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The Edo State Police Command has arrested 21 students of Ogioma Public Secondary School, along Limit Road off Benin-Sapele Road, for suspected cult activities. The PPRO of the command, Moses Yamu, stated in a statement released on Saturday that the students were between 14 and 17 years old. He said the arrest followed a foiled…
Nigeria Celebrates Adeduntan’s Appointment as Head Coach of College Women’s Basketball Team The federal government has celebrated Ganiyat Adeduntan’s historic appointment as Head Coach of the George Washington Revolutionaries Women’s Basketball team. Chairman /CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement on Monday by the Director of Media, Public Relations &…
UN Coordinator Leads March Against Violence on Women Stella Peters The United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mohammed Fall, led some prominent women activists in a march on the major streets of the Nigerian capital city of Abuja on Saturday to demand the end of violence against women. The march was part of activities marking the 16…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) to fast-track the disbursement of the Federal Government’s ₦250 billion credit support for smallholder farmers at a single-digit interest rate. He gave the directive during the sixth meeting of the PFSCU Steering Committee, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Vice President…
By Israel Adebiyi The Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has called on all taxpayers in the state to file their annual tax returns on or before March 31, 2026, warning that failure to comply will attract administrative penalties. In a statement signed by the Executive Chairman of the Service, John Osirenimhe Odior, the agency…
AU Condemns Attempt to Create Parallel Government in Sudan The African Union (AU) has condemned the proposed plan of the Sudanese militant group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF), to form a parallel government in war-torn Sudan. In a statement, the AU asked RSF and its affiliated political and social forces to oppose the establishment of a…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector. Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere said after an emergency Abuja meeting on Monday that rising tensions could undermine the fragile stability recently achieved. He said the…
By Faith Airaodion As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Humanitarian Day observed annually on August 19, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Edo State has reiterated its resolve to strengthen humanitarian response and foster proactive innovations in distressed communities across the state. Speaking in Benin City, the NEMA Head…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Police Force, and other international security organisations are currently discussing strategic moves to combat terrorism and other criminal activities in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Speaking in Lagos at the opening ceremony of the ongoing Regional Workshop on Maritime Border Security organised by the…