The Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has launched the “Back to Farm Initiative,” a comprehensive agricultural revolution aimed at boosting food production across the eighteen local government areas of the state. Governor Okpebholo unveiled the initiative during a meeting with farmers at the Iguoriakhi farm settlement in Ovia South West local government area. […]
His Royal Majesty, Ewuare the Second, Oba of Benin, has passed a vote of confidence in Edo State Commissioner of Police, Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, with advice to remain focused on crime fighting and crime prevention. The first-class traditional ruler made the remark when he received the first female and indigenous female Commissioner of Police […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its officials have intercepted parcels of illicit drugs concealed in a specially constructed compartment of a bus. Two suspects – Zahradeen Adamu, 27, and Abubakar Usman, 44 – were apprehended in the vehicle coming from Onitsha, Anambra State, en route to Yola, Adamawa State. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi […]
The Chairman of the Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission KTSIEC Alhaji Lawal Alhassan Faskari has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the overall winner of all 34 Local Government Council elections held on Saturday. Speaking during a press briefing, Alhaji Faskari expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah for the successful conduct of the elections. He […]
Angry youths have allegedly set fire to a police division in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area in Ondo State, following the reported death of a boy in police custody due to alleged torture. The protesters carried out the act after learning of the victim’s death, while his friend remained in a coma […]
In furtherance of its effort to provide security for lives and property across Nigeria, Eagle Watch Security Company has opened an office in Benin City within the premises of Edo Production Hub, located at Kilometre Eight, Sapele Road, Benin City. The security company, owned by a serial entrepreneur, Engineer Greg Ogbeifun, was inaugurated by the […]
The Kebbi State Police Command has successfully neutralised four suspected kidnappers, arrested one, and rescued a sixty-year-old man, Umaru Bawa, in Suru Local Government Area of the state. The police also recovered Three million Naira, which had already been paid as ransom. A statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesman of the […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Central Bank of Nigeria a forty-eight-hour ultimatum to reverse the newly announced hike in Automated Teller Machine transaction fees, calling it “unlawful, unfair, unreasonable, and unjust.” In an open letter dated February 15, 2025, signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation urged CBN Governor […]
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ali Pate says the country can cater to its citizens’ health despite the US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s exit. Speaking to newsmen, Pate said the Federal Government is not bothered about the move and is capable of funding healthcare for the people. The Minister said Nigeria […]
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said the All Progressives Congress will not participate in the Osun state local government election slated for February 22 because the Court of Appeal has reinstated the chairmen and councillors and they would soon return to office. He urged the security agencies to enforce the […]
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