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The Godwin Obaseki-led administration of Edo State has been commended for its commitment to the welfare of vulnerable children in the state. The representative of the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development and Deputy Director, Child Development in the Ministry, Musa Aliu gave the commendation recently, while speaking at the official launch of the Guidelines for Alternative Care of …

Edo State Government has urged stakeholders to support initiatives and implementation of reforms that will ensure a cleaner, greener and healthier environment. The State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Engr. Osasere Evbuomwan made the call while addressing journalists during a sensitization program to commemorate the 2023 World Earth Day, He urged stakeholders and groups to support campaigns to enlighten members …

Washington — U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. No shots were fired and no major casualties were reported. With the last U.S. employee of the embassy out, Washington shuttered the …

Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put that nation at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders. Both sides have tens of thousands of fighters, foreign backers, mineral riches and other resources that could insulate them from sanctions. It’s a recipe for the kind of prolonged conflict that has devastated other countries …

About three weeks ago, precisely April 6, 2023, the House of Representatives triggered an outrage with a bill banning fresh doctors from Nigerian universities from travelling abroad to practise or further their education until they have put in five years compulsory service in Nigeria’s health sector. If the bill sponsored by a member representing Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency in Lagos State, …

It was an unprecedented moment last Sunday when Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, was declared the winner of the Adamawa State gubernatorial election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari. Ari had shocked the nation with what many described as a coup when he usurped the power of the Returning Officer to declare Binani as …

• Epicentre Of Building Collapse• Rhertorics Not Enough, Govt Must Identify, Punish Culprits – Professionals• Experts Offer Steps To Stem Recurrence• Stakeholders Seek Adoption Of Provisions Of National Building Code Despite tonnes of promises from the Lagos State government to stem the menace of building collapse in the state, happenings in that sector seem to suggest that the built environment is still …

Many Nigerians took an unusual interest in the last governorship election in Adamawa State mainly for symbolic reasons. History was beckoning. There was a high probability that Nigeria’s first elected female governor would come from the state. Of the 25 women that contested for governorship posts in 28 states in the 2023 general election, only Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (popularly …

• Presidency’s Success Verdict On Stemming Insecurity Insincere —Experts• Insist Value On Lives, Property Has Been At Lowest Ebb• Advise Incoming Govt On Addressing Security Lapses Barely five weeks to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, experts and analysts in the national security sector have described it as a failure owing to its inability to decisively deal with the …

*To confront challenges of zoning of N’Assembly leadership, formation of cabinet, petrol subsidy, social cohesion, healing process and tribunal cases Exactly 35 days to his inauguration on May 29, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, will arrive in Nigeria tomorrow after a one-month rest in France.Tinubu left the country for France on Tuesday, March 21 to rest and plan the transition programme …