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Former President Bill Clinton is telling the House Oversight Committee that he had “no idea” of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes as his deposition kicks off in Chappaqua, New York. Clinton is in the hot seat for the committee’s bipartisan investigation into the late financier and sex trafficker for what is expected to be an all-day session of questions into his relationship …

Team Edo on Thursday etched their name in regional sports history after being crowned overall champions of the second edition of the Niger Delta Games, following a thrilling week of high-intensity competition in Benin. Competing before a roaring home crowd, Edo athletes delivered standout performances across several events, pushing the title race to the final day before surging clear of …

The Senate on Thursday called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, for repeatedly refusing to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmakers made the call during the ministry of finance budget defence and interactive session with the economic team in …

The Edo Chapter of the Obidient Movement has frowned at the reported violent attack on the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, at a political gathering in Benin on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), including a former Edo Governor, Chief John Oyegun-Odigie, were also allegedly …

The National Boundary Commission has reaffirmed key positions that strongly support Edo State’s commitment to the peaceful and lawful resolution of the Edo/Kogi interstate boundary. This followed a Joint Meeting of Officials held at Lucy Hall, Bon Hotel (Elvis), Wuse II, Abuja. The meeting, presided over by the Director-General of the Commission, Adamu Adaji, brought together representatives of the affected …

Abuja, Feb. 26, 2026 (NAN) Some elders from Benue State have urged the Federal Government to bring peace by declaring a state of emergency in Sankera, Benue State following recent violence in the area. The president, African Leadership Institute, Dayton, Ohio, United States, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Hagher, who spoke …

The Senate on Thursday rejected the envelope budgeting system and called for a return to performance and priority-based fiscal framework that would enhance realistic implementation. The senators stated this during the budget defence session of the Finance Ministry and an interactive meeting with the Economic Team in Abuja. In his opening remarks, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. …

  …seeks transfer of case against Bauchi commissioner, 3 others The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has lodged a petition against a judge of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, Justice Mohammed Umar, seeking his disqualification from a case involving alleged terrorism financing. The anti-graft agency, in the petition it sent to the Chief Judge of the …

  Earlier, a SaharaReporters’ review of the Edo State approved budget for 2026 showed that N1billion was allocated to purchase an armoured vehicle for the Speaker of the State House of Assembly. A SaharaReporters’ review of the Edo State approved budget for the 2026 fiscal year shows that a sum of N50 million was budgeted by the House of Assembly …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday charged the newly decorated acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to make the Nigeria Police Force better than he met it, as the country grapples with banditry, terrorism, and other criminal activities. The President, who personally decorated Disu with his new rank at the State House, Abuja, said the appointment comes at “a defining moment …