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Govt assures of increased security Edo State Government has assured stakeholders that it will lift the ban on gold mining in Dagbala Community, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Engr. Ethan Uzamere gave the assurance during inspection of buildings for security personnel in the community as part of efforts to improve security in …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved a cabinet reshuffle and rationalization of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state government. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the governor gave the approval at the Executive Council (EXCO) on Wednesday. He noted that, “The rationalization of the MDAs is as a result of …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State declared yesterday that his administration will acquire arms to protect citizens of the state against life-threatening marauders and organized crime. The governor made the declaration as no fewer than 14 people were Wednesday night murdered in two separate attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on Mchia and Mou communities in Logo Local Government Area of …

The closed-door meeting between the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria in Abuja came under scrutiny on Thursday night. The social media pages of the former governor of Lagos State were bombarded with mixed reactions from a cross-section of Nigerians, especially on Facebook and Twitter, hours after exclusive photographs …

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has defended the attack on some residents and the burning down of a market in two South-east communities by Nigerian troops. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the troops on Saturday invaded Orsu-Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State and Orsumugho, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State – all in South-east Nigeria, killing about two persons and …

The police have arrested a lawyer and human rights activist, Prof. Zainab Abiola, who allegedly assaulted her police orderly in Abuja. The alleged assault, it was gathered, was due to the refusal of her orderly, Inspector Teju Moses, to do house chores. Abiola was arrested alongside her housemaid, Rebecca Enechido, after a video clip went viral on Wednesday. In the …

Three former Inspectors-General of Police and a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police are currently jostling to replace ex-IGP Musiliu Smith as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission. The former police chiefs were said to have solicited the assistance of top government officials for consideration for the top job. Smith, who assumed office on July 25, 2018, alongside other commissioners, …

DHQ says two top commanders of Bolo Haram and the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, identified as Abu Asiya and Abu Ubaida (A’Qaid) were among those eliminated. The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kadin eliminated more than 36 terrorists and several others in air strikes across North-east in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media …

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is likely to lay the matter of the presidential candidate his camp would support in the February 2023 poll to rest today. This is believed to be one of the decisions taken when he met with stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the 319 wards of the state at the Banquet Hall of the …