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The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. After dividing themselves into three squads, more than a hundred gunmen stormed a Nigerian prison, using explosives to blast though a wall and free dozens of jailed jihadists. But the assault did not take place in some remote town in the country’s violence-torn northeast. Instead, the raid unfolded just …

*”We reported this observation in Ekiti to INEC.” The Independent Corruption Practices and other related offences Commisssion has said it would prevent incidents of vote-buying at Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. Azuka Ogugua, the ICPC spokesperson, said the commission would work with INEC and security agencies to prevent the practice. Mrs Ogugua spoke Wednesday during a Twitter Space organised …

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed Commanding Officers of the Corps across the nation to join hands with the Nigeria Police Force to enforce the ban on the spy number plate. The PUNCH reports that The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by …

Edo State Government has commenced an intensive training program for youths and women in the three oil and gas-producing local government areas of the state. The training programme tagged “2022 Aguakpa Ghe Igbama,” was organized by the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC). The youths and women were trained in several vocational skills including welding and …

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday emphasized his high premium on education, when he said he told his children, particularly the girls that they can only get married after getting a first degree. Buhari charged the youth to seek education, not for government jobs which, according to him, are unavailable but to arm themselves with skill and ability to fight …

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged officials of National Population Commission (NPC) to justify government’s confidence in them by returning accurate, verifiable and dependable data. The President’s Media Aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said that the president made the call during a trial census exercise in Daura, Katsina State, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria …

Edo State Police Command announced that it has killed a notorious armed robber and recovered arms when it responded to a distress call from residents of Abuja Quarters, by Benson Idahosa University, Government Reserved Area (GRA), Benin. The Edo State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP. Jennifer Iwegbu, said yesterday in a statement that the robbers engaged the police …

• Says president waking up to realities after 5 months, describes varsities as gloried secondary schools  Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday, mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his enough is enough comment and description of ongoing five-month-old strike as inimical to future generation of Nigerians. The union claimed the president’s statement was not only comical but a clear sign of …

Edo State acting Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has charged Edo State Pilgrims to Israel for the 2022 pilgrimage to pray for Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general elections. Shaibu gave the charge while addressing Edo State pilgrims to the holy land, urging them to be good ambassadors of the state, as they pray for Edo State and Nigeria over her …

The tenures of 11 of the RECs came to an end on July 6, nine others are due for retirement next month, while one exited in April. Activities towards the 2023 general elections are under threat of paralysis in at least 20 states as the resident electoral officers (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reach the end of their …