”Iyaloja is alien to us in Benin. Here, every market has its Iye’ki, who performs cultural roles for the palace. The Oba does not interfere as long as the Iye’ki performs her duties,” the monarch said. The recent installation of Pastor Josephine Ibhaguezejele by the Iyaloja-General of Market Women Association, Mrs Folashade Ojo-Tinubu, as the Iyaloja of Edo State has …
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A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in troops to protect what he calls a “war-ravaged” city. The ruling by the Trump-nominated judge marks the latest setback to White House efforts to crack down on Democratic-led cities it claims are stricken by …
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President Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago to address what he says is out-of-control crime. The move came hours after immigration authorities said they faced off with protesters in the Democrat-run city and shot an armed woman when she and others rammed their cars into law enforcement vehicles. State and local leaders have …
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Five people have died and tens of thousands have been left without power in Ukraine after intense Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Polish jets were deployed overnight as Russian strikes targeted Ukrainian areas close to Poland (file photo) Ukraine’s neighbour Poland scrambled fighter jets in order to ensure the safety of Polish airspace, …
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The organisation urged the governors and the FCT minister to disclose the specific projects funded with the money, their locations, implementation progress, and completion reports where available. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to make public the spending details of the estimated …
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) confirmed that the NIN was fraudulently created remotely from Monaco under an “amputee exception,” without biometric capture and using a non-compliant photograph. The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate senior lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), his son Osilama …
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” thank you for your service, your dedication, and your unwavering commitment to excellence in our dear State.” By IVY ADODO The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Blessing Agbebaku has commended teachers as they mark World Teachers’ Day. In his message to our beloved teachers, he described the day as “special occasion to honour the tireless …
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When word reached the White House on Friday afternoon that Hamas had, after nearly five days, responded to President Donald Trump’s 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza, officials were so quick to embrace the group’s statement they posted it in full on social media, at one point mistakenly attributing it to Trump himself. Hamas’ response stopped well short of …
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in coming days” He says it was diplomatic and military pressure that got us to this point – and adds that Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza demilitarised “the easy way or the hard way” Netanyahu’s comments come after Hamas agreed to release …
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By MOBOLAJI SANUSI At this season of Nigeria’s 65th independence celebrations, yours sincerely considered it sad to note that the refining of the country’s most precious endowment is creating a recurring but disruptive albatross to the growth and general economic wellbeing of the nation. Days past, the purportedly resolved tango between Dangote Refinery and Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural …
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