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…assures of decisive action, calls for calm Edo State Government has condemned, in strong terms, the planned coronation of Idriss Addano as the ‘Sultan of Shuwa Arab of Edo State’, describing the purported move as sacrilegious and a threat to peace and security in the state. In a statement, Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, Esq., assured citizens …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, weekend, expressed concern that his state was in a very difficult situation over the ongoing surrender by repentant insurgents. He said: “We have to critically look between two extreme conditions and decide our future. We have to choose between an endless war or to cautiously accept the surrendered terrorists which is really painful and …

Ahead of  coronation of  the Olu-designate, Omoba Tsola Emiko, as the 21st Olu of Warri Kingdom, Delta State,  on Saturday, Delta State Police Commissioner, Mohammed Ali, has said 1,000 policemen and two squads of anti-bomb unit would be deployed to enhance security in the oil-rich city and Ode-Itsekiri, ancestral home of Itsekiri nation in Warri South Local Government Area of …

…Says judge available to release activist’s associates The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, debunked media reports that no judge was available to sign the warrant for the release of 12 persons arrested at the residence of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, after they perfected all their bail conditions. Igboho’s associates are yet to …

As the ongoing strike by a section of Nigerian doctors under the umbrella of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) entered its third week on Monday, senior medical officials including consultants, and others who are engaged on temporary basis by some of the affected tertiary hospitals, are lamenting heavy workload. This is as a few patients with critical conditions who …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria is not a failed state and cannot go the way of Afghanistan where the Taliban has taken the rein of power. The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations including the BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the seeking of medical care abroad by President Muhammadu Buhari is not an indication that the nation’s medical sector has collapsed. The minister stated this in Washington DC during his engagements with international media organisations including the BBC Radio and Television, Bloomberg and Politico. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the …

• Buhari tasks steering committee on 12-month deadline• Says Nigeria lost $50b worth of investment in 10 years• PGF says Act is APC’s commitment to economic restructuring The Federal Government has embargoed implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) till August 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari gave this hint when he inaugurated a steering committee to oversee the process yesterday. Deputy …

President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was gathered the President scheduled the meeting to receive updates on security efforts and give direction on the next line of actions on the various operations. The security forces have in the past few weeks taken the battle more robustly to insurgents and bandits. In attendance …

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State yesterday convened stakeholders, peace and security meeting to dialogue and brainstorm on effective ways of getting local solution’s to the incessant insecurity in the state. The stakeholders comprised former governors, former deputies governors, former and present national and state assembly members, and traditional and religious leaders in the state. Briefing newsmen after the …