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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, lamented his administration’s helplessness following the inability of security operatives to locate the hideout of bandits terrorising the state. El-Rufai spoke to journalists after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja to brief him on the security situation in the state, where terrorists recently killed no fewer than 40 persons. He …

The last may not have been heard over the gruesome murder of Ikpomwonsa Omoruyi as concerned youths and elders of Ekiugbo in Uhumwonde Local Government Area of Edo State on Tuesday called on to the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman to ensure that justice is served in this case. The community said despite having sent a petition to …

Popular Edo political enforcer, Tony Kabaka gave his life to Christ yesterday at the Rock of Ages Church Assembly International, Benin. He was welcomed into the fold by Pastor Charles Osazuwa, the founder and head pastor of RACA. Tony Kabaka presented himself at the altar, alongside some of his reported members. In an online video, Tony recalled that his property …

The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to take the voters’ registration closer to the people to ensure that Nigerians were not disenfranchised from exercising their voting rights in future elections. The resolution of the lawmakers followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance that was sponsored by Hon. Odebunmi Olusegun at the …

Discovers 14,665 multiple registration of voters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, announced that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) designed by its in-house engineers, has been reviewed for maximum performance and deployment in coming elections. INEC National Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja, said the BVAS was one of the two …

Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply and sanitation Hygiene (SURWASH) programme is expected to provide six million people with basic drinking water services and 1.4 million people access to improved sanitation services Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says Nigeria needs not less than six trillion Naira to meet the demands for water supply infrastructure in the country. …

The House also increased the oil benchmark to 62 dollars as against the 52 dollars that was proposed by the executive, while the exchange rate was retained at N410.15. Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against the N16.391 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed a unanimous adoption of a report laid …

A 25-year-old housemaid, Dominion Okoro, on Tuesday in Benin revealed that she killed Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, 85, the mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. Narrating how she carried out the nefarious act on December 2, Okoro, who was arrested in her hometown, Calabar, said she hit her late boss with a stool while sleeping …

Edo State Government is exploring investment opportunities across Edo’s18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) so as to attract investments into the councils, Managing Director, Edo Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Mr. Kelvin Uwaibi, has disclosed. Uwaibi, who spoke during the Validation of Areas Potential Survey Report, held in Benin City during the week, said the initiative is part of efforts to ensure …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – A new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Ahmad Abdurrahman has assumed duty in zone 5 Command Headquarters, Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria. The new AIG assumed duty on December 16, 2021 after taking over from AIG Isaac O. Akinmoyede who has been redeployed to zone 9, Umuahia. Zone 5 Command with its …