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A 34-year-old man, Okpegboro Avwerosuo, has allegedly killed his roommate in Sagbama Town, Sagbama Local Government Area (SALGA) of Bayelsa. Okpegboro was alleged to have sold the deceased’s vital organs to a pastor in Port Harcourt, who is currently at large, for ritual purposes. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and other stakeholders in the state have canvassed an in-depth review of the country’s Constitution to reflect the will and desire of the people. The stakeholders made the resolution during an Edo State Summit on the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committees on the 1999 Constitution Review, held at the Government House, Benin …

…Finds N133m lease was obtained for motor vehicle procurement The Special Visitation Panel mandated to investigate the operation of Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma has indicted the ousted management of the institution for “indiscriminate procurement of loans/overdraft” to the tune of N1,794,069,811.02 within the period under review. The panel, which was constituted by Governor Godwin Obaseki in the wake of the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has called for increased collaboration among global stakeholders, to raise awareness and accelerate actions to end obstetric fistula, caused by prolonged and obstructed labour, without access to timely and high-quality medical treatment. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of this year’s International Day to end Obstetric Fistula, marked by the United Nations and its …

A burnt INEC office The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the attacks on its facilities are now a national emergency. The Commission came to the conclusion after an emergency session today, hours after its office in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State was razed. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the National …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it adopted the use of Voter Enrolment Device (VED) for resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to deepen the use of technology in electoral process. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in …

The targetted attacks on police and INEC facilities continued on Sunday with an attack on a police division and an office of the electoral agency on Sunday evening. The latest attacks occurred in Awka, Anambra State. The gunmen Sunday evening attacked the B Division of the Nigeria Police Force and the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze-South local government Area of Enugu State was on Sunday gutted by fire. Romanus Ezekwueme, the chief security officer (CSO) of the local government, confirmed the incident to reporters on Monday. “I was on duty with some neighborhood security around 11 p.m. on Sunday when we saw the flame coming out from the INEC …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all public buildings, facilities and official residences to fly the Nigerian flag at half-mast in honour of his late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers who died in a plane crash on Friday. Mr Buhari also approved May 24 as a work-free day for the members of the armed forces. Mr …

Following calls for the discontinuation of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020, which is seeking to repeal the NYSC Act, has been billed for the second reading in the House of Representatives. The sponsor, Mr Awaji-Inombek Abiante, in the explanatory memorandum of the proposal, rolled out the various reasons …