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Here’s what you are going to get in a major address from Biden: a torrent of phrases, some of them carefully clipped like a neighbor’s hedge, most of them rolling and gushing like a river, all of them aimed not at the gut in the manner of his immediate predecessor, but directly towards the heart, whether to soothe or to …

The dispute between the Edo State Government and the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development over funding for the 20th National Sports Festival seems not over after our correspondent learnt the state was yet to get financial assistance from the Federal Government as earlier promised. There were doubts over the hosting of the festival after the Local Organising Committee …

BY OKHIDE EM’YA DAVID Reserved ruling by Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele, former presiding judge in the case of alleged conspiracy, kidnapping and murder of Mr. Sunny Etchie, the Okaighele of Kolokolo Community against Chief Johnson Atselege, the Iyasere of Warri and 11 Others was on Wednesday upheld. Presiding judge of High Court of Justice, Criminal Court 4, Benin City, Justice Mary …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured that his government will continue to support the state’s creative industry, providing an enabling environment and ensuring the removal of all impediments to the growth of the subsector. The governor gave the assurance in commemoration of the World Creativity and Innovation Day marked yearly by the United Nations and other sister organs. …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Operatives of Edo State Police Command have arrested 357 suspected criminals for various offences, with a total of 332 of the suspects said to have been arraigned. The arrests were made during intensified onslaughts against crime and criminality in the state between February 5 and April 21, 2021. Over 119 assorted arms and ammunition as well as …

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday, has told the leadership of the House of Representatives that the Nigeria Police Force lacks adequate resources to face the emerging security challenges in the country. Baba urged the House to create a special fund for police operations which will allow the security outfit to respond to emergency needs. During …

The Senate President Ahmad Lawan, has called for the strengthening of the Nigeria’s Justice System amidst rising insecurity in the country. Lawan spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at a one-day Roundtable organised by the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate president …

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the withdrawal of senior police officers from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police and above attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He hinged the decision on the operational requirements of the force. In a letter dated April 15, 2021, addressed to the EFCC Chairman and signed by the …

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, have outlined reforms they want in Correctional Service Centres and the Nigeria Police Force. These reforms, they said, will enable the agencies to operate optimally in different states and enhance their performance. They called for police reform as well as the delisting of the Correctional Service …

And we know that the federal, state and local governments are not using the QE to buy bonds or bail out the ailing industries. The states and LGs are not even paying workers! A huge part of these monies ends up being looted! Obaseki returned fire that as an investment banker he stands by his words. This is how he …