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Fulani herdsmen in the early hours on Monday attacked a village in Ngbo community of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was gathered that many have allegedly lost their lives following the development as houses of innocent indigenes of the area have been burnt down by the rampaging herdsmen in the area. Ebonyi State Government had, on Wednesday, …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, is currently appearing before the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Review the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms, Ammunition and Related Hardware by Military, Paramilitary and Other Law Enforcement Agencies. The committee had no less than two times invited Attahiru and Governor of the Central Bank of …

Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called for the strengthening of the nation’s electoral laws to restore the integrity of the ballot. This is even as Dr Jonathan argued that the standard practice is that the electoral management bodies exercise the sole responsibility of returning candidates and declaring winners while the judiciary complements by either upholding declared results or …

Bayelsa State swimmer, Ifiezibe Gagbe yesterday won the women’s 800m freestyle to make it gold number six. And cheering Bayelsa State delegation at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium poolside launched a chorus of “N6M, N6M.” This is in anticipation that the Bayelsa State government would reward any gold medal winner with a cash gift of N1m. Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports Daniel …

Team Lagos on Saturday defeated its Edo counterparts to qualify for the final of the handball male event at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin. Lagos team thrashed Edo by 38 – 24 to book a ticket for the final match, which would be decided on Sunday. In the female category, Delta beat Plateau 27 – 22 …

Edo State Chairman of the AllEdo APC Commends Buhari  Over Appointment Of Odigie-Oyegun, Other Edo APC Members Into Federal Boards Progressives Congress (APC), retired Col. David Imuse has commendedPresident Muhammadu Buhari  over his recent appointments of some members of the party in the state into  Federal Boards.In a statement released at the weekend by Victor Ofure Osehobo, the Assistant State Publicity Secretary of …

Edo State Government has expressed readiness to promote investment in cultivation of coconuts as part of its strategy to expand its tree crop value chain and diversify its economy. Head of Edo Investment Promotion Office, Mr Kelvin Uwaibi, disclosed this at a training for coconut farmers organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FEMARD) in collaboration with …

Plan to deliver electricity to about 25m Nigerians whose communities are off the grid has commenced in Jigawa State, flagged off by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. At the flagoff, Osinbajo restated the determination of the Buhari administration to ensure that millions more will now have access to cheap and environmentally friendly renewable power.Coming under the Economic Sustainability Plan, Prof. Osinbajo …

The details of the agreement were contained in a communique jointly signed by the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and a government delegation after a late Friday meeting. The doctors strike entered the ninth day on Saturday, crippling activities in public tertiary hospitals across the country and leaving patients and their relatives stranded. A federal government delegation on …

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on April 17, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday. The ceremony at Windsor, west of London, which will be televised but have no public element because of coronavirus restrictions, will be preceded by a national minute’s silence. Royal officials said the 99-year-old Duke of …