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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered security chiefs to ”identify and crush heads of bandits, kidnappers and their local collaborators to restore confidence in the society”. The president, who left the country for routine medical attention on Tuesday, earlier gave the order when he met the security chiefs at the State House, Abuja. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, …

…says Edo ready to host games Edo State Deputy Governor and Chairman of Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival, has refuted insinuations in some quarters that the sports tournament, tagged Edo 2020, will be moved to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Shaibu who was led by the Director of facilities, Edo State Sports Commission, Victor …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has condemned the vandalisation of some facilities of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by unknown persons in Agbede, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. Obaseki who received the TCN Manager in Edo, Mr. Isaac Okpe on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City, ordered for thorough investigation into circumstances …

Edo State Government has banned all forms of forest exploitation in the state, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq, said in a statement on Tuesday. The governor, he said gave the directive as part of efforts to curb deforestation and protect the state’s forest assets. He noted, “It is hereby announced for the information of the General Public that all …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the verdict of the Edo 2020 Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which dismissed all four petitions challenging our victory in the September 19, 2020 polls. In a statement, the governor noted that the ruling is yet another testament that the judiciary upholds fairness and justice. According to him, “We are happy with the …

Mr Malami received at least three warnings, including an EFCC report intimating him that at least a part of the debts is unjustifiable. But he seems to have disregarded them all. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has for years disregarded repeated warnings against the suspicious $418 million judgment debts said to be owed by …

*Accuses Buhari of fast-tracking Nigeria’s disintegration *Says any tribe plotting to attack Igbo’ll ‘ve to prepare well The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has given a 48-hour ultimatum to every Fulani with AK-47 to leave the South-East or be treated like “bush meat”. The ultimatum is coming on the heels of the revelation that over …

Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal late yesterday affirmed the victory of Godwin Obaseki in the September 19, 2020, governorship poll in the state by dismissing all four petitions filed against him and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Yunusa Musa-led a three-man tribunal while‎ delivering judgment on the petitions unanimously dismissed all the petitions for lack of …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Tuesday embark on a medical trip to London. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement titled “President Buhari billed for a routine medical check-up in London.” Adesina said Buhari was expected back in the country in the second week of April …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has lamented the way the police treat some cases involving some suspected criminals who are Fulani. The monarch said some Fulani persons who were arrested for kidnapping and handed over to the police were released in controversial circumstances. Alaafin said this in Oyo on Monday when the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abduraheed Akanbi, …