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Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a teenage herdsman simply identified as Mohammed, with one AK-47 rifle. The suspect whose age could not ascertained as of the time of filing this report was arrested while hiding in a forest with the AK-47 rifle. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a …

Motorists to pay N200, N500 per trip Exemption for diplomatic, military vehicles, tricycles, motorcycles The Nigerian Government on Wednesday said it was set to reintroduce toll collections on selected dual carriageways across the country. This development is coming several years after former President Olusegun Obasanjo dismantled all toll plazas on federal roads across the country in 2003. The government said …

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Wednesday in Benin, said that the security situation in the state was relatively calm, adding that efforts were ongoing to sustain it. Obaseki stated this while reviewing the state security situation for the month of July, after a joint security meeting with all heads of various security agencies in the state. According to him, …

Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) yesterday considered and passed a bill for a law to repeal the Bendel Sports Council Law, 1967 and to enact the Edo State Sports Commission Law 2021. The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Standing Committee on Information, Youth and Sports at plenary. Presenting the bill, Chairman, …

• PDP elects next chairman in October• NEC to constitute convention, zoning committees next week• Tambuwal: APC lacks structures of a political party• APC Governors back Buni’s committee on congresses, national convention The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, yesterday, survived raging onslaught against his continued stay in office and got a soft landing a …

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked the interim leadership of the party to conduct a national convention to pick new members of the National Working Committee. The governors under the aegis of Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) made the call in a communique issued after their meeting in Abuja on Sunday. This communique was signed by …

Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has expressed the concern that Nigeria is not ready for a post-petroleum economy. It therefore stressed the need for African countries to urgently embrace renewable energy sources so as not to be left behind in the ongoing rapid global movement from dirty energy to clean energy. ERA/FoEN stated that time was …

**VP to Envoy: Let’s explore opportunities for our young people **Vietnam recognizes Nigeria’s role in Africa as enormous With the existing opportunities in agriculture and technology in Nigeria the nation and Vietnam will benefit from effective collaboration in the two sectors and thereby deepen their friendly relationships. Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo made this assertion on Monday at the …

*VP highlights Niger Delta’s diverse human capital, cites progress of FG’s New Vision initiative for the region Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, said on Tuesday that the Buhari Administration will ensure the completion of the critical Niger Delta development projects it has embarked upon in furtherance of its New Vision development agenda for the region. Prof. Osinbajo who was …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need for Nigeria to diversify its economy from crude oil, noting that the nation can earn $20bn annually from the cultivation and production of oil palm. Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin City on Tuesday, said the decline in prices of crude oil and the COVID -19 pandemic highlight the …