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By Idahosa Musa overnor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic tanker fire incident that occurred on Wednesday night in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The incident followed the fall of a petroleum tanker, which triggered a massive fire outbreak and explosions that engulfed several vehicles and affected different parts of …

ABUJA – The Federal Government has reopened all 47 Federal Unity Colleges that were shut in the wake of rise in insecurity in some parts of the country, The federal government also reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives of students and ensuring uninterrupted education across the country. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja …

BENIN CITY The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has deployed 1,200 personnel across the state to ensure robust security during the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Efosa Ogbebor, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Benin City. Ogbebor said the State Commandant of the Corps, Saidi Akintayo, approved …

ABUJA – The Senate on Wednesday adopted the interim report of its Ad-hoc Committee on the National Security Summit. The sessions, held at selected centres across the six geo-political zones, are to serve as a guide for the proposed National Security Summit scheduled for January 2026. The adoption followed the presentation and consideration of the report by the Chairman of …

ABUJA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a five-man syndicate allegedly in possession of counterfeit foreign currency totaling $3,430,000 and €280,000 in Osun and Lagos States. The Commission’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Oyewale said the suspects, who also practice as herbalists, allegedly defrauded one Halima Sanni of N26,550,000. …

BY ALLTIMEPOST ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Budget to a Joint Session of the National Assembly on Friday at 2:00 pm. The announcement was made in a letter from the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Kamorudeen Ogunlana, signed on his behalf by Essien Eyo Essien, Secretary of Human Resources and Staff Development. The …

  ASHINGTON (AP) — Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans. The stunning move comes after House Republican leaders pushed ahead with a health care bill that …

BY ALLTIMEPOST REPORTER AUCHI (Edo) – Multiple explosions on Wednesday rocked Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The explosions occurred in three different areas of Auchi at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It was observed that the first blast occurred along Igbei Road, the second at the Igbo Shade area near an AP …

Godwin Mngumi, the prime suspect in the murder of a retired Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, has confessed to killing the deceased in the process of dispossessing her of her phones and other valuables. The suspect, who was paraded in a video posted by the spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, on X on …

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said it will continue with today’s scheduled protest despite Tuesday’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Mr Tinubu met the leadership of the labour union late on Tuesday with the hope of shelving the nationwide protest. Addressing reporters at the Labour house on Wednesday, NLC President Joe Ajaero said the protest would hold as planned. Mr …