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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has condemned the insecurity across Nigeria, saying the nation’s sovereignty has been taken over by armed groups. He also said President Muhammadu Buhari needs to do more to stop Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements who threaten Nigeria’s security. Mr Soyinka said these during an interview on Arise Television programme on Saturday. “From a self-protective point …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said Nigerians would require a National Identity Number (NIN) before they can register their vehicles from the second quarter of 2021. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesperson FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, said the decision is in compliance with a presidential directive. “Beginning from the second quarter of this year (2021), If you want to register …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of failing to keep promises it made to the country. Wike insisted that unlike the APC, the PDP had the best interests of the people at heart with its commitment to fulfill all promises. The governor in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, spoke …

…says ruling ‘victory for truth, rule of law’ Triumphant Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on the certificate forgery case brought against him by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor, in a statement today, said the judgement is a triumph of the rule of law and a testament to …

…says Plaintiffs failed to prove their allegations The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Saturday, dismissed the certificate forgery case the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one of its members, Mr. Williams Edobor, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, held that the Plaintiffs, failed to by …

The Federal Government on Thursday said it will have no option other than to impose a fresh lockdown on the country if the rising cases of Covid infections recorded lately continue. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Sani Aliyu, stated this during a briefing in Abuja. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Minister of Information and …

WASHINGTON, DC — As the country nears the end of a harrowing week, House Democrats on Friday will gather to discuss a quick impeachment of President Donald Trump if his Cabinet doesn’t act to remove him first. The caucus meeting, scheduled at noon, is the first since insurrectionists loyal to Trump stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, a riot that temporarily …

(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump administration’s strategy of holding back half of US vaccine production to ensure second doses are available.Releasing nearly all vaccine doses on hand could quickly ratchet up the availability of coronavirus vaccines by allowing more people access to …

By Okhide Em’ya David  Edo state Government says it has recovered over nine hundred and seventy-nine logs of various timber species stolen  by Illegal Loggers at the the Riverine Areas of Nikorowa and Gelegele Communities, Ovia South West Area of the state.  This is just as some notorious illegal Loggers were during the week apprehended at the Okomu High Conservation …

Three cosmopolitan council areas in Benin City, including Oredo, Egor and Ikpoba Okha Local Government Areas (LGAs) accounted for the highest number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state, in the wake of rising cases in the second wave of the pandemic. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this in a briefing with the Emergency Operations …