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Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has vowed to deal ruthlessly with traditional rulers and other local collaborators conniving with bandits to wreak havoc on innocent citizens in the state. The governor stated this when he briefed State House correspondents after having a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in the Aso Rock Villa, the Vanguard reported on Wednesday. …

The university records show Mr Obaseki was admitted as a student in 1976 through direct entry and graduated in 1979 The University of Ibadan on Tuesday cleared Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State of certificate forgery allegation levelled against him by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Deputy Chief Registrar, Legal, of the university, Abayomi Ajayi, appeared at the Federal High …

FCMB said the move was important to guarantee the sanctity of its investigations. The Managing Director of First City Monument Bank Limited, Adam Nuru, has proceeded on leave to enable the bank to investigate the allegations against him. The bank made this known in a statement on Tuesday. FCMB said the move was important to guarantee the sanctity of its …

…As Lawmakers uphold indictment report of mismanagement of N180m by NYSC Abuja – Nigeria’s Senate has exposed a possible loss of N478 million meant for Zungeru power project in Aso Savings and Loans PLC., the Vanguard reported on Wednesday. According to the Senate, the deposit was meant for payment of compensation to displaced persons under the Zungeru power project for …

Vice President Mike Pence says he won’t stop Biden win certification after President Donald Trump had urged his deputy not to certify Joe Biden’s election victory at a Congress session starting later in the day, repeating unfounded allegations of vote fraud. “If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election,” Trump told cheering supporters outside the White House. …

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Revd. Matthew Kukah, has continued his criticism of the Federal Government over the state of the nation, describing the country as a  huge wasteland, huge debris of deceit, lies, treachery, double-dealing and duplicity. Kukah warned that darkness was is setting in as the sun quickly recedes, so there should be a sense of urgency. …

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday told President Donald Trump that he does not have the authority to block certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win when Congress meets to count electoral votes, sources told CNN. Acoording to CNN report, Trump, who already had turned up the pressure on Pence to steal the election, warned him that it would be politically …

President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, a long-awaited decision that moved toward completion Wednesday as it became apparent that Democrats were on the brink of winning control of the Senate. The CNN reported that the announcement of the attorney general, along with other senior leaders of …

Edo State Government has rolled out benefit packages for tricycle and motorcycle riders across the state that includes life and health insurance covers and other incentives to improve their compliance with the government’s new Rider’s Permit initiative. Director of Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure, Mr. George Aghahowa, in a statement, said the state government is rolling out the Rider’s Permit Initiative …

Edo State through its network of 4 PCR molecular laboratories has conducted a total of 3201 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests, which returned a total of 242 confirmed positive cases since the state started tracking the second wave of the pandemic on December 1, 2020. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this in a meeting of the Emergency …