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By Okhide Em’ya David Human rights Activist, Chief Patrick Eholor has strongly condemned recent statement credited to the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, over the  deplorable  condition of roads in the country which the minister had described as manageable. Eholor, in a letter   to the Minister made available to Newsmen said the poor state of  roads in …

Lagos Police Command on Sunday banned all forms of protests and gatherings in the state, The Nation has reported. The ban is coming on the heels of the planned second phase of #ENDSARS protests billed to commence Monday in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other cities. Organisers of the protests who have raised awareness on the social media said the …

Nigeria recorded 667 cases in the last 48 hours, the highest since August. Cases of coronavirus infections in Nigeria rose sharply in two days with 324 new cases recorded on Friday taking the total to 667 in the last 48 hours, according to health authorities. The 343 cases reported earlier on Thursday were the highest since late August and had …

The officers were on their way to their place of assignment when their boat capsized. At least three personnel of the Nigeria Police Force have drowned Friday on their way to Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The incident occurred on the eve of the Saturday Senatorial Bye-election holding in two senatorial zones of the state. The News Agency …

Edo State Government through the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Issues at the weekend led women rights groups and other civil society organisations around the streets of Benin City to advocate and demand urgent action to end all forms of Gender-Based Violence in the country. The women walked in solidarity to the Secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, …

As the extremist Boko Haram sect steps up attacks in Nigeria’s north-east region, the country’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has made a shocking prediction, saying Africa’s most populous nation will most likely continue to suffer terrorist attacks for the next 20 years. Mr Buratai made the comment on his verified Facebook Page days after Boko Haram terrorists killed dozens of …

The trial judge, Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered that the ex-chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Center pending the conclusion of his trial. On Friday, Mr Maina’s counsel, Francis Orusanya, withdrew from the case thereby compelling his new counsel, Abel Adaji, to ask for an …

Travelers on the Lagos-Ibadan railway line will pay at least N3,000 for the economy class, the federal government has announced. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi gave the hint on Friday at the inauguration of the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria, CIOTA, in Abuja. According to the Minister, the railway line, slated for commissioning in …

MASSACHUSETTS — The White House Coronavirus Task Force thinks Massachusetts should have a uniform response to the coronavirus pandemic and roll back its reopening plan statewide, according to a report. The task force, led by Vice President Mike Pence and Drs. Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci, recently told Gov. Charlie Baker the state should reconsider having certain restrictions only in high-risk areas, according …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his government will continue to pursue policies and reforms to attract investment, drive industrialization and enhance local capacity and productivity in the state. Obaseki, in a statement, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to working with more private investors to deepen development and open up the state’s economy for productivity and industrialization. The governor …