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An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday night sentenced Francis Atuche, a former MD of defunct Bank PHB to six years’ imprisonment. An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday night sentenced  Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), to six years’ imprisonment for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion. In a 12-hour judgment, Justice Lateefa …

World Health Organisation (WHO) says the health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices. WHO raised the alert on Tuesday in a landmark new report on the toxic threat, entitled: “Children and Digital Dumpsites’’. In a statement coinciding with the launch, WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, warned that …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for improved partnership and collaboration among stakeholders to restore and preserve forest reserves in the state, so as to reverse land degradation and desertification. The governor gave the charge in commemoration of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked yearly on June 17, by the United Nations and its sister …

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja advocates complete elimination of North and South dichotomy for Nigerians to enjoy true democracy. Kaigama made the call while speaking with newsmen at a conference in Abuja, on ”Understanding the mind of the Church on media and communication,” organised by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN). He said that the serious difference …

The World Bank (WB) and the African Union (AU)’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) have announced a decision to work together to deploy vaccines for 400 million Africans. World Bank (WB) and the African Union (AU)’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) have announced a decision to work together to deploy vaccines for 400 million Africans. The …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured elderly persons in the state of unlimited access to efficient, affordable and quality health services, noting that his administration is committed to catering for the preventive health care and medical needs of the elderly population. The governor gave the assurance in commemoration of this year’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, with the …

Edo State Government has opened more temporary fixed posts in the metropolis, in addition to the already existing fixed and mobile centres across the state, to ensure that every eligible person for the second dose vaccination is inoculated against the virus. The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the action …

Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark on Monday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s demand for the recovery of “encroached” grazing routes. The President, in an interview on Arise TV, said he had directed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to dust off a First Republic gazette on grazing routes. He said: “What I did was ask them to …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that it is unconstitutional for him to shift the power of securing the life and property of Nigerians to the state governors. Wike insisted that as the Commander-in-Chief, the President could not declare that governors were in charge of security in their respective states. The governor spoke on Tuesday during …

Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has given a pass mark to Kona, the assembled-in-Nigeria electric car, describing it as fantastic. Osinbajo praised the innovation in Abuja on Tuesday shortly after the unveiling of the Made-in-Nigeria fair featuring the exhibition of the first electric car assembled in Nigeria, among other locally manufactured products. According to a statement by his spokesman, Mr …