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  By Mike Osarogiagbon nidentified gunmen shot and killed a Police Inspector on Friday during a routine stop-and-search operation along the busy Ugbowo–Lagos Road, near Ekosodin Junction in Benin City, Edo State Capital, Nigeria. The incident, which occurred around midday, reportedly led to a brief exchange of gunfire between the assailants and other police operatives on duty in the area. …

he Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has announced the suspension of all funeral and burial activities throughout the 2025 Igue Festival period, in keeping with age-long Benin customs and traditions. The royal proclamation is contained in the official programme of activities for this year’s festival, released on Thursday and endorsed by the Secretary of the …

The legislation, earlier transmitted by the House of Representatives, secured concurrence in the upper chamber. he Nigeria Police Force is now a step closer to leaving the contributory pension scheme following the Senate’s passage of the Nigeria Police Force Pension Board Bill. The legislation, earlier transmitted by the House of Representatives, secured concurrence in the upper chamber. “A bill that …

t least 1,680 schoolchildren have been kidnapped in Nigeria since 2014 when the Chibok girls incident happened, the Senate said on Wednesday. Similarly, terrorists attacked about 180 school facilities within the same period, according to its AdHoc Committee investigating the implementation of the Safe School Initiative (SSI). The committee, which is headed by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, said the trend …

Sahara Reporters gathered that the two men were working at a BUA road construction site in the state. wo Chinese nationals have been kidnapped in Kwara State, Sahara Reporters has gathered. Sahara Reporters gathered that the two men were working at a BUA road construction site in the state. They were working on the Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu road project during the …

ussian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would seize Ukraine’s Donbas region “by military or other means,” digging in on one of his key demands as Ukrainian officials prepare for more peace talks that have yet to yield a deal. Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday where he will be hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two days after …

“No nation secures itself through security forces alone. Everyone must play a role, especially at the community level.” he National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, says lasting peace and stability in Nigeria cannot be achieved by security agencies alone without the active involvement of communities and critical stakeholders. Mr Ribadu stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a high-level dialogue …

resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa (rtrd) as the new Defence Minister. The former CDS took oath of office on Thursday at the State House, according to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Tribune Online reports that following the resignation of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar as …

In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, Mr Badaru described the report as a “malicious, false, and baseless publication being circulated online.” he former Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, has pleaded with the public to disregard an online report that cited a “mischievous reason” for his resignation. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, Mr Badaru described the …

he Edo State House of Assembly Ad hoc Committee investigating the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and the Radisson Hotel project has threatened to issue an arrest warrant against former Governor Godwin Obaseki over his failure to appear before it. The Committee was set up following Governor Monday Okpebholo’s request for a probe into the funding and ownership of …