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Several highly-placed officials of the Federal Government have brought great embarrassment to this country through their unguarded utterances. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, blocked a petition from a section of Nigerians in the Diaspora, saying they had no right to comment on insecurity in the country. Danladi Umar, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, slapped …

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assert his constitutional powers to keep all Nigerians united and secured in every part of the country. The call followed the unanimous decision of the Southern Governors’ Forum in Asaba, Delta State, to ban open grazing, among other issues affecting the interest of the region. NEF’s Director of …

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday, said the £4.2m looted by a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, which the Federal Government recently repatriated from the United Kingdom, had been returned to the state. Idris made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Assessment …

Politicians seeking public office and students seeking admission into higher institutions must undergo drug integrity test, the Chairman, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has said.  Marwa stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a paper on ‘Drug Abuse and National Security Challenge: Way Forward’, as the guest speaker at the 5th anniversary lecture …

A 34-year-old man, Okpegboro Avwerosuo, has allegedly killed his roommate in Sagbama Town, Sagbama Local Government Area (SALGA) of Bayelsa. Okpegboro was alleged to have sold the deceased’s vital organs to a pastor in Port Harcourt, who is currently at large, for ritual purposes. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and other stakeholders in the state have canvassed an in-depth review of the country’s Constitution to reflect the will and desire of the people. The stakeholders made the resolution during an Edo State Summit on the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committees on the 1999 Constitution Review, held at the Government House, Benin …

…Finds N133m lease was obtained for motor vehicle procurement The Special Visitation Panel mandated to investigate the operation of Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma has indicted the ousted management of the institution for “indiscriminate procurement of loans/overdraft” to the tune of N1,794,069,811.02 within the period under review. The panel, which was constituted by Governor Godwin Obaseki in the wake of the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has called for increased collaboration among global stakeholders, to raise awareness and accelerate actions to end obstetric fistula, caused by prolonged and obstructed labour, without access to timely and high-quality medical treatment. Obaseki made the call in commemoration of this year’s International Day to end Obstetric Fistula, marked by the United Nations and its …

A burnt INEC office The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the attacks on its facilities are now a national emergency. The Commission came to the conclusion after an emergency session today, hours after its office in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State was razed. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the National …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it adopted the use of Voter Enrolment Device (VED) for resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to deepen the use of technology in electoral process. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in …