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Edo State Government has said the embattled former Community Development Association (CDA) Chairman in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area (LGA), Joshua Edo, is not a member of the state’s security network. Coordinator of the Edo State Community Vigilante Security Network, Mr. Yusuf Haruna, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said Mr. Edo, who is being prosecuted for beating up …

…Urges sustained inter-agency cooperation to curb crime Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has pledged that his administration will sustain the robust relationship between the government and security agencies to sustain the peace and security in the state.  Obaseki who expressed concern over the security challenges facing the nation, said with the inter-agency collaboration among security agencies in the state …

By Okhide Em’ya David The French Government is to partner with the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II to expedite the repatriation of Benin priceless Artworks, which were looted from the Kingdom. The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jerome Pasquier disclosed this when he led top officials of the French    Embassy to the Palace of the Oba of Benin City, …

Apparently frustrated by the National Assembly’s inability to halt the worsening security situation across Nigeria, two senators Tuesday asked that the National Assembly be shut down. They made the call during a lengthy debate on a motion on the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in three local governments in Niger State. Deliberation on the motion – which was sponsored by …

Oluremi TinubuNigerians have condemned the verbal attack on Senator Smart Adeyemi by Senator Oluremi Tinubu after the latter said the current insecurity challenges in the country is threatening Nigeria’s existence. Adeyemi is the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District while Oluremi Tinubu represents Lagos Central Senatorial District. Both lawmakers are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The plenary …

Following the death of the commander of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, Ikonso allegedly killed by security agencies last week, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has named the Imo State Government House, Douglas Road Owerri, and Awomamma Junction respectively after the deceased. The group in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful Wednesday, said the …

A UK anti-corruption group, Global Witness, has declared support for a Nigerian activist, Olanrewaju Suraju, who was recently questioned by the police based on a petition by Nigeria’s former attorney-general, Mohammed Adoke. Mr Suraju’s civil society organisation, HEDA, and other international anti-graft CSOs including Global Witness have been at the forefront of the demand for justice over the Malabu OPL 245 scandal …

Despite the incessant killings and kidnappings across the country, the National Assembly will not consider impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari, a senator, Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), has said. This, he said, is because now is not the time and the country should be more focused on tackling insecurity. Mr Musa made the comment to journalists at a press briefing shortly after …

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate commitment to winning the war against insurgency and insecurity. The governor, who spoke amidst the prevailing insecurity in the country, reiterated the call for State police to boost internal security of different states. Wike, disclosed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on media, Kelvin Ebiri, …

*VP adds: “…every conflict is a result of elite failure to speak up Nigeria cannot afford a war and elites in the country should rise up, speak the truth against forces of division in order to preserve the unity of the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has advised. Osinbajo (SAN), stated this Tuesday evening in Abuja while speaking with All …