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Armed men, suspected to be members of Boko Haram, attacked the farmers on Saturday. It was a sad day in Zabarmari village as hundreds of residents in the rice-producing community located in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State gathered to bury the 43 corpses of farmers that were slaughtered the previous day. Armed men, suspected to be members of …

The UN also said many women may have been kidnapped during Saturday’s Boko Haram attack. At least 110 people killed were killed in the Boko Haram attack on a farming community in Jere Local Government Area, a top United Nations official has said. PREMIUM TIMES reported the Saturday attack on mostly rice farmers in Zabarmari, a community in Jere Local Government Area, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his administration will expend N12.8 billion in 2021 for payment of pension and gratuities. The governor, in a statement, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the welfare of workers and pensioners in the state. Obaseki noted that as part of the commitment to the welfare of workers, his government will in 2021 commit …

Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Saturday lamented the killing of a first-class Oba in Ondo State by unidentified gunmen, describing it as both worrisome and against the Yoruba tradition and custom. The council, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado Ekiti by its Chairman and the Alaawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba …

Austrian Government intends to promote commercial and economic relationship with the Edo State Government, especially in areas where it has competitive advantage such as technology, machinery building and the construction industry. Austrian Commercial Counsellor to Nigeria, Mr. Guido Stock, gave the indication at the Government House, Benin City, Edo State capital during his courtesy visit to Governor Obaseki at the …

The Kwara State Government will on Monday begin the disbursement of funds to beneficiaries of ‘Owo Arugbo’, the conditional cash transfer (CCT) component of the state Social Investment Programme. The scheme is targeted at giving succour to indigent and vulnerable adults of 60 and above in the state. No fewer than 10,000 persons have been captured to receive funds under …

Prices of food items have skyrocketed by as much as 30 per cent in many parts of Nigeria in the last one year. This increase is largely caused by border closures, COVID-19 containment measures, and insecurity, checks by PREMIUM TIMES have shown. Other causes, according to our checks, are flooding during the wet season, poor storage facilities, and rising demand. …

The debate on which zone produces Nigeria’s president in 2023, which is not new, has gained gravitas with the defection of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Umahi claimed he defected because the PDP has never zoned the presidency to the South East since the return to civil …

Edo State College of Education in Abudu, Orhionmwon Local Government Area, which was revamped by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, is preparing to begin a new academic session. The governor recently announced that the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has given approval for the establishment of the Edo State College of Education, with three campuses in Abudu, Igueben and Afuze, catering for the state’s three senatorial districts. …

By lgbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost Nigeria Bureau Chief Married people all over the world are healthier, happier, better off financially and live longer, with fewer heart attacks and other diseases. This view was recently expressed by a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Kingsley Ufuoma Omoyibo, at the traditional wedding …