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Edo State Taskforce on Coronavirus (COVID-19) has urged hoteliers to comply with necessary preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During the sensitization exercise, leader of the taskforce team, Mrs. Omokaro Felicia, said hoteliers also play a critical role in ensuring their customers adhere to guidelines on use of face masks, social distancing, proper hand washing and use of …

As part of measures to check the spread of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Edo State Government has distributed non-pharmaceutical safety kits to 611 public secondary schools across the 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. The items distributed are infrared thermometers, hand sanitizers, verometer buckets and banners. Addressing journalists in Benin City after presenting the materials …

A resident says they were released on Saturday morning The 42 persons kidnapped by bandits from Government Science College Kagara, Niger State have been released after 10 days in captivity. The bandits seized 27 students, three staff and 12 members of their family in a raid on the school from Tuesday evening to early Wednesday morning last week. One of …

The police say they had begun a joint search with the military for the students and their kidnappers. At least 317 schoolgirls were abducted by bandits in the Friday morning raid on Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara State, the police have said. Residents said the bandits woke up people in the neighbourhood as they raided the school, shooting into …

The Department of State Services, DSS, has denied attempting to arrest Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Some security personnel allegedly attempted to arrest Igboho on Friday. However, in a statement, DSS denied that they made a grab for Igboho. In the statement by Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer, …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday, berated the foiled attempt to arrest Yoruba freedom fighter, Mr Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, described the move as overzealousness. Also read: Attempted arrest: ‘Focus on Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, leave Sunday Igboho alone’, Nigerians warn Odumakin said: “The Police and security agents waylaid Sunday …

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has advised the Federal Government to channel its energy towards arresting Boko Haram leader, Ibrahim Shekau, and Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who has been holding meetings with bandits. Igboho said this during an interview with The PUNCH on Friday while reacting to the face-off between him and security agents around the Guru …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed sadness at the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State. The schoolgirls numbering 317 were abducted by bandits who stormed their school in the early hours of Friday in Hilux vehicles and motorcycles. The attack comes days after over 300 students from Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State …

By Okhide Em’ya David Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has lamented the high rate of  killings of innocent  farmers, by dreaded Fulani herdsmen which the Commission says has  led to poor harvests or  low production of farm produce in Edo state, and Nigeria at large. Benin Export Assistance Officer of  NEPC, MacPherson Fred-Ileogben, while  addressing some clusters in export marketing  …

The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, said he has received “little or no support” from the federal government towards the rescue of the 42 persons abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, last week. Bandits abducted the persons, including 27 students, three workers and 12 members of their families in the school located in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. …