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Adamu Isa, the Sarkin Hausa of Edo, says there has been peace in Edo State. The leader of the Arewa communities in Edo State has refuted a report circulating on social media that some herdsmen have been killed in the state. The report about the alleged killing is contained in a video said to be in circulation on Twitter and Facebook. Adamu …

Former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, is dead. He reportedly died on Thursday at the age of 91. Jakande, aka Baba Kekere, brought a lot of development to Lagos as governor between October 1, 1979 and December 31, 1983, in line with the five cardinal programmes of the Unity Party of Nigeria founded by a former Premier of …

*VP also chairs inaugural meeting of Cabinet Committee to review Draft National Transport Policy With the commissioning of yet another solar hybrid power plant by the Federal Government in one of its universities, Nigeria’s energy transition plan to renewables is on course.And this is in line with the globally endorsed Climate Change agenda and the Buhari administration’s effort to connect …

By Okhide Em’ya David Non-availability of original or true certified copies of Statements of the Principal Witness (PWI), Mr. Benson Ayokotie as well as lack of dates on the Statement,  on Wednesday  halted  hearing  in the murder case against Oluwa Esimijie and seven others including the Iyatsere of Warri, Chief Johnson Atselege. The defendants were named in the alleged murder of the Okaoghele of …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government has concluded plans to launch an operation to comb forests in the state for killer herdsmen, as the state government intensifies efforts to flush out criminals from the state. The governor disclosed this when he led heads of security agencies in the state on a fact-finding tour in Ugo community, …

Washington (CNN) A prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, has opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump for his “attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia general election.” In a letter sent Wednesday to numerous Georgia state election officials, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested that they preserve documents related to Trump’s phone …

The U.S. Senate is hearing arguments for and against convicting former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. WASHINGTON, DC — Day Two of the second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump is underway, as the U.S. Senate continues to hear arguments for and against convicting Trump for his role in the deadly Jan. …

Self-acclaimed freedom fighter, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, on Tuesday, accused the Federal Government of freezing his bank accounts, following the notice to quit he gave killer-herdsmen in Oyo State. Igboho, who spoke to Vanguard, confirmed that all his bank accounts have been frozen by the Federal Government because some people were collecting donations. However, Igboho said …

A member of the Senate representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Tolulope Odebiyi, has urged the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to take an immediate action against killer herdsmen in the country. Odebiyi made this known during plenary on Wednesday while lamenting the influx of criminal herdsmen into Nigeria from neighbouring countries. The senator said, “It is an indictment on our leadership …

The initial court order freezing the accounts of the activists was widely condemned as an attack on democracy. The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS campaigners targeted by the apex bank after last year’s anti-police brutality demonstrations. PREMIUM TIMES reported on Sunday how the accounts of the …