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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has called on the Federal Government to enact a law banning the movement of cattle from the north to other parts of the country in order to resolve the incessant incidences of clashes between farmers and herders. The governor made the call in an interview with journalists after a special lunch which the All …

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Sunday, paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri. He was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao and the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo. Irabor, along with his team, was received by …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku & Okhide Em’ya David Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria welcomes the recent judgement by the Netherlands court of appeal that held Shell liable for the oil spills it caused across Nigeria’s coastal communities of the Niger Delta in 2008. Recall that in 2008, four Nigerian farmers from Ikot Ada Udo, Oruma and Goi in …

…Says LGA’s Admin as closest to the people must be left in capable hands BY OKHIDE EM’YA DAVID Concerned Edo Citizens Forum (CECF) says after a critical and forensic evaluation of the activities and performance of Council Chairmen in Edo State over the past  years,  “specifically these past 3 years” they have come to reasonable conclusion that majority of them  …

By Okhide Em’ya David Staff and Authorities of Orhionmwon Local Government Council, on Wednesday, in the ancient City of Benin clashed over unpaid salaries allegedly running into 9 months. The Council  Staff embarked on a mild protest to register their plights in the minds of Edo people whom they passionately begged to prevail on the Chairman Hon. Silvester Okoro to …

Roughly “40 per cent of Nigeria’s current and former state governors have educated their children in the United Kingdom.” Corrupt Nigerian politicians, including those convicted by the courts, paid millions of naira to British schools as their students’ school fees, a report has stated. This occurred while public schools in Nigeria deteriorated under the watch of some of these officials. …

A report released by the UK government on Friday revealed that over £30 million in fees flows into UK private education system from West Africa. It said that most of these funds emanate from Nigeria (given its size and long tradition of families sending their children to UK private boarding schools and universities) and to a lesser extent Ghana. The …

By Okhide Em’ya David Edo State High Court No 4, Benin City has nullified the removal of Patrick Aguinede as Chairman of Esan West Local Government Area Council of Edo State by the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and declared him the valid and legally recognized elected Chairman. Presiding Judge Hon .Justice D.I. Okungbowa, while  delivering judgment in suit number  …

By Okhide Em’ya David Ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has chided opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) over its (APC) allegation that the government has eliminated the first school leaving certificate examination in the state. The PDP said the new national policy  on Education (NNPE) section 4, subsection 19 provides that transition from primary school to Junior Secondary …

Some of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram nearly seven years ago have reportedly escaped from their captors, a father of one of the girls said. One of the girls, Halima Ali Maiyanga, called her father to say she and others had managed to flee Boko Haram militants Thursday. “She asked me. Is this my daddy? Is this my …