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A midnight fire on Saturday razed a section of the famous Urhokpota hall in Bénin City, the Edo State capital. It is at the Urhokpota hall that a new Oba is first unveiled to the people. Governor Godwin Obaseki first declared his intention to run as governor of the state at the Urhokpota hall in 2015. Urhokpota (“Okpota’s gate”) hall …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, took his case to the Benin Elders’ Forum at the weekend, linking the seeming unending political tussle in the state to his administration’s fight against warlords and non-state actors, who, according to him, hitherto controlled resources to the detriment of Edo people. The state Chief Executive Officer who opened up before the elders in …

A lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of illegally accessing ex-lawmaker, Shehu Sani’s phone. He claimed that the commission was desperate to indict Sani who is being investigated for allegedly extorting $10,000 from a car dealer, Alhaji Sani Dauda. The former lawmaker was taken into custody by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday, following allegations that …

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the that the U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its growing military influence in the Middle East aimed to disrupt an “imminent attack” that would have endangered Americans in the Middle East. However, Democratic critics said the Republican president had raised …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it would be guided by the provisions of the 1999 constitution (as amended), in dealing with the crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly.The crisis rocking the state assembly had worsened when the Speaker, Hon. Frank Okiye, declared vacant the seats of 14 members-elect that refused to be sworn in …

Gunmen have killed no fewer than 19 people in Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, burning buildings, including the palace of the king of the community. The Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, Mr Williams Anya, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday. …

Replaces Him With Osagiede … Names Edekere as acting State Secretary Deepening crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) produced another political casualty on Thursday, with the removal of the suspended State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Christian Azebamwan. The party also nominated Rev. Joseph Osagiede as replacement for the sacked Publicity Secretary …

Some northern youths under aegis of the Arewa Youth Consultative Movement on Thursday said they were supporting southern presidency in 2023 because political elite of northern extraction had failed the region and Nigeria. They said, “Insecurity, strangulation of government work, corruption, disregard for the rule of law, marginalisation, nepotism and the trampling of the fundamental human rights of the ordinary …

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers Thursday morning attacked an Abuja bound train with guns and other projectiles. The train which left the Rigassa train station at around 10 am was attacked a few kilometres to Katari, about seventy kilometres to Abuja. A passenger on the train told Vanguard that the train came under what he called “ballistic projectiles attack” …

The Kwara State Government on Thursday commenced the demolition of the late Olusola Saraki’s home in Ilorin. According to eyewitness accounts, the building, popularly called Ile Arugbo, was demolished at about 4:00 a.m. This came after the security operatives dispersed protesters who kept vigil to prevent the demolition. It was gathered that the government on Wednesday around 2 a.m. tried …