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Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts” that leads to religious persecution, social injustice, armed conflicts and fear of migrants. In his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message, the 83-year-old pope called for peace in the Holy Land, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Venezuela, Ukraine …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday urged well-meaning Nigerians not to get carried away with the Federal Government’s release of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, from detention. The National Security Adviser (NSA) retired Col. Sambo Dasuki The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar …

The Department of State Services has released the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the February 2019 general elections, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. His media outfit, Sahara Reporters, broke the news via its verified Twitter handle @SaharaReporters a few second ago. The medium had tweeted, “He was released on Tuesday evening following an order to the Department of State Services …

Releases N100m as compensation to Ekiosa inferno victims The Edo State Government has shed more light on the activities of suspected arsonists, working in cohorts with unscrupulous politicians under the aegis of the disbanded Edo Peoples Movement (EPM), to sabotage markets in Benin metropolis and the state government. The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said this when he led members …

Eight months after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), signed the new minimum wage bill into law, the Federal Government on Monday reflected the adjustments in the December salaries of civil servants. One of our correspondents who spoke to some civil servants on Monday was told that the new salary scale was what the government used in paying them …

 The  All Progressives Congress has rejected a call by the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, for the dissolution of its National Reconciliation Committee headed by the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmed Lawan. Chieftains of the party, who confided in The PUNCH on Monday, said it had become obvious that the governor was not concerned about peace in the Edo State …

Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday  turned down the post-conviction bail request filed by a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, who was convicted of N7.1bn fraud and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Kalu was convicted and jailed on December 5, 2019 by Justice Mohammed Idris. However, he appealed against the judgment …

Nigeria’s President, Mohammadu Buhari has approved new appointments in Parastatals under the Ministry of Communications And Digital Economy in what his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina described as his desire to fast-track the targets and mandate of the Ministry. A statement released by Femi Adesina on Monday contained the following appointments: 1. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) (a) Prof. Adeolu Akande (South …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Sunday the 9th National Assembly is irrevocably committed to protecting the interests of the people through the diligent discharge of its legislative duties. The Speaker said this in Lagos while speaking at the ”Gbaja 2019 End of the Year Grassroots Empowerment Programme.” Gbajabiamila said criticism that the 9th Assembly …

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday withdrew from the fundamental rights enforcement suit instituted by the ‘RevolutionNow’ protests convener, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, seeking an order for his release from custody of the Department of State Service. There have been no fresh charges instituted against Sowore since he was rearrested by the operatives of the …