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Party primaries for the governorship election and nomination of candidates for in Edo and Ondo States have been fixed for between June 2 – 27 and July 2 – 25 respectively, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Friday. The governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States are slated for September 19, 2020, and October 10, 2020, respectively and the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday said it had so far recovered over N60 billion from erring banks as excessive charges imposed on customers. The bank also said it had equally returned same amount to the affected customers. This is coming as the apex bank has announced that it had commenced the processes for creation of 10 million jobs …

As part of the international campaign to put pressure on the federal government to negotiate the release of Leah Sharibu, a group of Nigerians, include Leah Sharibu’s mother have staged a protest at the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom, calling on the British government to intensify pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to secure the release …

Following recent heavy victories and bloody nose inflicted on several Boko Haram and ISWAP hideouts and bases as well as the neutralization of many of their Commanders, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai has declared that defeating the terrorists finally and ending Boko Haram menace is just a matter of days away. Consequently, the COAS congratulated …

More than 15 persons have been killed since Monday February 17 in renewed cult war across Edo State, according to The Nation. It was gathered that the killings were to mark the one year anniversary of the killing of two rival leaders of Aye and Eiye confraternities. Eight persons were killed on Tuesday at Nomayo Junction, Aifuwa and Three House areas along Upper …

The escalating social crisis facing the north has been blamed on failure of government to enforce social justice from the family unit. Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, stated this at the Joint National Conference of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Future Assured Initiative on ‘Repositioning the Muslim Family for National Development’, held at the State House …

Edo State Government is planning to expand the state capital, Benin City, by developing a new city in the Iyekogba-axis of the state, which is located in Ward 2, Oredo Local Government Area, Governor Obaseki said on Thursday. Obaseki made the disclosure after inspecting the newly constructed road connecting Irhirhi, Aruogba, Okhoromi, Obazagbon, Obagienevbosa, Ogheghe and Ogbekpen communities in Ward …

“Without a visionary budget-driven national development plan, growth strategies and the respective development, MDAs will continue to fall short of achieving their goals and projects will have little or no purpose,” she said. ‘Nigeria directionless’ Lawmakers took turns to contribute to the motion. This is even as they all lamented lack of direction and national planning for the annual budget …

Nigeria’s development has been slow-paced for too long, largely due to lack of visionary leadership, an anti-corruption advocate told federal lawmakers on Wednesday. Patrick Lumumba, a former director of Kenya’s anti-corruption commission, also asked the Nigerian lawmakers if they are ‘honourable members or horrible members.’ He referred the lawmakers to late nationalists, Ahmadu Bello and Nnamdi Azikwe, asking them how …

Members of the House of Representatives Thursday accused the Executive arm of government of shortchanging the Legislature and the Judiciary. The House of Representatives, therefore, said it would set up an ad-hoc committee to ensure that all outstanding arrears due to both the National Assembly and the Judiciary from the 2018 and 2019 appropriations acts are paid. Funds allocated to …