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The Nigerian government has placed a ban on the manufacturing of small bottles of ‘Sniper’, an agro-chemical that has increasingly become a choice killer for persons contemplating suicide. The Punch Newspaper reported that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said the ban became necessary because of the recent wave of suicide cases across the country has been linked …

With the women’s World Cup entering the knockout rounds, football’s international authorities have decided not to apply a new rule that could have led to a succession of red cards for goalkeepers in penalty shootouts. Three times in France, goalkeepers have been shown yellow cards for coming off their lines under a heavily-criticised new rule that they must have at …

The Federal Government has directed all basic and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next academic calendar. Mr Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education made this known on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. The Federal Government on June 18 promised …

Archbishop (Dr.) Margret Benson Idahosa of the Church of God Mission International,  has advised  Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki not to be distracted by what he hears, and assured him of the support of well-meaning Edo people and residents, on account of his developmental strides. In a letter addressed to the governor, issued on June 6, Archbishop Idahosa urged Governor …

BY OLUWAFEMI OLADIPO Late night violence has erupted between two illegal camps of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) allegedly from the Northern part of Nigeria, living under the Etete Powerline in Benin City, Edo State capital. The violence which started at about 10 pm Nigeria time on Thursday not only jolted and woke up some area residents  already asleep,  but caused …

Samuel Elias, 25, a final year student of Department of Religion and Culture, University of Nigeria Nsukka has allegedly committed suicide by drinking sniper. The mother of the deceased, Mrs Kate Elias a staff of the university, told the News agency of Nigeria that the unfortunate incident happened on Monday June 17, around 5.30pm in her house at Justina Eze Street Nsukka. …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja urged state governors to “enforce very vigorously” free and compulsory basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age. A resolute enforcement of free and compulsory education in the country would mean parents failing to enroll their children in school up to junior secondary school, would be arrested and prosecuted as …

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the 2019-2023 session of the National Economic Council (NEC). The inauguration was done at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The council is chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and includes governors of the 36 states. Many of the state governors, including those elected for the first time in March, were present during the inauguration. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the menace of poverty in the society. The president gave the challenge when he inaugurated the 2019 to 2023 National Economic Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. NEC, which is established by the Constitution …

…Blames former governor for Edo APC crisis, others Embattled National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was today bashed by his former Political Adviser, Mr. Charles Idahosa who accused him of causing the crisis in Edo APC and therefore called for his resignation. Idahosa, who was Political Adviser to Oshiomhole while the latter served as …