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The crisis rocking the Edo State politics took a new dimension on Friday with Governor Godwin Obaseki asking the Edo people to give him a second term ticket because he had worked for it. Obaseki, who received the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ best performing governor award for 2019, said he had fulfilled most of his promises to the people. The …

Nigeria and South Africa have reached an agreement on issuing 10-year visas to businessmen, academics and frequent travellers. The decision followed the successful conclusion of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, which was elevated to the level of heads of state of both countries. A statement issued on Friday by the Senior …

The top U.S. military commander in Europe says the U.S. military will have a more productive role in NATO as a means of protecting Europe against two basic threats: Russia’s “malign influence” and international terrorism. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, told Pentagon reporters yesterday that continuing to support …

…’We are focused on mental, not stomach infrastructure’ Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, set the tone for Edo gubernatorial race of 2020 on Friday when he declared that his return to Osadebey Avenue for the second term was not negotiable. Obaseki insisted that he deserves a second term in office because of his fulfilment of most of his promises …

Four family members, including a six-month-old baby in Kebbi have sued the Kebbi State Government and the Departmemt of State Services for alleged illegal arrest and detention for 13 days without trial. The complainants — Abdulrahman Nasir Jato, Hadiza Nasir Jato, Aisha Zakari and a six-month-old baby who are residents of Yauri town were arrested and detained from September 1 to …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu also barred them from addressing any rally pending the conclusion of their trial on charges of treasonable felony among others. She also barred Sowore from traveling out of Abuja and the second defendant out of Osogbo, during the …

Mr Liman referred to the argument by the defence counsel on Mr Buhari’s call for a revolution describing it as baseless and irrelevant in the present circumstances. “I submit with respect that, that is an effort by the first defendant to support his call for a revolution,” Mr Liman said. Mr Liman argued that like Nnamdi Kanu, Mr Sowore could …

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms that the company says were involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The tech giant said it removed a total of 443 Facebook and 125 Instagram accounts, as well as 200 pages and 76 groups originating in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia. In a blog …

To get stun guns IG warns against political violence in Kogi, Bayelsa elections In a bid to contain the misuse of firearms by policemen, the Police High Command Thursday launched a revised Force Order 237 that regulates the police rules of engagement. In the revised document, the Nigerian Police would adopt the use of taser and stun guns in place …

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians in the Diaspora to always remember their country with skills, resources and talents, and work towards living decent and dignified lives that bring honour to their fatherland. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity in a statement in Abuja, said the President made the call when he met with …