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Nigeria’s Government and the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) have commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for his relentless efforts and commitment towards the eradication of open defecation and its associated problems in the state. The Minister of Water Resources, Sulaiman Adamu and UNICEF’s Communication for Development Specialist, Mrs. Caroline Akosile who were in Edo State, commended Obaseki …

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has linked Nigeria’s unity to the cultural diversity of its peoples, adding that beyond oil, tourism harbours immense potentials for the nation’s growth and development. Osinbajo, who was in Edo State to participate in the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) hosted by the state, visited the palace of the Oba of Benin, …

Edo State Government has commenced the demolition of illegal structures erected under high tension cables and other unauthorised places across the State. Officials of the Edo State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development alongside security agencies began the exercise on Wednesday as they demolished stores, shops and drinking bars built under high tension cables in Abuja quarters in Ugbor …

A man,  Joseph Sunday of Obot Ideng, in Ibesikpo local government area of Akwa Ibom State, has admitted to having carnal knowledge with his daughters to test the functionality of his manhood. It was gathered that the suspect has been abusing his daughters for over three years after he divorced his wife who has relocated to Rivers State. Investigations revealed …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Kontagora – The Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery (NACA) has announced that it will hold its Field Training Exercise code named “Ex VULCAN GLOW VII” from Monday 28 October to Friday November 1, 2019. The exercise will take place at the Military Training Range Kachia, Kaduna State. This was contained in a press release signed by the …

Lagos State Government on Wednesday signed a $629 million facility with China Development Bank (CDB) for the completion of Lekki Deep Seaport Project. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who signed on behalf of the state government, said that he $629 million financing facility would accelerate the completion of the Lekki Deep Seaport project, which started in 2011. In a statement, Sanwo-Olu said …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has agreed to President Mohammadu Buhari’s request for the return of Russia to Nigeria, on a government-to-government relationship for the completion and commissioning of the uncompleted and abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill. In what looked like a big win for the Nigerian President, The Russia government, according to the presidency, also agreed to support the development …

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson says he is waiting for a response from Brussels to Britain’s request for a Brexit delay, before he decides his next steps. Questioned by lawmakers, Johnson stressed that the request for a delay was “from parliament” and not from him. He insisted that he still wants Britain to leave the European Union on Oct. 31. “We …

United States top US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, testified Tuesday that he had been told President Donald Trump would withhold military aid to the country until it publicly declared investigations would be launched that could help his reelection chances — including into former Vice President Joe Biden, according to a copy of Taylor’s opening statement obtained by CNN. Taylor said he was told that …

Three Nigerians are among other foreign nationals who on Tuesday suffered from fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners in different locations of Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province, South Africa, the Nigerian community has said. The National Spokesperson of the Nigeria Union, South Africa (NUSA), Mr Odefa Ikele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone from Witbank, that the attacks started in …