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… Extols exemplary life of late Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has charged Christians to imbibe the culture of integrity and hard work in order to engender growth and development in the country. Osinbajo gave the charge while delivering a lecture on the theme, “The Christian Politics and Nation Building” at the 50th anniversary celebration …

…Calls for peaceful election in 2019   Great Benin King, Oba Ewuare II, has told Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki that the traditional rulers in Benin Kingdom are uncomfortable and worried about the crisis in the National Assembly. The Benin Monarch who stated this when Senator Bukola Saraki paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace during the week …

Former Nigerian finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, who resigned her position on Friday on account of forging a certificate of national service risks jail term of up to 14 years. A lawyer, Shuaibu Sule, listed five offences he said the minister is liable for. The offences include forgery, possession of fake document, uttering, giving false information and skipping the national service. …

The new Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, has called for stronger ties among members of staff. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, appointed Bichi as the substantive head of the service. NAN also reports that following the sack of former head of the service, Lawal Daura, Mr Matthew Seiyefa was …

The All Progressives Congress has said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, like the Senate President Bukola Saraki, must resign or be prepared to be impeached. In separate telephone interviews with Saturday PUNCH, in Abuja, on Friday, the APC acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena and the National Vice Chairman (South-South), Hilliard Eta, said the Speaker was …

WASHINGTON— United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the weekend announced that the agency will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, observed on Sept. 17, with over 260 naturalization ceremonies across the country from Sept. 14 to 23 as part of this year’s celebration of Constitution Week. Approximately, 45,000 lawful permanent residents will become America’s newest citizens during the …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of the Hon. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, confirming earlier speculations that she had taken a bow. The President thanked the Minister for her services to the nation and wished her well in her future pursuits. According to a press statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has saluted promoters of democracy across the world for defending a system of government that allows people to forge their destinies through popular participation in governance. Obaseki who said this on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, celebrated on September 15, each year, noted that “democracy has proven effective in aggregating the …

Edo State Government has rescheduled the two-day National Planning Workshop for Flood Emergency Response and Management for September 17 and 18. The government is organising the workshop in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Early Warning Mechanism for Nigeria. In a statement, the state government said the workshop, themed Building Flood Resistant Communities, will hold at …

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, is still working in her office despite reports of her resignation. Our correspondent who was at the ministry around 12pm saw the minister’s official vehicles and her personal staff at the ministry. When our correspondent visited the minister’s office located on the seventh floor of the headquarters of the ministry, it was observed …