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The Oyo State Government early on Sunday morning stormed the Music House from which the Fresh FM belonging to artiste, Yinka Ayefele, operated. Government bulldozers arrived the Challenge area of Ibadan where the building was located and pulled it down. The government carried out the demolition despite a court injunction secured by Ayefele restraining the government from carrying out the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned from his 10 working-days leave from London. Buhari who left Nigeria on the 3rd of August came back on Saturday evening. Recall that some Nigerians via social media accused Mr. President of extending his leave. A report that was denied by Femi Adesina, who argued that the purported report from a media (name withheld) was …

His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin has urged Nigeria’s political leaders to prioritize tackling the security challenges confronting the nation, saying there can be no development and comfort in any nation without peace and security. The Benin Monarch who stated this recently when Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar paid him a courtesy …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has commiserated with Ghana and family of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and celebrated diplomat, over his passing at the age of 80. In a statement, Obaseki said Annan was a shining light of the African continent, who strode like a colossus in the diplomatic community and worked tirelessly for a …

The Edo State Government has conducted aptitude test for applicants seeking to join the ranks of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA), which is being expanded to strengthen its operations. The test was organised by EDSTMA for applicants polled from the Edojobs portal, the state’s skills development and job creation platform, at the Imaguero College Hall, in Benin City …

The police in Imo on Friday arrested some women protesting over the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for allegedly conducting an unlawful assembly. Some of the women, mostly of middle age and from the Southeast states, were half nude, while others dressed in black and marched through the streets of Owerri. They …

Kofi Annan, a former Secretary-General of the United Nations, has died. Mr Annan spent two terms as the head of the world diplomacy body, stepping down in 2006. Several Ghanaian media outlets have reported that Mr Annan passed on in Switzerland on Saturday morning. He was 80.

Barring any last minute changes, President Muhammadu Buhari would return from his 10-day working vacation in London, United Kingdom today. The President left Nigeria two weeks ago after transmitting a letter to the National Assembly, NASS, to inform them of his vacation. He also transferred power to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Senior Special Assistant to the President on …

Edo State Government has disclosed plans to partner landlords in the state capital, Benin City, on a greenery project, describing the move as part of efforts on environmental sustainability. Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Dame Omoua Alonge Oni-Okpaku, who said this in a chat with journalists, noted that the project will be driven through a social and behavioural change template …

A United Nations (UN) official on Friday spoke on a report submitted to the UN Security Council that showed Nigeria paid ransom to free scores of schoolgirls kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe State, The UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said the report was by an “independent committee” and he has no “concrete evidence at this time to qualify such …