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The Nigerian government has selected five witnesses to testify against the detained publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore, at his trial scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The witnesses include investigation officers and banking officials. They are to give statements on Mr Sowore’s alleged treasonable offences instigated through the #RevolutionNow protest which held in most parts of the country on August 5. …

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in New York announced robust plans and initiatives by his administration to reverse the negative effects of climate change in Nigeria, declaring that his country will issue a Green Bond for irrigation and construct multi-purpose dams for power, irrigation and water supply. The plans were revealed in his address to the United Nations Climate …

Boston community activist, legal and social advocate, Attorney Valerie Hope Rust has appealed to members of her community, including Roxbury, Dorchester and South End to vote for her in the September 24, 2019 Boston City Council District 7 election, as councilor. If elected, Attorney Rust, who is a registered democrat, promised to continue to work for the advancement of the …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Police in Benin have arrested a 54-year-old woman popularly known as ‘Area Mama’ with four other armed robbery suspects in connection with the robbery of two Reverend Fathers. The woman, Hannah Ibadin with four other male suspects were alleged to have robbed their victims (names withheld) both of Saint Augustine’s Catholic Church, Benin City Edo State of …

To reinvest proceeds in Benin Industrial Park. Divestment valued at N2.1bn In its determination to explore financial instruments to fast-track the development of the Benin Enterprise and Industrial Park project, the Edo State Government has concluded plans to divest 50 per cent of its equity stake in the Edo Azura Power Project valued at N2.1billion for onward investment in the …

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has concluded plans to file an appeal tomorrow challenging the outcome of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal (PEPT). THISDAY gathered that ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for an appeal against the tribunal’s judgement, Atiku had put together 70 points as grounds for the …

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, says the Muhammadu Buhari administration has attained an “unprecedented level of paranoia” following the charges of treason filed against the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. In a statement on Saturday, Soyinka said the nation had failed to learn from past experiences. He said, “This is utterly depressing news. So, the Sowore affair has moved beyond …

Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has applauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Office of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIO) for bold steps at stamping out sharp practices in the disbursement of the $322.5 m Abacha loot currently being disbursed to Nigerians under the Conditional Cash Transfer Program. Rev David Ugolor, ANEEJ Executive …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Forty four year-old suspect has confessed to the gruesome murder of a woman, her daughter a nursing mother, and her six months old baby boy at Iguadolor Community in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. The man, Mr. Edoghogho Omoregbe was arrested by police following a tip-off on Tuesday, …

All indications to this point are that Iran is in some way responsible for the Sept. 14 attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a senior Defense Department official said. At a Pentagon news conference today, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said the attack on two civilian facilities has had a dramatic impact …