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Edo State Government has concluded plans to partner the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on the construction of an Emergency Ambulance Bay at Irrua, in Esan Central Local Government Area, Edo State. Speaking during a visit to the proposed site for the bay at Irrua, Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, Mr. Yakubu Gowon, said the state government …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made a strong case to the European Parliament for improved and sustained support that will strengthen the state government’s efforts to curb human trafficking and illegal migration. Governor Obaseki, who said this during a session with the European Union Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights (DROI), in Brussels, Belgium, noted that the state government …

A presidential aide has explained that the president decided to sign the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Act into law because it will strengthen the recently signed Executive Order 6, aimed at consolidating the fight against corruption in the country. Briefing State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja, Mr Buhari’s legislative adviser, Ita Enang, said with the signing of the …

The Federal Government yesterday launched National Campaign Against Fake News, advising Nigerians to be vigilant. It said the essence of the campaign is to sensitise all Nigerians to the dangers posed by fake news to the peace and security, and indeed the corporate existence of Nigeria by the phenomenon. But the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, said …

Tension, yesterday, soared over the impeachment process against Imo State Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere, as a committee set up by the State House of Assembly to investigate the allegations levelled against him summitted its report and was adopted by the House. This was as protesters blocked the Imo House of Assembly complex, condemning the planned impeachment of the deputy governor. …

A former Director of Mobilisation at the National Youth Service Corps, Anthony Ani, says the certificate of exemption purportedly issued by the NYSC to the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, is fake. Ani said this during an interview on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday. He said, “The NYSC cannot issue that kind of certificate. Yes, the …

Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ will continue to advocate for the passage of the Proceed of Crime Bill, and other complementary legislative and institutional frameworks that will enhance the overall asset recovery and management regime in Nigeria. The Chairman, Board of Directors of the organization, Professor Ben Aigbokhan made the declaration in his welcome address at the …

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operations, Habilal Joshak, has explained the role of his officers in the harassment of the state governor, Ayo Fayose, on Wednesday. Mr Fayose was teargassed and harassed by armed police officers who had blocked the entrance to the government house and prevented a rally of the Peoples Democratic Party from holding, witnesses say. It …

A chieftain of the All Peoples Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has advised the people of the state to ignore, what he described as the latest antics of the state Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose. Fayose had claimed that he was attacked by some armed security agents at the state Government House on Wednesday. Speaking through the Director …

…as tension brews in Ekiti as security men allegedly tear gas Fayose Tension is brewing in Ekiti presently as palpable fear and anger have enveloped the people after governor of the state was allegedly beaten, tear gassed and dragged on the floor by security men who had occupied the gates of the governor’s office since Tuesday when President Mohammadu Buhari …