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Donald Trump has celebrated Xi Jinping’s bid to shepherd China back into an era of one-man dictatorship, suggesting the United States might one day “give that a shot”. China’s authoritarian leader took power in 2012 and had been expected to rule until 2023. However, last week it emerged that Xi would attempt to use an annual meeting of China’s parliament, …

The governors of Benue, Ekiti, and Taraba states, which are currently implementing anti-grazing laws in their states, have said the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has no right to direct them on how to make the legislation work. The IG had, last week, advised state governors to establish cattle ranches before implementing anti-grazing laws to avert conflict between farmers and …

The chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State have won seven local councils with large margins, in the results of the election announced by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission ( EDSIEC). The Peoples Democratic Party boycotted the poll. According to the results announced by EDSIEC chairman, Professor Stanley Orobator, APC’s Oteh Omoru was elected the chairman …

Low turnout of voters, on Saturday, marred the Edo State council election held across the 18 local government areas in the state. The Peoples Democratic Party did not participate in the election after it announced its withdrawal in February, alleging that the exercise had a predetermined outcome. But the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, described …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for better policies and programs that will preserve the world’s diverse flora and fauna. The governor made the call on the occasion of the commemoration of the World Wildlife Day, celebrated every March 3, by the United Nations and its partner institutions focused on wildlife preservation. According to him, the need to …

As the search for the 110 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram at Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, intensifies, the United States Government yesterday announced that its Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, would visit Nigeria and some other African countries next week over terrorism challenges in the continent. It also emerged yesterday that the search for the …

Three former ministers are leading an exodus of top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after efforts to heal the wounds of the last national convention of the party hit the rocks. Ex-Information Minister Jerry Gana,ex-Education Minister Tunde Adeniran and ex-Niger Delta Minister Godsday Orubebe are moving to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) which is merging with the Peoples …

Edo State Government will today conduct elections into the 18 local government councils in the state. It would be the first local elections to be conducted by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The last time local elections was held in the state was in 2013 and it was won by the ruling All Progressive Congress. About 10 political parties are participating in …

Another Boko Haram mass kidnapping has cast doubts on Nigeria’s claims to have virtually defeated the jihadists, putting the government under scrutiny as elections approach next year. Heavily armed Islamist militants abducted 110 girls from their school in Dapchi, in Yobe state, on February 19. Parallels were immediately drawn to the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok in …

A human rights activist, Mrs. Aisha Wakil, has said that the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls are safe with Habib, whom she called her son, and his friends; and that Nigerians have nothing to fear concerning the overall wellbeing of the pupils. Wakil, also fondly called Mama Boko Haram, revealed that a faction of Boko Haram had contacted her, confirming to her …