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Great Benin King, Oba Ewuare II, says he did not mandate Retired Col. Paul Ogbebor, also known as Paulosa or anybody else for that matter to hold a meeting with the Ijaws on behalf of the Palace. The Benin Monarch made the clarification when members of Great Benin Vanguard, led by Prof. Ovenseri Abueku paid him a courtesy visit in …

Miyetti Allah, the umbrella organization for Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria has agreed to biometric registration of thier members as part of strategies to curb herdsmen/farmers’ clashes. This new development emanated from a meeting of the national leaders of the Association with Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and security chiefs at the government house in Benin City today. National President, …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has approved the release of special promotion for 3,729 troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, who participated in Operation Deep Punch II in the Sambisa Forest. A statement issued by Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, on Thursday said the promotion was in recognition of the troops’ valour and uncommon commitment to duty during the operation. …

The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria has rejected the new directive given by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on how lawyers should dress. According to MULAN, the FCT High Court had in a press release on March 28, 2018 “prohibited the use of any apparel underneath wigs by lawyers and by extension the hijab by female …

Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has urged the Supreme Court to declare the petitions submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission seeking his recall as illegal. The Senator in an appeal he filed against the March 16, 2018 judgment of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, also urged the apex court to declare the recall process as illegal. …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said that his administration did not have any hidden religious agenda. President Buhari The President also called on religious leaders to work towards the broader goal of building a strong and unified nation, and avoid insinuations that could divide the populace, especially along religious lines. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the Arewa Pastors …

The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned Federal Executive Council’s approval of $1bn to procure military equipment to fight insurgency, without recourse to the National Assembly. The party noted this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday in Abuja. The money is to be drawn from the Excess Crude Account. The PDP urged the National …

Dangerous, growing, yet unnoticed: the rise of America’s white gangs White gangs are less covered by the media, and less punished – even though 53% of gang members in Mississippi are white When he was 13, three white teenage boys beat Benny Ivey. They aimed for his chest as his back pressed against the wall of his friend’s house in …

Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is working with the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, to build a world-class Royal Museum, to hold stolen artefacts being recovered by the Benin Kingdom. Obaseki disclosed this when he hosted Prof. Nicholas Thomas of Cambridge University and Prof. Mrs. Annie Coombes of the University of London, both …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disbursement of $1 billion to fight insecurity. The National Economic Council (NEC) approved the spending last December. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of security meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Defence Mansur Dan-Ali said: “What I can add, after all that I have said is to inform you that of recent, …