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Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration has commenced engagements with relevant stakeholders to ensure the return of stolen Benin artefacts. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the publishers of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of Germany, a Frankfurt General Newspaper, working on a documentary to drum support for the return of the looted Benin artefacts, at Government …

Abuja, Nigeria – Following President Mohammadu Buhari’s decision to fire former Secretary to the Government (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke over corruption allegations, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called for the prosecution of the embattled duo. The two public officials were finally given the boot yesterday, …

Edo State Government has assured the people of the state that work on the Gelegele Seaport was in progress as “there is sufficient economic justification for its development.” Speaking to journalists on the socio-economic gains of the planned seaport, Governor Godwin Obaseki explained that it would serve as an agro-processing zone and be driven by the state government and the …

The Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of the reinstatement of a former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Commission, Mallam Abdulrasheed Maina, into the civil service. She however said she warned the President against it. Oyo-Ita said that her warning was based on the implications such reinstatement would have on …

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the way he handled the cases involving former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ayo Oke. The party accused the President of double standard. Spokesperson for the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, …

Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has lauded the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sack his erstwhile Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal, describing it as “good riddance.” The former Minister known for his consistent criticism of the Buhari-led government berated the ex-SGF for not …

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sacked the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The sacking of the two government officials was based on the report …

Donald Trump sent an extraordinary fusillade of angry tweets about the investigation into possible ties between his election campaign and Russia, amid reports that the special counsel leading the inquiry could make its first arrests as soon as Monday. Trump, in a series of tweets on Sunday referencing what he called “phony Trump/Russia ‘collusion’ which doesn’t exist”, accused Democrats of …

The arrest of President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort Monday and former Trump campaign official Rick Gates saddled the White House with a grave new political reality. By taking one or more people into custody, a prospect first reported by CNN Friday, Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller ushers in a perilous time for the White House, reflecting …

The Trump administration is working on a nuclear weapons policy that is intended to mark a decisive end to the era of post-cold war disarmament, by bolstering the US arsenal and loosening the conditions under which it would be used. A draft of the new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was presented in September at a White House meeting between Donald …