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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed that any Fulani man found in possession of AK-47 rifles should be charged to court. The President said this in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital during a visit to the state to commiserate with people that lost loved ones in the wake of violence that engulfed the area recently. Any Fulani man caught with AK-47 …

North Korea is willing to discuss relinquishing its nuclear weapons, and will freeze its nuclear and missile programmes if it begins direct talks with the US, in a dramatic easing of tensions after a visit by senior South Korean politicians. The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will also meet his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, in late April in the …

Months after violence claimed hundreds of lives and property worth millions of naira in some parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari Monday finally visited Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, on the first leg of his scheduled visits to the troubled states of Benue, Yobe, Zamfara and Rivers. The president has come under heavy criticism for failing to visit …

The Nigeria Union of Teachers ( NUT ) has pleaded with the Federal government to intervene in the on-going strike by non-teaching staff in universities nationwide. The National President of the union, Comrade Michael Olukoya, made the appeal in an interview with our reporter on Tuesday in Lagos. Labour unions, comprising Senior Staff Association of Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union and …

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, is currently being quizzed at the state police command over comments that the state government diverted bags of rice meant for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. Orbih’s questioning was based on a petition sent by Governor Godwin Obaseki to the state Commissioner of …

Former President Olusegun on Monday marked a relatively low key birthday, saying his greatest source of sadness each time he cast his back, was the death of his parents. Obasanjo who turned 81 March 5 said it is always a thing of regret and pain in the heart that his mother and father did not live long enough to witness …

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said that the Federal Government has approved the upgrade of the Benin Airport to international standard with a cargo terminal. The minister disclosed this during his courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Government House in Benin City, Edo State, on Monday. Sirika said the approval was due to …

The Shape of Water, a romantic fable about a janitor who falls in love with a sea creature, has swept top honours at the Oscars in a ceremony that turned into a battle cry for inclusion and female empowerment. Guillermo del Toro’s cold war-era fantasy about the triumph of outcasts fended off the satirical horror Get Out and the drama …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn in the newly elected local council chairmen for the 18 local government areas of the state, charging them on prudent management of the N2b Paris Club resources saved up in their treasuries. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Government House, in Benin City, Edo State capital, on Monday, Obaseki charged …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that the newly elected local council executives in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state will deepen his brand of strategic leadership to ensure that those at the grassroots enjoy result-oriented governance. The governor, who said this during a Thanksgiving Service at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin City, …