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WASHINGTON — Three U.S. service members and one partner nation member were killed, and two U.S. service members wounded while conducting an advise and assist mission in Niger on Wednesday, Pentagon officials announced in a news conference on Thursday. The operation was being conducted in support of Nigerien security forces in the southwestern portion of the country, said chief Pentagon …

The Senate wednesday constituted a seven-man ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of massive corruption and misappropriation of budgeted funds, levelled against the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris. The decision followed a point of order raised by Senator Isah Hamman Misau (Bauchi Central) who accused the police IG of corruption, running a ‘bribe for promotion and for …

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed Nov. 16 to hear the N2bn Fundamental Rights suit brought against the EFCC by Mrs Patience Jonathan. The wife of the former president Goodluck Jonathan had filed the suit in June to challenge her alleged incessant harassment by the anti-graft commission. At the resumed hearing, Mr Ifedayo …

Fear has gripped the residents of Bayelsa State as a deadly viral epidemic known as “monkeypox” has broken out in the state. According to the World Health Organisation, monkeypox is a rare disease that occurs primarily in remote parts of Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. “The monkeypox virus can cause a fatal illness in humans and, although it …

A lecturer in the Department of Engineering of the University of Benin, Prof Paul Otasowie, has been killed by gunmen in Benin City, Edo State. The university don was reportedly shot dead at the entrance to his house as he attempted to enter the house located Siluko Road, Benin City. It was not clear if the gunmen set out to …

Legendary musician, Osayomore Joseph, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen at his residence at Orovie village, Upper Ekenhuan road in Benin, Edo State. The singer, who is famed for his Edo funk and highlife music, was abducted upon returning home shortly after performing at the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare’s II, coronation anniversary. The Edo State president of Performing Musicians …

Re-elected Co-ordinator-General of Edo Civil Society Organizations, Comrade Omobude Agho at the inauguration of the organization’s new executive in Benin City during the week, saluted the courage of those who have been in the trenches of civil liberties. He called on various arms of government to ensure a society where freedom and justice reign. In his acceptance speech, Omobude had …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing on Tuesday for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions, according to a press release by the agency. H-1B visas provide skilled workers for a wide range of specialty occupations, including information technology, engineering, and mathematics. When a …

For more than a year, Puerto Rico has clashed with investors who hold slivers of its $73 billion debt, and who have pushed the United States territory to pay up. On Tuesday, during his visit to the hurricane-struck island, President Trump raised a prospect that could cheer the island’s residents but send shudders through Wall Street: Maybe the debt can …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday secured the conviction and sentencing to 40yrs imprisonment of Prof. Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, a former Director-General, Institute of Agriculture Research and Training, IART, Ibadan, Oyo State. The judgment was delivered by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan. Ogunbodede was prosecuted alongside Zacheaus Tejumola, the institute’s accountant, …