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The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York. The 73rd UNGA will begin September 18 at the UN Headquarters, New York, while the General Debate will hold from September 25 to October 1. Onyeama, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news …

Edo State Government has begun enforcement of the order on illegal burrows, by shutting operations of not less than 10 burrow pits in Benin City, the state capital, in a renewed drive to safeguard the state’s environmental integrity. The enforcement team was led by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainability, Mr. Bright Emeodume Esq. and the Ministry’s Director …

“While it is true he is older than me age wise, I’m senior to him politically because I was in the House of Representatives in 1979 when he was an employee of Nigerian Customs Services. And if age is the criterion for standing election, then he should drop out for Buhari” ABUJA– Erstwhile governor of Jigawa State and Presidential hopeful …

President Muhammadu Buhari said in Abuja on Tuesday that his administration was committed to depriving looters of public assets of the fruits of their crimes. Describing asset recovery as an anti-corruption tool, he called on the National Assembly to take all necessary steps to pass the pending Proceeds of Crimes Bill. He said the bill when passed and assented to …

Benin City, Nigeria – As the rains become heavier by the day, most people now sleep with their eyes wide open for the fear of the unknown. This is exactly the case in Etsako Central Local government area of Edo state where Over 1000 houses have been submerged by flood affecting Seven communities . The flood which is an upsurge …

Members of Eghosa Anglican Grammar School Old Boys Association recently held their 7th Annual Eghoba Global Convention in Toronto, Canada, where they honored one of their distinguished members, Chief (Sir) Oseni Elamah with the Presidential Award. The event which took place at the Hilton Garden, Toronto Airport West/Mississauga 1870 Matheson Blvd. Mississauga, Canada from August 24 to 26, 2018, attracted …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has expressed its readiness to partner the Independent National Electoral Commission to tackle the menace of vote-buying in the electoral system. Acting Chairman of ICPC, Musa Abubakar, made this known when he visited the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Tanzanian president asks citizens to shun …

MIFFED by the alleged illegal occupation of their land by the Nigerian Army, the people of Uvwie kingdom, Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State, Monday, vowed to embark on a showdown with the soldiers, saying they are prepared to die than to allow the continued plundering of their land. They also threatened to drag the Nigerian Army to the United …

Ahead of a meeting between the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the party’s governors to resolve unsettled issues arising from the mode of selection of the party’s candidates, it emerged at the weekend that Oshiomhole could be heading for a public spat with his successor, Godwin Obaseki on the issue. The Edo State …

Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, immediate past National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has decried Nigeria’s continued dependence on oil. Ibrahim disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the APC National Secretariat after obtaining the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest for the governorship of Gombe in 2019. He said that being …