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Edo State Government has called for collaboration among law enforcement agencies, rights activists and other stakeholders to curb the growing trend of domestic violence in the state. Thee Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Magdalene Ohenhen, made the call in a chat with journalists during a road walk to create awareness on the United Nations’ ‘16 Days of Activism’ …

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump responded to chants of “lock her up” by citing the “rigged system,” while speaking at a rally in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday night. “Look, it’s being proven we have a rigged system,” Trump said to the crowd of supporters. “Doesn’t happen so easy. But this system, there will be a lot of changes.” The crowd’s …

One sunny day in October, at the Jefferson Parish correctional center just across the river from downtown New Orleans, Tiffany Burns, 34, was visiting her boyfriend. The pair had been dating for almost two years and were still giggly in love when a late July knock on the door sent him away. Scooped up by the police after being accused …

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has also reiterated that he has no preferred candidate in the chairmanship election at the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party taking place in Abuja today. According to a goodwil message he sent to the participants in the convention and signed by the ex-President’s media adviser, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan said he was prepared …

The 2019 presidential election is only 423 days away,the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced yesterday. Nigerians,according to the time table released by the commission,are expected to elect the president on February 16,2019. Also scheduled for the same day is the election into the Senate and the House of Representatives. News of the election dates was broken by INEC chairman,Professor …

Ahead of the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), members of the National Assembly caucus of the party on Thursday night exchanged blows at the residence of a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, over the choice of the next national chairman of the party. Akpabio, who is the Minority Leader in the Senate, had …

Atiku, who stated this in a letter to a comedian, Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Dye, also said that he assembled the economic team of the Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration. The ex-Vice-President said that it was not true that he used his position as the vice-president to enrich himself. The former vice-president’s letter was a reply to the one …

The Controller General of the Nigeria Prison Service, CGP, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has disclosed that over 11,000 officers have been promoted as part of efforts to boost the morale of the rank and file. Mr. Ahmed who received an Award of Icon of Crisis Management in Nigeria from the Centre of Crisis Communication, stated this at a workshop on Information Management …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – All countries, including United States and United Kingdom that are attractive destinations for corrupt wealth have been called upon to take immediate steps to close down the secrecy loopholes in their jurisdictions and ensure that facilitators of corrupt wealth are prosecuted and sanctioned. A coalition of Civil Society Organizations from four countries, including Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tunisia …

PRESS STATEMENT The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of one Special Adviser and 18 Special Assistants on Gender, in pursuance of his administration’s policy designed to give the required attention to gender issues. Obaseki gave the approval for the appointment of the 19 aides on Thursday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. According …