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The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II has warned against illegal extortion under the guise of palace authorisation. The monarch in a statement issued on Saturday in Benin by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Desmond Agbama, alleged that some groups were extorting using the name of the palace. He said that a group, Association of Sand Quarry Owners, was hiding under …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday inaugurated an Election Project Plan Committee, charged with the responsibility of planning for the 2019 general elections. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Prince Adedeji Soyebi , INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, after its weekly meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The statement also disclosed that …

A Nigerian was on Thursday, appointed as the Acting President to preside over the 81st Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters. The Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, presided over the 193-member body. Bande’s presidency at the Plenary Meeting happened just nine days after he presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General, António …

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba Ewuare II has ordered the former Community Association Chairman for Egba community in Uhunmwode local government area of Edo state, Pastor Blessed Ighiwi to return all the money and properties belonging to the community which he allegedly coverted to his use during his tenure as chairman of the outlawed association. The Benin Monarch …

Opinions vary when it comes to the propriety or otherwise of breastfeeding a baby in public. However, Australian senator, Larissa Waters, returned to work from a 10-week maternity leave and decided to bring her daughter to the senate chambers, where she breastfed her during a vote. This singular act makes her the first woman to do so — ever, reports …

Donald Trump has said he was thinking of “this Russia thing” when he decided James Comey’s fate – contradicting the White House rationale that he fired the FBI director for mishandling the Clinton email investigation. Comey had been leading an investigation into possible collusion between Trump advisers and Russian officials when he was dismissed by the president. Defending that decision …

Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday launching a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the US election system, three White House officials said. Mike Pence and Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach will lead the commission, which will look at allegations of improper voting and fraudulent voter registration in states and …

The Federal Government is making efforts to address the challenges confronting the operations of the Nigeria Police Force, acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has pledged. Osinbajo made the pledge on Thursday in Abuja at a two-day national security summit. The summit was organised by the office of the Inspector-General of Police in conjunction with Leadership group and the Council of Traditional …

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, (NUT), has said that it will breed more illiterates than literates, should federal government hands over primary education to Local government council. This was made known to newsmen by the president of the association,Micheal Olukoya, during a recent workshop in Abuja. Olukoya made the assertion while reminiscing lost members killed by Boko Haram in North …

The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reversed the sentence on Raymond Omatseye, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on allegations of N1.5 billion fraud. Justice Yargata Nimpar, who read the decision of the court, said the High Court that tried him did not properly evaluate the evidence before it. The Federal High …