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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, …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration would take advantage of opportunities in the agricultural sector and provide requisite support to communities that are ready to open up their land for agricultural investment.  Obaseki made the assertion in a goodwill message at the 2017 Sobe Day Celebration, held at Uhebe Community in Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area …

Last November, Nevada voters narrowly approved a new gun control law that would have required private sellers to conduct the same criminal background check on buyers that licensed gun dealers already use. Closing the loophole was one of the lone bright spots for gun control advocates in an election that put the National Rifle Association’s chosen candidate, Donald Trump, in …

Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the time for a national debate on guns would come at some point in the future, after a lone shooter with an extensive arsenal turned a country music festival on the Las Vegas strip into a warzone, leaving 59 people dead and at least 527 more injured. “We’ll be talking about gun laws as …

The suspect in the Las Vegas shooting that has left at least 59 people dead had amassed an arsenal that included more than 40 firearms, police said on Monday night, as officials declared a state of emergency for the county encompassing the Las Vegas strip. Authorities found 23 guns, including a handgun, in the hotel room of the gunman, identified …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is only after those who have stolen items in their possession. She said this while reacting to the accusations by former First Lady, Patience Jonathan that Buhari ‘s government is persecuting her. In a series of tweets, Lauretta asked Mrs. …

Mrs. Patience Jonathan has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to treat her the way her husband, former President Goodluck Jonathan, treated Aisha Buhari when he (President Buhari) lost the 2011 presidential election. Patience, who is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said this in a statement by her Chief Press Secretary, Belema Meshack-Hart, on Monday. The former first …