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Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday backed out of planned talks between the secessionist group and the South-East Governors Forum. The IPOB leader had met with the governors at the Enugu State Government House on August 30, and both parties agreed to hold further talks to seek an amicable resolution of issues raised by the …

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the restriction of the operation of inter-state buses and vehicles operating along Ikorodu Road from going beyond Ojodu Berger and Ojota Motor Parks. The State Government has also issued a seven-day ultimatum to the operators to relocate to the designated inter-state motor parks at Ojodu Berger and Ojota, after which stiff sanctions would …

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police of being behind the series of kidnappings and armed robbery incidents in the state. Wike explained that the embattled Rivers State Special Anti-robbery Squad Commander, Mr Akin Fakorede, and his operatives had been indicted by an official police signal, which indicated that they were …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, at the Benin Airport, received the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who attended the second National Council on Niger Delta meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Osinbajo, who was accompanied on the visit by the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, was received by several members of the Edo State Executive …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged development actors within the South-South Cooperation (SSC) framework to strengthen the existing team spirit among member states in the pursuit of market-led, knowledge-based economies that will engender sustainable development. The governor said this in a statement to mark the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, observed every September 12. The SSC is …

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hailed Portugal as a longstanding, reliable U.S. and NATO ally during his Pentagon meeting on Tuesday with Portuguese Defense Minister José Alberto Azeredo Lopes, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said in a statement. Mattis also thanked the Portuguese minister for his country’s continued support in NATO’s security efforts along its southern flank, and …

The Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has declared a three-day curfew in Aba, a commercial city in the state following the Nigerian army’s inversion of the state. A statement issued on Tuesday by the state government, Governor Ikpeazu expressed concerns over the launch of a military exercise tagged, Operation Python Dance II in the state and other south-eastern states …

The sun had not yet risen at 5.30am in Manhattan, but an estimated 300 of Hillary Clinton’s most devoted supporters had already lined up outside a bookstore in Union Square to meet her and buy a copy of her new election memoir, What Happened. There was Allie Rohletten, a 20-year-old college student, who had been inspired by Clinton’s “history of …

They sat through hours of pummelling by Hurricane Irma, with winds pounding them at up to 115mph and rain driving in a solid white sheet as bright as a snow blizzard. Then on Monday, Floridians woke up to survey the damage, begin the cleanup and get back to carrying on regardless. By noon, the jet skiers were back on the …

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Garba Umar, has reiterated the preparedness of security agencies to help achieve credible, free, fair, and violence-free governorship election in Anambra on Nov.18. Umar, who doubles as the Chairman of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Security in the state, gave the assurance during the meeting of the Committee at the Independent National Electoral …