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WASHINGTON — The United States will continue to work with other nations to address the range of Iranian malign influences, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on Wednesday. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the panel on the fiscal year 2019 defense budget request. …

Deposed Ojuromi of Uromi, His Royal Highness, Anselm Aidenojie II, tendered an apology to the Edo State Government, in addition to a plea for leniency from well-meaning citizens of Edo State before he was recently reinstated by the government, Governor Godwin Obaseki explained on Thursday. Among those, said to have waded into the issue with a plea for leniency was …

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has responded to the Senate resolution on his non-appearance before the upper chamber, saying he owed them no apologies. The IG said he did not have to appear before the lawmakers, noting that a senior police officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector-General or an Assistant Inspector-General could act on his behalf in an …

The White House has refused to back down from Donald Trump’s threat to ban media organizations regarded as unfairly critical. The US president first tweeted the threat on Wednesday, claiming that “despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else,” most news about him is “negative (Fake)”. Trump added: “Why do we work so hard …

Three Americans released by North Korea landed in the US under cover of darkness, with Donald Trump waiting on the tarmac to greet their plane. The three men emerged from a US government plane with Trump and first lady Melania Trump, flashing peace signs raised high above their heads. A massive American flag, waving in the wind and supported by …

Benin City – Operatives of Edo State Police Command have apprehended 15 suspected criminals, including a seven-man gang of kidnappers alleged to have attacked and shot a journalist, Ferdinand Osakwe of Independent Radio/Television, Benin, on his face in Benin City, last April. Police explained that the hoodlums, having wounded the journalist also made away with his Honda Acura Jeep marked …

The Divisional Police Officer in the National Assembly, CSP Sulu-Gambari Abdul, on Wednesday blamed the April 18 invasion of the Senate and removal of the Mace by hoodlums on internal conspiracy. Abdul stated this during an investigative hearing into the incident by joint ad hoc committee investigating the incident. According to him, what happened at the National Assembly was an …

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday reiterated the tuition-free status of federal universities nationwide. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the council’s meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. “The FEC restated government’s position that no federal university should charge tuition fees,” Anwuka said. He said government …

Rising from its closed door session, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said the lawmakers revolved to declare the IG persona non grata, stressing that he is not fit to hold any public office in Nigeria or any other country. Saraki recalled that a court, which the Police boss approached over his earlier invitation by the Senate, ‎ruled that the …

The Edo State Government Wednesday reinstated the deposed Onojie of Uromi, His Royal Highness Anselm O Aidenojie, who was deposed by the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole. It will be recalled that the Royal father was deposed after altercation with one Mrs Betty Okoebor and allegedly travelling abroad without the permission of the governor. A letter signed by the then …