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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, disclosed that it has published particulars of candidates to represent each of the 16 political parties participating in the forthcoming Anambra State gubernatorial election. INEC, in a statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the 16 political parties have uploaded their candidates’ nomination forms in …

The kidnappers had earlier reduced their initial demand for the APC leader’s release from N100 million to N5 million. Nelson Adepoyigi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward 5 Chairman in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, who was recently kidnapped in Ifon, has reportedly been killed by his abductors. The kidnappers, however, freed two individuals who took N5 million and food …

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy) noted that the …

Legal luminaries, university teacher, former lawmakers among other prominent persons, at the weekend, lampooned the House of Representatives over the proposed law on compulsory voting and imposition of N100,000 fine on any eligible citizens that breaches the enactment. The bill, jointly sponsored by the Speaker of the house, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, and Honourable Daniel Asama from Plateau State, seeks to …

A fresh, student-driven initiative is emerging to challenge the longstanding menace of human trafficking. In the heartbeat of the nation, Edo, once infamously known as the epicentre of human trafficking in Nigeria, a new kind of resistance is taking root. Not in courtrooms or campaign offices, but in classrooms. A fresh, student-driven initiative is emerging to challenge the longstanding menace …

Located along the ever-busy Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Isasi cemetery is a place where the dead find little peace. Overcrowded and neglected, this burial ground tells a haunting tale, as bodies are laid to rest in shallow, one-foot-deep graves, many without markers or dignity, their brittle bones protruding from the earth. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA exposes the grim realities of this final resting place, …

By Eben Enasco Operatives of the Edo State Police Command were at the weekend confronted by a disturbing and shocking discovery when they raided the home of a deposed Edo Chief Priest (Ohen)of Okhoromi. Alleged multiple human skulls, Two Ak-47 raffles and Snipers live bullets were said to have been recovered, sparking concerns about the nature and extent of crimes …

By Osehobo Ofure Benin City, Nigeria – The National President of the National Butchers Employers Union of Nigeria, Comrade Sunny Omokaro, has raised alarm over the acute shortage of veterinary doctors in Edo State’s slaughterhouses, warning that the situation poses a serious public health threat. Speaking in Benin City after a recent inspection of abattoirs across the South-South geopolitical zone, …

Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), has vehemently denied allegations of aiding the now deposed Ohen of Okhoromi, Kelvin Ovbokhan Igbinovia, in demolishing property in the community. Ovbokhan Iginovia was removed from his position by the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, following allegations of improprieties, including sexual harassment, illegal demolition of properties and threats against him, something …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON In response to growing public outcry over alleged acts of extortion and harassment by its personnel, the Edo State Police Command has announced a series of sweeping reforms aimed at restoring public trust and ensuring accountability within its personnel. A key part of the new strategy involves the restructuring of the Command’s Anti-Money Laundering Unit, which will …