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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday challenged Nigerians to abate the growing separatist agitations and debates about the unity of Nigeria, tasking them to rather channel their energies and resources towards building a great nation. Osinbajo made this remark while representing President Muhammadu Buhari at a feast in commemoration of the Eid-El Kabir celebration in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said it …

The Federal Government has deployed 711 N-Power agricultural extension agents to Edo to boost agricultural activities in the state. The Programme Manager of the State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Mr Peter Aikhuomobhoebe, disclosed this in an interview with Newsmen in Benin on Monday. Aikhuomobhoebe also disclosed that the Federal Government provided another 100 Knapsack sprayers to the state. He said …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday attributed the continued Boko Haram attacks being witnessed in the North-East geopolitical zone to the huge size of the area. He said the country would still be witnessing such attacks being carried out by members of the Boko Haram sect because of the vast area involved. Osinbajo spoke when he represented President Muhammadu Buhari at …

Allegations of ethnic and religious bias in appointments into top management positions in the nation’s cash cow, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, drew the ire of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and other opinion moulders in the South, who described it as a threat to national unity. Maikanti Baru While Afenifere described it …

Resident Doctors this morning announced that they have commenced indefinite strike. The doctors under the umbrella of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD who had last week met with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole where government made some offers to them said they rejected the offers. A one …

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently embroiled in controversy over its alleged reluctance to investigate a 13-year old petition alleging an illegal sale of a parcel of land in Abuja, with the use of forged Certificate of occupancy. The petitioner, Mr. Philip Odigie, a businessman and Managing Director of Philova and Jason Engineering Company, …

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, said on Sunday that any threat to the United States or its territories, including [the U.S. territory of] Guam or its allies, will be met with a massive military response, “a response both effective and overwhelming.” Joined by Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mattis stood in front …

Benin City, Nigeria – Governor Obaseki of Edo State, on Sunday touted his commitment to cater to the needs of pensioners who are the state’s senior citizens, with the payment of N212,879,888 million naira to local government pensioners. The amount represents payment for August, 2017. According to Obaseki, the state will continue to accord its pensioners the respect they have …

  Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for signing extradition treaties with the United Arab Emirates, describing it as a demonstration of genuine commitment to bring corrupt public officials and looters taking refuge abroad to justice. ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor, in Benin City recently said his organization …

The coalition of Niger Delta militants, yesterday, withdrew the October 1 quit notice they issued to northerners and Yoruba living in the region. The Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), a new group that claimed to have the mandate to negotiate for the Niger Delta with the Federal Government and other interested stakeholders, said the issuers of the quit notice …