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The deadline given to the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, to capture Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group,dead or alive has been extended.The extension which was approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, after a request for extension by the Theatre Commander, at the expiration of the 40-day deadline. The …

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, has condemned the further extra judicial killings of Nigerians living in South Africa. This is contained in a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Abdurrahman Balogun, released on Saturday in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa said the killing Kingsley Ikeri, another member of the Nigerian Union in that country …

A former Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, has distanced herself from a statement by her lawyer calling for the prosecution of an ex-governor of the state, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, for denying that he handed over the official cars of the office of the Speaker to her. Ativie had been impeached and suspended as …

Donald Trump arrived in Houston on Saturday tasked with bringing comfort and hope to flood victims – and with avoiding the mistakes of George W Bush. The president is expected to meet survivors of Hurricane Harvey and to witness first-hand the devastation that has presented a major test for his administration. He will have to navigate not just receding flood …

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has applauded the Super Eagles for their Friday’s massive 4-0 triumph over visiting Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Uyo. The team will receive N20 million for the four goals scored following the Federal Government’s promise to reward every strike with N5 million during a pep talk …

The police have increased the numerical strength of their personnel in the South-East and South-South zones of the country as part of measures to prevent a breach of the peace, which may result from the activities of Biafran agitators ahead of the upcoming Anambra State governorship election, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. And apart from the Mobile Police Force operatives, the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, celebrated Eid-el-Kabir with members of the Muslim community in the state, at the Government House, Benin City, with a call on them to live peacefully with members of other religions in the state. Obaseki who was represented by the Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero, said the celebration …

Motorists, traders and residents in Benin City on Thursday commended the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for restoring sanity on the roads in the city with the revamped Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA). Speaking to journalists yesterday, a bus driver at the New Benin area of the city, Mr. Eghosa Omoruyi, expressed delight at the new development …

Edo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Friday confirmed that no fewer than 20 persons, including children lost their lives in a road crash along Ujiogba-Igueben road, off Ugoneki road off Benin- Agbor express way, in Uhunmwode local government area of the State. Mr. George Otoaviokhai, spokesman for the FRSC explained that the crash was a …

OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass.— Massachusetts Air National Guard imagery analysts from the 101st Intelligence Squadron here are supporting Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts by providing processing, analysis and dissemination of imagery and geospatial products. “These intelligence analysts are applying the knowledge, skills and experience they’ve gleaned from years of work in our federal mission, the Distributed Common Ground System, …