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The Coalition of Northern Groups has withdrawn the quit notice given to the Igbo living in northern part of the country to leave before October 1. The withdrawal of the quit notice was announced in Abuja on Thursday evening by the leaders of the group at a press conference. Before the announcement was made, the group members had met with …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar said on Thursday that the traditional institution was in support of the recent move by the Federal Government to criminalise hate speech and fake news. The Sultan, who stated this in Abuja at the Annual Lecture Series and 25th Anniversary of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), added that hate speech should be declared …

The activities of Nigerians on the social media are now being monitored for hate speech, anti-government and anti-security information by the military. Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche, told Channels Television that the move became necessary in the light of troubling activities and misinformation capable of jeopardizing the unity of the country. His comments come less than 48 hours …

Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, on Wednesday, said the state government in collaboration with the Bank of Industry (BOI), would soon commence the disbursement of interest-free loans to two thousand women to grow their businesses in the state. Mrs. Obaseki who said this while speaking on the activities of her pet project, Edo Women for Agriculture and Enterprise …

Represented by his Deputy, Hon. Philip Shaibu, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Wednesday visited the scene of the fatal accident that claimed the lives of nine persons on Upper Sokponba Road in Benin City, as well as the family of one of the victims. The family visited was that of late Mrs. Osemwonyenmwen Moses, at number 20 Osemwingie …

· Set to unveil new traffic wardens, policy Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has expressed his sympathy for the victims and families of those who were involved in the auto crash that claimed nine lives on Tuesday, along Upper Sokponba Road in Benin City, Edo State. Obaseki, who received the news with sadness and great distress, said: “particularly painful …

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Jordan’s top officials in Amman on Monday to discuss the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the defeat-ISIS coalition and security in the Middle East. In a news conference after his meetings, the secretary, joined by Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS, discussed …

The very misleading report by Urhokpota Reporters that Governor Obaseki walked out on the Chairman of the APC, Edo State, Barr. Anselm Ojezua at a meeting to address the recent misunderstanding in Edo State House of Assembly could not have been further from the truth. Remarkably, the story had no byline and was not credited to anyone but if your …

Secret service agents are resigning and others might have to go without pay after more than 1,000 agents protecting the Trump family hit salary and overtime caps, the head of the US Secret Service said. With more than four months to go before the end of the year, director Randolph “Tex” Alles told USA Today the Secret Service can no …

United State reinforcements could start arriving in Afghanistan within days, a US commander in the region said in the wake of Donald Trump’s decision to raise the US stakes once more in the 16-year war. In a televised address to troops at Fort Myer in Virginia on Monday night, Trump did not say how many more soldiers he was willing …