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The governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has issued a stern ultimatum to cultists, kidnappers, and criminal elements to vacate the state immediately or face the full weight of the law. This declaration followed the demolition of a building in Egbaen Community along Upper Siluko Road in Egor Local Government Area of the state which was allegedly used as …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of ₦2.001 trillion as July 2025 revenue among the Federal Government, State Governments, and Local Government Councils at its August 2025 meeting held in Abuja. The ₦2.001 trillion distributable revenue comprised ₦1.282 trillion from statutory revenue, ₦640.610 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT), ₦37.601 billion from the Electronic Money …

ECOWAS faces many challenges, and three of its members have already abandoned the bloc. With seven heads of state in attendance, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, 22 June, held its 67th summit of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government, ushering in a new leadership. After serving two tenures as leader of the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON A medical doctor has been arrested following the death of a woman during surgical procedure at a private hospital in Uromi, the administrative headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Police identified the doctor as Festus Ogheghele of Dickson Medical Centre, Uromi. He allegedly performed a Caesarean section on the victim, Mrs. Susan …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has explained why he does not need to engage in any supremacy battle with other monarchs, whether in Yorubaland or beyond. In a statement issued on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Alaafin of Oyo, Bode Durojaiye, said the Alaafin remains a true custodian of Yoruba culture and tradition, whose rule is anchored in the safety …

A National Youth Service Corps member, Jennifer Elohor, has recounted her harrowing encounter with suspected members of the Anambra State Vigilante Group, who broke into her residence, assaulted her, and forcefully took her and her colleagues away. Vigilantes beat, strip female corps member in Anambra…. Credit: Facebook Video (Screenshot) | The Haven Foundation Elohor, who narrated her ordeal in an …

A source at the doctors’ meeting told PREMIUM TIMES that the discussion centred on the federal government’s response to the association’s 19-point demand. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) may suspend its planned nationwide strike following the issuance of a new government circular on doctors’ remuneration. At an Emergency Delegates Meeting (EDM) held in Abuja on Wednesday, delegates from all 36 states and …

The UK is among 27 countries backing a statement calling for Israel to allow immediate independent foreign media access to Gaza. France, Germany, Australia, and Japan have also signed the text released by the Media Freedom Coalition – an intergovernmental group which advocates for the rights and protection of journalists globally. EPA The statement also condemned attacks on journalists, saying those working …

The Federal Government has disclosed that 15 per cent of Nigerian girls aged 15 to 19 are already mothers or pregnant, raising concern about adolescent reproductive health and gender inequality in the country. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made this known on Tuesday during the validation and adoption of Nigeria’s first National Policy on Menstrual Health …

Emmanson, who is at the centre of the controversy, was also questioned on Thursday afternoon. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Wednesday interrogated the crew members involved in the controversial Ibom Air incident, which saw a female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, brutalised, publicly stripped at the Lagos airport after a heated altercation with the airline’s air hostess. Emmanson, who is …