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The Obidient Movement has appointed Mr Moses Paul as its new National Coordinator. The ​‌‌​​‍‍‍⁠⁠‌⁠⁠‍⁠‍‌‍‍‌​movement announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr Onyeka Dike of its Media and Communications Directorate.News The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Paul’s appointment was sequel to the reassignment of Mr Yunusa Tanko as Special Adviser to Peter Obi …

The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has inaugurated a 38-member Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections with Muhammad Garba as the Director-General of the council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Esther Okereke, the NRM presidential with Nasir Muhammed as running mate and Mrs Ada Okwori, the presidential candidate of National Democratic Party (NDP), are the …

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Benin (UNIBEN) branch, has threatened to take industrial and legal action over the alleged non-payment of the full September 2026 emoluments of its members. The union, in a statement dated September 30 and signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Dr Enaruna Edosa and Lucky Aimiyekagbon, said it would convene a congress on …

Concerned indigenes and stakeholders of Orogho Dukedom in Ugu Ward, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have called on the Benin Monarch, His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II; the Edo State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Orhionmwon Local Government Council to call to order, the Enogie of the Dukedom, Prince Patrick Osayende Akenzua, over what they described …

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has said Nigeria’s true independence must mean freedom from poverty, insecurity, illiteracy, disease and division, urging governments to deliver the dividends of democracy to citizens. The council, in its Independence Day message, said 66 years after gaining independence, Nigerians deserved a country where security, welfare and good governance were no longer promises but realities. Its …

  Mr Adeyemi, who is alleged to be behind the fake PFIPC, pleaded not guilty to all eight charges read to him before Judge Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Adeniyi Adeyemi, who faces charges relating to creating and operating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion …

  •Public sector unions order total compliance •Decry government insensitivity to hardship, suffering of workers, Nigerians Public sector unions under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, have directed all federal, state and local government employees, including staff of ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, nationwide, to begin a three-day warning strike from midnight today over the …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch, has called for a faster and more efficient criminal justice system, urging the judiciary to replicate the speedy trial model adopted by the Edo State Special Criminal Court in other serious criminal cases. The branch chairman, Mr Omorodion Omoigui, made the call in Benin while reacting to the judgment delivered by the Special …

As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary on Thursday, the NBM of Africa Worldwide has called for a renewed national commitment to justice, equity, equality and social inclusion, saying the country’s progress must be measured by the dignity and wellbeing of its citizens. The Pan-African and humanitarian Organization said Nigeria’s independence anniversary should go beyond ceremonial celebrations to provide an …

Suspected political thugs have allegedly attacked the campaign office of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Hon. Frank Uyi Omosigho, in Benin, the Edo State capital. The incident reportedly occurred at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday with campaign posters, banners and other materials allegedly destroyed during the attack. A visit to …