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By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Government has banned a private consultant, Atalakpa Recovery Concept limited and other various transport unions from collection of any form of dues, levies, taxes or charges from motorists in the State. Alltimepost.com reports that the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor disclosed this in a statement made available to …

The Federal Government has forecasted heavy rainfall over a five-day period that may trigger flooding across 19 states and 76 locations. Floodwaters submerge major roads, streets and buildings, leaving debris and devastation in their wake after heavy rainfall | FILE COPY The warning, issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, …

Mrs Abiola made history as a pioneering figure in Nigerian journalism. Doyin Abiola, widow of the late Moshood “MKO” Abiola and the first Nigerian woman to serve as editor of a national daily newspaper, is dead. In its Wednesday report, the Punch newspaper said MKO Abiola’s son, Jamiu, confirmed the death of the veteran journalist. The paper added that the former Managing …

Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. Edward Omane Boamah became President John Mahama’s defence minister earlier this year shortly after Mahama’s swearing-in in January. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed was serving as the minister …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asked the state’s highest court to remove the Democratic House leader from office, escalating efforts to end the holdout blocking redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump. Bypassing lower courts, Abbott filed a rare emergency petition straight to the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court just three days into …

AP – After Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called on the FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional map, Trump said, “They may have to.” “A lot of people have demanded they come back,” said Trump. “You can’t just sit it out. You have to go back, …

Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Justice Department, has seized a luxury vehicle — a 2019 Lamborghini Urus — from popular dancehall musician, Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., popularly known as Shatta Wale. In a press release issued Tuesday by EOCO’s acting Executive Director, Raymond …

Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has announced plans to comply with a police summons from the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit in Abuja. In a statement released on Tuesday via WhatsApp, Sowore confirmed that he would appear before the unit on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Earlier in the day, the Sahara …

Parents, teachers, higher institutions’ students body and other concerned persons have blamed the poor West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, results on system failure. The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, released the results for school candidates on Monday, July 5. Meanwhile, in the 2024 WASSCE, 72.12% of candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has said his promise to serve only one term if elected is not driven by desperation, but by a genuine desire to offer accountable leadership and make Nigeria work. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Obi expressed surprise that his decision to commit to a single four-year term had sparked public …