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By Idahosa Musa Edo State Government has cancelled the Environmental Sanitation Exercise earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, April 26, 2025. This was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq, on Thursday night. According to the statement, the cancellation was occasioned by the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Federal Government to spend judiciously during this period of heightened spending. The Division Chief in the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, Davide Furceri, said this would foster stronger prioritisation and greater efficiency in resource allocation. Furceri made this statement at the 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. “We understand …

CNN — President Donald Trump’s intense pressure on Ukraine and deference to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is extinguishing any lingering notion that the United States is an evenhanded peace broker. The US effort leans heavily toward Russia’s positions, even though Moscow started the war with its unprovoked invasion. This stems from Trump’s view of a war in which Kyiv “has no cards …

Worried by the worsening state of insecurity caused by increasing crime rate, banditry, kidnappings and destruction of property across the country, the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, yesterday, tasked security agencies to confront the security challenges directly just as it set up a subcommittee to work with the heads of security agencies. Recall that there have been killings in Plateau and …

…says President dished out fresh directives  The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has disclosed what the high-level security meeting alongside the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and other security chiefs discussed with the President, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The security officials arrived at the Villa around 3:00 p.m. and proceeded into …

•NGF raises panel to tackle killings, proposes massive security personnel recruitment The National Economic Council on Thursday deferred talks on state police until its next meeting, amidst the violent attacks and bloodshed in parts of the country. Bayelsa Governor, Duoye Diri, told State House Correspondents after the council’s 149th meeting at the Aso Rock Villa that the issue was on …

Recent PSC elections revived debates about whether membership should favour inclusion and fairness or regional capacity and influence. The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) was modelled on the United Nations Security Council, with both having 15 member states. But unlike the UN Security Council, which has five permanent members who wield veto powers, the PSC’s regional rotational membership, in …

Amid rising insecurity across the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday ordered the immediate deployment of a special squad to tackle the growing wave of violence. The police chief also directed all Police Mobile Force squadrons to keep at least one fully equipped, combat-ready unit on constant standby. Egbetokun issued the directive during a meeting with Squadron …

Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made following a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba on Wednesday. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, confirmed the development in a phone conversation with Vanguard. Similarly, the defection …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, for a high-level meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The two senior security officials arrived at the Villa around 3:00 p.m. and proceeded into a closed-door session with the President at his official residence, amid mounting concerns over …