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Nigeria has rejected allegations made in a viral video by the military leader of Niger Republic, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming collusion between Nigeria and France to destabilise his country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that the claims exist solely in the realm of imagination. He said Nigeria had …

Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku has said that the lawmakers increased the state’s 2025 budget from N605 billion to N676 billion to enable the government address food insecurity. DAILY POST reports that Agbebaku disclosed this in Benin City. DAILY POST recalls that the state governor, Monday Okpebholo on December 10, 2024, presented a budget proposal …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Police Command has called on government officials, religious bodies, and other relevant groups to collaborate with the police to ensure the safe and organized distribution of palliatives to residents.  This call comes in the wake of recent tragic incidents where stampedes during palliative distribution events resulted in the loss of lives across Nigeria. At least …

A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three key figures in connection with last week’s tragic stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School. The individuals include Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the school’s principal; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM; and Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ile Ife. …

The Federal Government has earmarked over N780m for prosecuting terrorism-related cases, anti-money laundering initiatives, and other criminal matters in 2025. According to the 2025 Appropriation Bill, N530m has been allocated for the management of terrorism-related cases and issues, and N2bn for the purchase of vehicles for Senior Special Assistants. Naira notes Additionally, N100.99m will be directed toward anti-money laundering and …

President Bola Tinubu said on Monday that he does not believe in price control and that his government would not embark on such a check on the cost-of-living crisis in the country. Mr Tinubu spoke during his first Presidential Media Chat on Monday. “I don’t believe in price control,” the Nigerian leader said. When asked what his government would do to …

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has signed the 2025 Appropriation bill of N675 billion, tagged ‘Budget of Renewed Hope for A Rising Edo’ into law after the bill was passed by the Edo State House of Assembly.  Assenting to the bill at the Government House, Benin City, Governor Okphebholo said the budget would revive the economy of Edo State and …

CNN — The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions, including paying a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to the panel’s report on the Florida Republican released Monday. The committee concluded in its bombshell document that Gaetz violated Florida state laws, …

A human rights advocate, Dele Farotimi, has been released from the correctional centre in Ekiti State after meeting his bail conditions. Farotimi was released on Tuesday morning. Last week Friday, at a magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, granted Farotimi bail conditions, including a N30 million bond, two sureties, one of whom must be a property owner, a submission …

“It is never an easy journey when you’re fighting evil. But some years ago, before I began this walk, God spoke to me very clearly. I heard Him say, ‘Once has it been spoken: the truth is the only weapon by which you can slay the monster called Nigeria.’ Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has affirmed his unwavering …