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Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the level of corruption in the country has passed the alarming and entered the fatal stage. He said this in his keynote address on the topic, ‘Leadership Failure and State Capture in Nigeria,’ delivered at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, New Haven, in the United States of America. The former …

The remains of the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, were buried at the military cemetery, Abuja on Friday. It was a state funeral. He passed on, on 5 November, in Lagos after a brief illness. Encomiums of the elegiac variety are being showered on him as one of the finest officers to have donned the country’s army …

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated the winner of Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while also commending the peaceful conduct of the process. However, the president urged all those dissatisfied with the outcome of the election to go to court. According to a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the …

Mr Obasanjo described the 2023 general election as a “travesty”. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the dismissal of the Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, and officials of the commission at all levels as part of a reform of the electoral process in Nigeria. Mr Obasanjo made the call in a paper he presented at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, …

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and the Coalition of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), on Sunday, strongly wrote off the Saturday Ondo State governorship election, which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the winner. In separate reactions to the …

US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine’s power grid in a deadly barrage. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was confirming reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post that the major policy shift — …

*Tinubu, Buhari, Ganduje, Barau, APC, others greet winner  *How Sanwo-Olu’s leadership paved way for victory The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Lokoja, and Returning Officer for the poll, Professor …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Raiders Squad of the Edo State Police Command has successfully executed a well-coordinated raid on an armory operated by a notorious cult group terrorizing residents across the State. During the intelligent-driven operation, an alleged operator of the armory, a member of the gang’s hit squad were arrested and the illegally stockpiled dangerous firearms, confiscated. The dismantled cultists’ …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Operatives of Edo Police Command have successfully rescued a seven-month old baby girl who was abducted and sold by her caregiver five months ago in Benin City. The rescue and reunification of baby Grace Osamagbe with her family last week marks the end of harrowing ordeal her sudden disappearance caused her family. The child’s grandfather, Mr. Jocob …

Sixteen nominees, cutting across ethnic, professional and business backgrounds have been chosen by The Nigerian Professionals Group (NPG), a US-based professional organization to receive its 2024 awards. The ceremony will take place on December 7, 2024 at its 4th Gala & Awards Night under the theme, “Elevate: Celebrating Hope, Courage, and the Audacity to Dream Bigger” in Boston, Massachusetts. The …