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Edo State Police Command has arrested and paraded over 45 suspects for involvement in various crimes in the Edo State. Parading the suspects, the State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the suspects were arrested over alleged kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, and illegal possession of firearms, among others. The Commissioner of Police described the rate of cult-related killings in the …

United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and YouTube Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen today announced an inaugural roster of U.S. Global Music Ambassadors as part of a U.S. Department of State-YouTube Global Music Diplomacy Partnership. According to Antony Blinken and Lyor Cohen, these Global Music Ambassadors will, on behalf of the American people, use their music to bring …

The Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the N30 trillion Ways and Means facility expended by former President Muhammadu between 2015 and 2023 has declared that its probe is fully on course Chairman of the Committee, Senator Isah Jibrin (APC Kogi East), gave the insight through a statement on Monday refuting an online report, which alleged that the investigation is in a …

Shoprite, the South African retail giant, has announced the closure of its Wuse Central Mall store in Abuja, Nigeria. The closure, effective June 30th, 2024, comes after a “thorough evaluation of the store’s financial situation and the current business climate,” according to a statement from the company. “We believe this is the best course of action for our organization’s long-term …

BEIRUT — The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group terrifies people on both sides of the border, but some see it as an inevitable fallout from Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, particularly as cease-fire negotiations have faltered. Such a war could be the most destructive either side has ever experienced. Israel and Hezbollah each have lessons from their last …

Multiple people are dead, including law enforcement officers, after attacks at places of worship in Dagestan, Russia. Only a fraction of the violence that raged across Dagestan on Sunday is visible at the moment, and it is already horrific. Co-ordinated attacks in Dagestan’s two main cities, hitting synagogues and churches. Reports a priest had his throat slit, hostages taken, and the sons …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has issued a stern warning to the Sokoto State Government regarding an alleged plot to depose Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III. Speaking at the North West Peace & Security Summit in Kaduna on Monday, June 14, Shettima emphasised the importance of protecting the Sultan. “In all developmental issues in this country, His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, …

Lagos State government has admonished the local government councils to embrace improved agricultural practices to tackle food insecurity, especially at the grassroots. The special adviser to the governor on rural development, Nurudeen Agbaje, at an interactive session with Heads of Agriculture and Social Services in the 57 local government areas, lamented that food insecurity was because few people are venturing …

The Chairman, Benin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Nosa Edo-Osagie on Monday, called on the 13 political parties and their candidates in the governorship election in the state to ensure that they play by the rules to avoid a breakdown of law and order. Edo-Osagie stated this at the opening ceremony of the Annual Law Week of the branch …

.Says state has over 15,000 vigilante operatives policing various communities Edo government’s investment in strengthening the State’s security architecture and overhauling the security system has transformed the state as the safest in the South-South region and one of the most secure in the country, Governor Godwin Obaseki has asserted. Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said the government …