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BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo has condemned the mob killing of a man accused of stealing a motorcycle in Ekpoma describing the act as unacceptable jungle justice that must not stand. CP Nemi stated this in a statement endorsed by the command spokesman, SP Moses Joel Yamu and made available to journalists in Benin City …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign, according to report by the Associated Press. It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio’s Republican senator, …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has put forward a series of constitutional amendments to the National Assembly, including a bold proposal for a rotational presidency between Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. In a letter dated August 30, 2024, and addressed to Senator Barau Jibrin, Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Atiku outlined his …

•Ask CJN to drop GCON for Speaker …sets up ad hoc committee to probe Minister of Special Duties Members of the 10th House of Representatives during Wednesday plenary unanimously protested against President Bola Tinubu’s decision to confer a lower national honour – Commander of Federal Republic (CFR) on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during the national broadcast to commemorate Nigeria’s 64th Independence …

.To reflect on his economic reforms during working leave President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation, part of his yearly leave. According to a release issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will use the two weeks as a working …

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has announced a ban on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering Israel. The announcement was made via Katz’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter. The decision follows what Katz described as Guterres’ failure to condemn Iran’s missile attack on Israel. The attack was reportedly in retaliation for the deaths of key figures, including …

It comes on the day (1 October) Nigeria marks its 64th Independence Anniversary, with the protesters tagging it National Day of Survival to reflect the economic hardship millions of Nigerians are grappling with Thousands of Nigerians are expected to converge across different Nigerian cities on Tuesday to protest against what they described as bad policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu-led …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, some state governors, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other interest groups yesterday felicitated with Nigerians on the 64th Independent Day celebration and called for national unity in tackling the current challenges facing the country. Don’t lose hope —Jonathan Goodluck Jonathan in his Independent Day goodwill message urged …

The protests, SaharaReporters observed that the protesters chanted “We are hungry” as they marched on the roads.  Thousands of Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Tuesday morning joined the #FearlessInOctober protest against hardships and poverty that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has unleashed on them.In photos of the protests, SaharaReporters observed that the protesters chanted “We are hungry” …

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that his administration is working to ensure significant reduction in cost of living across the country, especially as it concerns food costs. Mr Tinubu spoke in a televised broadcast in commemoration of this year’s Independence Day anniversary. “The central concern of our people today is the high cost of living, especially food costs. This concern …