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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has raised alarm over the security situation in the state ahead of the upcoming election. Speaking to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Obaseki expressed concerns about the conduct of the police and other security agencies, accusing them of actively participating in actions aimed at disrupting the election process. Obaseki said, “You were …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, paid a visit to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement by Dada Olusegun, the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media. In the statement released on his verified X account on Thursday, Olusegun revealed that the visit aimed to further strengthen the diplomatic ties between Nigeria …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump emerged Wednesday from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 55 days until Election Day, the first ballots already going out in Alabama and other states on the cusp of early voting. Not even three months ago, Trump stepped off the debate stage in Atlanta having watched President Joe Biden deliver a disjointed, …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed optimism following a new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealing Nigeria’s trade surplus reached N6.95 trillion in the second quarter of 2024. This is according to Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) in a statement he released on Thursday. It noted that this represents a 6.60% increase compared …

A billionaire and an engineer have become the first non-professional crew to perform one of the riskiest manoeuvres in space – a spacewalk. Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis stepped out of the SpaceX spacecraft around 15 minutes apart, starting at 11:52BST, wearing specially-designed suits. “Back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here Earth …

Seventeen of the 18 political parties contesting the September 21 Edo governorship election have signed a peace accord ahead of the election. PDP Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who were present during the signing of the peace accord, declined to sign. Aziegbemi told newsmen that they were declining because 10 members of the party were currently being …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated all Payment Service Providers to route transactions from Point of Sale (PoS) terminals—both physical and electronic—through an approved CBN-licensed Payment Terminal Service Aggregator (PTSA). This directive is part of the CBN’s effort to enhance the monitoring and decentralisation of electronic transactions across Nigeria, addressing concerns about the centralisation of PoS transaction routing. …

Nigeria’s frontline rights group, the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), on Tuesday in collaboration with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Korea Development Institute (KDI) and the Nigerian Police Force, hosted the Edo 2024 Governorship Election Peace and Security Summit. The event was supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Rev David Ugolor, the Executive …

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, announced on Wednesday that 35,000 police officers will be deployed across Edo State for the September 21 governorship election. Additionally, 8,000 personnel from sister security agencies, including the armed forces and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), will be mobilized to support the police. The Vanguard News reports that the IGP …

Nigeria’s crude oil production saw a slight increase from 1.307 million barrels per day (mbpd) in July to 1.352 mbpd in August, according to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in its September Monthly Oil Market Report. This represents a marginal rise of 45,000 barrels per day, as reported by direct communication with the Nigerian government. This report …