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BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has been defended against the controversial statement, “go on and protest while we sit at home and eat”, recently credited to him in the wake of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Nigeria. The President General of the Global Peace Movement International, Dr. Mike Uyi, clarified that the statement was originally made by the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Police Command has been hit with mass transfer of officers with the removal of the Commissioner Funsho Adegboye and replacement with the newly deployed Commissioner, Nemi Edwin-Iwo, who officially took over the Command in Benin City, the state capital today. Nemi Edwin-Iwo arrived the Command Headquarters, Benin City as the 47thCommission of Police in Edo …

Experts and stakeholders in the agricultural sector have weighed in on the key variables responsible for Nigeria’s food crisis. The experts noted that in the past, agriculture in Nigeria was the major driver of the economy as farmers in the states and regions focused their productions on areas where they had comparative advantage and grew food for local consumption and …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday, August 14, for a three-day official visit. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, August 14, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu’s visit is in response to an invitation by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and will meet with …

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, announced on Monday that the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has the capacity to produce arms and ammunition for Nigeria’s security forces and other African nations. He emphasised that several African countries are now procuring their arms and ammunition from DICON, showcasing the corporation’s growing influence in the continent’s defence sector. …

• Plan sedition charges The Kano State Police Command has transferred 76 suspects, including a foreign national, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja for a discreet investigation on charges of sedition. The suspects were reportedly arrested for flying Russian flags during recent nationwide hunger protests, which turned violent in several parts of the North. Kano State Commissioner of Police, Salman …

The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu Summons Council of State Gowon, IBB, Abdusalami, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari Others for a meeting today. President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State, comprising former leaders and top government officials, to address pressing national issues.   In a press statement issued by the Presidency, the meeting slated for today, Tuesday, will …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the judicial office holders’ salaries and allowances bill into law. The special adviser to the president on senate matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, August 13. Lado said: “This extraordinary move underscores Mr President’s absolute prioritisation of the welfare of Nigerian workers above all else just like …

The world’s richest man and its once-and-possibly future most powerful man agreed on almost everything. Tech titan Elon Musk threw open his X platform on Monday night, offering Donald Trump a pipeline free of fact checks for his falsehoods, conspiracy theories and extremism as he tries to slow the rise of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. The chat represented yet another extraordinary chapter …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday, commissioned the first set of 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses. He performed the ceremony shortly after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The buses in the first batch were produced locally by Innoson Motors. Five of the CNG buses were driven to the forecourt of the president’s …