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Edo State Government is set to commence a solar power project at the Irrua Specialist Hospital (ISH), to supply 24 hours of electricity to the Federal Government-owned specialist health facility. The project on completion will save the hospital over N37m spent monthly for the procurement of diesel. TheCommissioner for Mining and Energy, Engr. Enaholo Ojiefo, who disclosed this to journalists …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  Operatives of Edo State police Command have intercepted a Lagos-based businessman with a fully loaded English-made pistol meant to kill his uncle in Anambra State. Police said the suspect, Francis Obinna Okoye, 22 was travelling from Lagos to Anambra State to assassinate his paternal uncle, one Mr. Paul Okoye when police on stop-and-search operation intercepted the commercial …

Abuja, Nigeria – Renowned human rights activist and an international conflict resolution expert, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta has regretted that after more ten years of missing Chibok High School students in Borno State of Nigeria, the country has become a paradise for kidnappers. Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, who doubles as the Executive Director, Nigeria Good Governance Research Centre, made this view via …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, of the council. Sani stated that the common entrance examination earlier scheduled for …

A Catholic priest who serves at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Amarillo, Texas, was pepper-sprayed while hearing confessions last week, according to a statement from the parish.  The parish said in a statement on Facebook that “someone dealing with mental health issues” sprayed rector Father Tony Neusch with the irritant while he was hearing confessions. Police are investigating the incident. …

President Bola Tinubu is expected to declare open a one-day national dialogue on security and state police organised by the House of Representatives on Monday, April 22. In a statement signed by the Reps’ spokesman, Akintunde Rotimi, the House said the primary objective of this dialogue is to facilitate a comprehensive national discussion on the merits and challenges of state …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the permit of three private jet owners for engaging in illegal operations. According to the NCAA, the sanctioned jet operators have violated the terms of their permits for using their jets for commercial purposes. NCAA’s acting Director-General, Chris Najomo announced the suspension of the three private operators via X on Tuesday. The …

• Manufacturers urge govt to fix real sector problems to encourage price reduction• ‘Cost of local raw materials, OpEx still going up daily, we cannot keep up’• Oligopoly in cement, household items maintain price stronghold Despite naira maintaining a steady rise against foreign currencies in the foreign exchange market, prices of goods and food items are still high in most …

The first criminal trial of any former U.S. president began as Trump vies to reclaim the White House, creating a remarkable split-screen spectacle of the presumptive Republican nominee spending his days as a criminal defendant while simultaneously campaigning for office. He’s blended those roles over the last year by presenting himself to supporters, on the campaign trail and on social media, as …

Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has said the federal government is paying more on fuel subsidies now than before. El-Rufai sheds light on the current state of fuel subsidies in Nigeria and indicates that the federal government now expends more subsidies than ever before. El-Rufai emphasized, “The federal government is presently subsidizing fuel, a fact that may elude …