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A human rights activist, Dr Ijeoma Nwafor, has stressed the need for government to address the challenges of poverty, education and security confronting the country. Nwafor, who is also the Country Representative of Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL), an international non-profit making organisation, stated this while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series on …

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has nominated chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the forthcoming July 11, 2026 local government elections. The candidates emerged through a direct primary election conducted on Friday, April 3, 2026, across the 18 local government areas and 192 wards of the state. The exercise was supervised by an official from the party’s National Secretariat, …

Gov. Monday Okpebholo has thanked Edo House of Assembly members for their support and harmonious working relationship with his administration. The appreciation is conveyed in a statement by Chief Press Secretary, Dr Patrick Ebojele, on Sunday in Benin. Okpebholo spoke following an Easter visit by Speaker of the assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, and other lawmakers to his residence in Irrua, Esan …

The Nigerian Army troops in the early hours of Sunday, rescued 31 hostages abducted from a church in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Operational report made available to the News Agency said the attackers struck at an ECWA Church in Ariko village, targeting worshippers during a religious gathering. The report said the troops deployed in the area responded …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed as false and malicious reports alleging that its National Chairman, Sen. David Mark, has stepped down from his position. This is contained in a statement by Paul Mumeh, from the Media Office of the National Chairman, the party described the claim as “an insidious fabrication” orchestrated by individuals it termed as “puerile, weak, …

  It’s usually more dangerous for women to give birth lying down, so why do they? It’s all because of a Frenchman who decided it was more convenient – for men. For thousands of years, across the world, women tended to give birth in an upright position – whether kneeling as per Cleopatra, using birthing stools and chairs, or squatting. In fact, squatting can enlarge …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday assured Nigerians that the present difficulties facing the country were temporary, with better days ahead under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Shettima gave the assurance in an Easter message issued by his spokesperson, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, in Abuja. He reiterated the administration’s commitment to peace, economic recovery and long-term prosperity, noting that …

The Police Command in Ondo State says it has disrupted a cult gathering and arrested five alleged cultists in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Akure, said the arrest was carried out by the command’s Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS). Jimoh explained that …

Many traders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), say their businesses are folding up following the power outage being presently witnessed. They described the situation as frustrating and embarrassing. Some of traders who reside in Karu, ACO Estate, Deidei and Dutse said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Most of the …

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, has directed officers captured in a viral stop-and-search video in Lagos to report to the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja for disciplinary proceedings. The Force Media Officer, CSP Aliyu Giwa, disclosed this in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, @aleeygiwa, on Sunday. According to him, the officers involved …