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The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Blessing Agbebaku has given insight into the reasons the allocation to the office of the Deputy Governor for the 2024 appropriation was slashed to about 345 million naira while that of the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Head of Service (HoS) and others were far higher saying not much responsibilities …

In the last seven years, over 426 innocent civilians have had to pay with their lives after military air strikes aimed at bandits and terrorists have hit the wrong target.  This has thrown several families into mourning. The victims’ families and survivors’ struggle for justice, which remains elusive Okotta Samiala still grapples with the sorrow of losing 11 of his beloved …

The Nigerian Army on Thursday, decorated 47 newly promoted senior officers with the rank of Major General, urging them to redouble efforts at addressing security challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Army Council had, on Dec.  21, approved the promotion of 47 brigadiers- general to the rank of Major General. The council had also elevated 75 …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A Police Inspector accused of killing his colleague during the arrest of criminal suspects in Benin last Sunday, has turned himself in to the Police authorities in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria.  Inspector Jonathan Okouromi is said to have surrendered himself to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a day after the brutal killing.  The embattled …

Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed senior army officers of Edo State origin who have been promoted to the rank of Major General in the Nigerian Army, describing them as worthy ambassadors of the State. The elevated officers who were decorated during an investiture ceremony at the Armed Forces of Nigeria Officers Mess, Asokoro Abuja, Nigeria’s capital today …

Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has announced three days of mourning in Ondo State to honour late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, former Ondo governor. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure by Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. According to Aiyedatiwa, this period of mourning, with fasting and prayer, takes effect …

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel in Coralville, Iowa, on December 13.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesCNN —  When news broke that a top aide to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was joining former President Donald Trump’s campaign last month, Trump advisers were livid, believing the aide was promoting himself, without permission of the campaign’s top brass. Senior Trump campaign …

The Management Committee Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday, said 148 people were killed in the Christmas Eve attack in the council. This came as the death toll in the massacre in three local government areas of the state rose to 195. Of the number, 148 were killed in Bokkos Local Government Area, 19 in Mangu …

The Special Adviser to the  late Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Union Matters and Special Duties, Dare Aragbaye and the Chief Press Secretary  Richard Olatunde, have resigned from their appointments. Aragbaye in a letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government  (SSG), dated December 27, said he was resigning because of the death of Akeredolu. The letter read: ” l write …

DENVER — The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state’s supreme court decision that found former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first step to a showdown at the nation’s highest court over the meaning of a 155-year-old constitutional provision that bans from office those who “engaged in insurrection.” The first impact of the appeal is to extend the stay of …