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…Family source says corpse was never stolen but relocated for proper burial, as opposed to Police declaration BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – The story surrounding the alleged exhumation and stealing of an octogenarian corpse in Benin has taken an amazing twist as the body resurfaced and was reburied amid tight security in the state capital on Friday. …

President Bola Tinubu Thursday in Lagos said he could have chosen to maintain the former multiple foreign exchange systems and benefit from it, but instead opted to unify the official and parallel market rates to save the country from financial hemorrhage. Speaking at a civic reception organised in his honour by the Lagos State Government at the Lagos House, Marina, President Tinubu …

At the beginning of the election year, Chichi Ojei of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) was the only female presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. However, less than 10 days before the presidential elections, her party withdrew support for her. According to the party, the decision was made after evaluating the democratic credentials of Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the …

Justice Elena Kagan, wrote in a dissent, joined by the court’s two other liberals, that the majority of the court “overrides the combined judgment of the Legislative and Executive Branches, with the consequence of eliminating loan forgiveness for 43 million Americans.” Kagan read a summary of her dissent in court to emphasize her disagreement. Roberts, perhaps anticipating negative public reaction …

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has directed that a comprehensive training and curriculum for police colleges with emphasis on attitudinal and behavioral change for police officers should be created. This, he said, was to enhance the professionalism, effectiveness, and public trust in police officers. In a statement released on Friday by the Force spokesperson, Adejobi Muyiwa, the training …

Officials of the Edo State Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) have apprehended one Isesele Eugene, a suspected impersonator of the scheme, who is in the business of extorting, assaulting, and impounding vehicles of unsuspecting members of the public at the Ramat Park axis of the Benin metropolis. The PUWOV State Commander, Mukhtar Yusuf-Osagie, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the suspect was …

Movement to Force headquarters to face sanctions. The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun has condemned the disturbing incident where a team of policemen ran a vehicle over a Nigerian on Thursday June 29, 2023 at Ekpoma, Edo State. Consequently, the IGP has directed the erring policemen, who have been in detention in Edo State, to report to the …

Point of Sale agents in Lagos State will soon begin to charge customers N500 for N10,000 cash withdrawals. This is after the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, announced a new price list for PoS transactions on Channels Television’s Business Morning programme by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos Chapter, Stephen Adeoye, on Friday. According to …

…Says children in dire need of learning aids, classroom facilities, medical support, others Roseluyi Exceptional Students Academy (RESA) Management has called for the support of public-spirited Nigerians, particularly Edo people to cater for the over 35 children with special needs in the school, riding on the support of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Governor Obaseki had recently made a …

Washington (AP) — Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Russian group of forces fighting in Ukraine, is believed to have been detained days after mercenaries staged a revolt inside Russia, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday, citing U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence assessments. According to the Associated Press, the people spoke on condition …