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… civil society groups insist on prosecution of culprits as Obaseki recommits to repositioning state-owned varsity Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Special Intervention Team set up by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to advance the government’s vision to reposition the institution to meet global standards, has unraveled a N2bn tax fraud and other corrupt practices by the management and …

*Community condemns claim, calls on Gov Obaseki, Oba of Benin to rescue BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Orhionmwon, Edo Nigeria – The Duke (Enogie) and people of Orhogho Community in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State have frowned at the position of some individuals from Eku town in neighbouring Delta State allegedly claiming to be indigenes of Iwevbo, an Urhobo speaking …

The first baby born in the United Kingdom with DNA from three parents was born after doctors performed a revolutionary IVF procedure designed to prevent rare but dangerous mitochondrial diseases. The news that “less than five” children have been born in the U.K. through this process as of late April was first reported by The Guardian. This is the first time the …

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s primetime return to CNN Wednesday for the first time since 2016 felt like a throwback: Trump with the long, twisting answers; the interviewer at times struggling to fact-check him or return his focus to the question at hand; and then, eventually, both talking over each other as Trump flings insults her way. Wednesday’s town hall in New …

Nnamdi Kanu’s Senior Counsel, Mike Ozekhome has told the Supreme Court that he is scared that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) might die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ozekhome, during the hearing on Thursday, told the apex court that Kanu’s health issues have deteriorated and he needs a surgical operation. The …

The Presidential Election Petition Court has adjourned to Thursday, May 18, 2023, the continuation of the pre-hearing of the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress. In the petition marked CA/PEPC/05/2023, the PDP and Atiku are challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect by …

• Shun speculations, Afenifere chieftain says• ‘Why administration can’t be different from Buhari’s’ Acting leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, yesterday, urged Nigerians to shun speculations and accept reasons the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, gave for his trip to France. Tinubu had, again, jetted out of the country to Europe, ahead of his May 29 inauguration. According to …

Prominent Nigerians and experts in public policy, economy and governance on Tuesday urged the government to take tough decisions in order to ensure fiscal sustainability and economic development in Nigeria. The experts spoke in Abuja at a policy conversation and book launch organised by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Agora Policy, an Abuja-based think tank. The event, themed …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPC, sitting in Abuja has deferred further proceedings on the petition the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, filed to challenge the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, to May 17. The adjournment followed an agreement by all the parties in the matter. Cited as 1st to 4th respondents in the petition …

The Budget Office of the Federation has said Nigeria now has a “limited borrowing space” due to its poor debt-to-revenue ratio, stressing that “trouble” looms for the country if it exceeds its limits. The office issued the warning as the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wrote to the National Assembly seeking approval for a fresh $800m loan from …