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The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, approved N5.9 billion for the construction of access roads for the Abuja light rail system. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, stated this to State House correspondents while disclosing the outcomes of this week’s Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Wike explained that the President has …

Elder statesman and the Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged President Bola Tinubu to call the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the security forces in Rivers State to order. Chief Clark made the call at a media briefing in Abuja, on Monday. Clark said: “I have been greatly disturbed …

The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, addressed a press conference in Abuja on Monday over the Supreme Court’s verdict to dismiss his appeal for lacking in merit and affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Below is the full text of his speech: Someone asked me what I would do if I …

• Says Supreme Court has ended distractions from political opponents• Germany’s visiting Chancellor, Scholz looking to Nigeria for natural gas• Supreme Court verdict: LP alerts Nigerians to alleged trumped-up charges against its leaders  President Bola Tinubu yesterday, described Nigeria as a crawling country in the committee of thriving economies, especially in terms of development indices relating to green energy and the environment. …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday dropped a hint that he will still contest for the presidency in future. Atiku said this during a press conference in Abuja where he addressed the October 26, 2023 verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the …

WASHINGTON — As the 3-week-old Israel-Hamas war enters what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says could be a “long and difficult” new stage, President Joe Biden is calling on Israeli and Arab leaders to think hard about their eventual postwar reality. It’s one, he argues, where finally finding agreement on a long-sought two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict should be a priority. “There’s no going back to the status quo …

By Eben Enasco Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), has begun the various Processes of tracking 82 zonal intervention projects in Edo State. The zonal intervention projects valued at 36, 289,341,305.81 cut across all sectors including agriculture, education, health, housing, works, power, science and technology, water, empowerment/capacity building, and others. According to a statement released recently and …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Nigeria’s Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered the compulsory treatment of gunshot victims without police report. The IGP’s directive was contained in a police internal memo signed by the Force Principal Staff Officer, Olatunji Disu on October 25, 2023. The memo was addressed to all Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, …

…Call for decolonization of education financing as a way forward By Isaac Eranga Stakeholders have blamed the Edo State Government for the Inconducive learning environment to which pupils and students of primary and post primary schools in Edo State are being subjected. The stakeholders comprise of civil society organizations, public and private school teachers, administrators, parents, the media, religious leaders …

Israel has “crossed the red lines” in Gaza, which “may force everyone to take action,” Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said Sunday, while US national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned of an “elevated risk” of a spillover conflict in the Middle East. Experts say that while Iran is wary of being dragged into the Israel-Hamas war, it may not be in full control if …