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Former Nigeria’s chief of general staff and defence chief Lt. Gen Oladipo Diya has died, his family said on Sunday. He was 79. “On behalf of the entire Diya family, both at home and abroad, we announce the passing on to Glory of our dear Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother, Lt. General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (retd),” said his son …

Nigeria’s Department of State Service (DSS) warned on Saturday that there were plots by some elements to stoke nationwide violence that could disrupt peace, law and order in the land. But, the DSS quickly warned those behind the evil plan to abandon their plot or be dealt with in accordance with the laws of Nigeria. The alarm was contained in …

One of Nigeria’s Premier Institutions, the University of Benin, located in Benin City, Edo State of the country has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honored as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development on the continent. According to …

By Eben Enasco Tears and unforgettable pains swirled the mood of the family of a thirty-three-year-old graduate who was allegedly shot to dead by unknown political thugs during the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Edo State, as his body was committed to mother earth in Benin City on Saturday. The deceased, Festus Idahosa was killed alongside …

As decided at the last round of the EU-U.S. High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific on 2 December 2022, the European Union and the United States of America conducted a joint naval exercise on March 23 and 24, 2023, according to the State Department. The joint naval exercise took place in the framework of the EU and U.S. patrolling and exercising …

The Presidency, yesterday described a claim published in some online news platforms that President Muhammadu Buhari said he did not see himself handing over to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as fake news. An online news medium, Sahara Reporters, had claimed in one of its recent publications that President Buhari had confided in his purported “close associates” that he did …

The Chairman, Council of Elders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has stated that there is no war whatsoever between the Igbos and Yorubas in Lagos State. He also condemned individuals he described as political rascals for the ethnically charged rhetoric against the Igbo in the state. Recall that there were cases of ethnic clashes between voters in some parts of …

Shortly after last Thursday’s first of its kind organ harvesting conviction of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, alongside Dr. Obinna Obeta at the Central Criminal Court, a.k.a. Old Bailey, her barrister, Anu Mohindru, KC, made efforts for her to remain on conditional bail till the provisional day of sentencing on Friday, May 5, 2023, but …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday recalled his relationship with Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and current Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as his appointees. He said they about the best appointments he made while he was President. The former Nigerian leader also condemned the “persistent” discrimination against people of southeastern extraction, which he …

Banks in satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Saturday opened for business as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored some banks in the Territory, reports that huge crowds of customers were seen at banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATM) galleries. NAN also reports that customers were also …