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The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, says sustainable national security, strong governance and credible institutions are the indispensable foundations required to drive Nigeria’s transition into a trillion-dollar economy.Nigerian news analysis This is contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Leah Katung- Babatunde. The minister said this while delivering a keynote address titled “National Security: Pathway …

The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin on Tuesday adjourned till December 15, 2026, hearing on an application seeking to determine whether ThisDay Newspapers was properly joined as a party to a counterclaim in a N1 billion defamation suit brought by the former Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Chief Lawson Omokhodion, …

The National Youth Wing of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has warned President Bola Tinubu against the alleged planned diversion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, saying the decision could have political consequences for the ruling administration in the 2027 general election. The group, which made its position known at a press briefing in Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday, demanded …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists and recovered a firearm in two separate operations targeting criminal hideouts across the state. The arrests came amid a renewed push against cult-related violence, following Governor Monday Okpebholo’s October 12 warning that unrepentant cultists would face the full force of the law. Briefing journalists in his office on Wednesday, October …

  • As NUEE Workers, Management Disagree Over Salary Review, Five-year Arrears • Edo govt, NLC, DSS intervene as talks continue Government offices, businesses and commercial centres across Edo States were on Wednesday hit by a prolonged blackout as the industrial action by electricity workers under the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) against BEDC Electricity Plc entered its third …

  …As monarch highlights Benin’s spiritual heritage, historic ties with Portugal The growing international campaign to return looted African cultural treasures has received a fresh boost with the presentation of a centuries-old Benin artefact to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to mark the monarch’s 10th coronation anniversary. The artefact, which had been …

The Gombe State Government has declared a cholera outbreak in Kedo village, Todi Ward, Billiri Local Government Area, following reports of diarrhoea and vomiting that claimed two lives on October 4. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Adamu-Danladi Bojude, disclosed this during a media briefing in Gombe on Wednesday, adding that 74 patients had been treated and discharged, with no active …

The national leadership of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has described the defection of some of its members to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as good riddance to bad rubbish. In a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, the alleged that some of its candidates had been bribed by APC to defect to the ruling party. According to …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to strengthen preventive and emergency medical measures against the spread of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria, following the confirmation of a case in Abuja. The House also called for the immediate release of outstanding appropriated funds to relevant health agencies to boost the country’s preparedness and response capacity. The resolutions …

The G-100 opposition coalition has intensified efforts to produce a consensus candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, inaugurating key committees to solidify its negotiations.Track Exec Orders Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the coalition’s Legal and Media Committees, National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party SDP, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, disclosed that strategic …