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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 …

Washington (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. The court’s conservative majority effectively overturned cases reaching back 45 years in invalidating admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that the Edo State Government will place Aminat Yusuf who graduated as the best law student from Lagos State University (LASU) with 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) on salary and sponsor her Law School programme. The governor, who was represented at the ceremony by the Head of Service (HOS) Anthony Okungbowa …

By Eben Enasco Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) says the need for the incoming administration of then President-elect, Bola Almed Tinubu to be allowed to take ownership of the 2023 census led to the postponement of this year’s enumeration exercise in the Country. It also stated that the compelling need to ensure no part of the country is left behind …

President Bola Tinubu has said that he is taking ‘baby steps of pains’  to fix Nigeria’s problems, urging Nigerians not to be in a hurry over challenges facing the nation. The president also declared that it is in the hands of  Nigerians to ensure that the country gets to its desired destination. Tinubu said this at the palace of the …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted Nigerians to a batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in Nigeria. NAFDAC said the product was discovered following a consumer complaint received and investigated by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the agency. The agency said the investigation revealed that over five crates of the implicated batch …