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In a demonstration of the time-honored aphorism: “The Wheel of Justice Grinds Slowly But Surely,” the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City has awarded high cost of financial damages against the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and its officer, Mr. Chickson Iregbeghen. The punitive judgement which included the fine of N850,000, was delivered against the Agency and …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, inaugurated an 18-man committee on cattle and livestock control to implement the state’s anti-grazing law. The governor during the inauguration of the Committee at the Executive Council (EXCO) Chambers in Government House, Benin City, urged the Committee to immediately swing into action, developing and implementing plans and strategies to drastically stop free grazing …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has emphasized the need for increased collaboration among global stakeholders to address vulnerabilities within the food supply chain. According to him, this is to ensure ensure a more secure and resilient food system that guarantees that more people have access to safer, more nourishing, and healthier food to reduce the incidence of foodborne diseases …

Nigerian House of Representatives has poked holes in the purported launch of Nigeria Air at the twilight of the administration of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, declaring it a fraud. Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, declared the launch of Nigeria Air a fraud after the major stakeholders in the deal between the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines …

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Umar Abubakar, for offences bordering on alleged forgery and employment scam. Abubakar was docked before Honourable Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman of Adamawa State High Court 1, sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. The Commission in Charge No: HC/ADSY/127C/2022, accused the defendant of obtaining by false pretense the sum …

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit filed by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, who prayed to the court to halt the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president. The five applicants —Anyaegbunam Okoye, David Adzer, Jeffery Ucheh, Osang Paul and Chibuike Nwachukwu—identified themselves as registered voters of the FCT. The PUNCH reports the five …

Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, granted the request of the President, Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers. The President’s request was granted after it was read by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on the floor of the upper legislative chamber, the PUNCH reports. Commenting on the request, Lawan said, “It is utmost urgency” that the president has his team to work …

Moscow (AP) — Alexei Navalny voiced hope for a better future in Russia as his supporters defied a crackdown on dissent to hold pickets and demonstrations to mark the imprisoned opposition leader’s 47th birthday on Sunday, with at least 90 people reported arrested. Navalny is serving a nine-year sentence for fraud and contempt of court, charges he says were trumped …

Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — The wall of a major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, triggering floods, endangering Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war scrambled to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station on …

Fuel queues returned to Nigerian cities last week Monday as motorists scrambled to get petroleum products hours after President Bola Tinubu announced that the government would put an end to the fuel subsidy regime. Transport fares and prices of essential goods and services shot up significantly across the country last week as Nigerians grappled with the ripple effect of the …