Edo election: Movement restriction leaves motorists, commuters stranded in Auchi
Commuters and motorists trying to beat Saturday’s Edo governorship election movement restriction got stranded at the Jattu junction on Benin-Auchi-Okene highway of Etsako...
Edo 2024: Voters thrilled by early arrival of materials as voting commences
By Akpokona Omafuaire, ESAN WEST
Voting commenced early with the arrival of materials at Egware Primary School, Ujiogba Ward II units 2, 3 and...
Edo election: Police arrest two political thugs, recover firearms
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of two political thugs during an overnight raid across several locations in Edo State.
The...
Live Updates: Edo governorship election
Today is Edo governorship election. The people of Edo State will decide who succeeds Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The voters: According to the Independent National...
Only 13,000 Police Officers deployed to tackle banditry in Nigeria, says Deji
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has criticized the Nigerian Police Force for deploying only 13,000 officers to combat banditry in the country amid...
N1m reward to 26 military men who ended Halilu Sububu’s terror reign not acceptable
•Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Kaduna still celebrating his death
By Evelyn Usman
The mood in Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger and other states in the northern part of...
Nigerian lecturer seeks to shatter Guinness World Record with 150-hour marathon lecture
Dr. Nsikak Akpan, a Nigerian academic, has received approval from Guinness World Records to attempt a staggering 150-hour non-stop lecture.
Akpan aims to break...
Turji: Group raises concerns about Zamfara’s response to banditry
By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – A coalition of civil society organizations, the Situation Room on the War Against Banditry, has expressed concerns over Zamfara...
Contributory Pension Scheme: My urgent call for life-saving review
By Chris Eze Ezeilo
I mourn a former colleague of mine at the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning as I write this...
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel said Friday that it killed the commander of Hezbollah’s elite unit in a strike that Lebanese officials said left 14 dead and...
LAGOS POLICE ARRESTS BOXER “SHAMELON” FOR KNOCK OUT OF IKORODU ARTISAN TO DEATH
As part of the non relentless efforts against lawlessness and criminality in Lagos State, The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command. CP Olohundare Jimoh Moshood has swiftly intervened in a Case of an Ikorodu...
ACPN DEMANDS CRACKDOWN ON ALLEGED ILLEGAL DRUG DISTRIBUTION IN FEDERAL HOSPITALS
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has sounded the alarm over what it describes as widespread illegal pharmaceutical practices within several Federal Health Institutions (FHIs) across the country. The association is calling...
TOKUNBO ABANIWONDA AT 50: CELEBRATING A TRAILBLAZING POLICE OFFICER, COMPASSIONATE LEADER
At 50, Assistant Commissioner of Police Tokunbo Abaniwonda stands as a towering figure of discipline, resilience and service. A sterling example of what it means to wear the Nigeria Police uniform with dignity and...
SANWO-OLU URGES COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO TRANSLATE DIALOGUE INTO TANGIBLE GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has charged the participants of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) to carry the spirit of the conference back to their communities, urging them to...
SANWO-OLU URGES COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO TRANSLATE DIALOGUE INTO TANGIBLE GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has charged the participants of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) to carry the spirit of the conference back to their communities, urging them to...
