The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has admitted the Benin Traditional Council, BTC as a party in a suit instituted by suspended (Enigie) Dukes in Benin, against Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin. Recall that two suspended Enigie (Dukes) of Evbuobanosa and Egbaen Siluko Dukedoms in Benin...
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Army, residents battle over disputed property’
82 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA) has taken over a disputed property in Enugu State, which it said rightfully belong to the military. Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said this on Wednesday while responding to a viral petition written by the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network. The group had accused...
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Registrar: JAMB records highest infraction in Edo
Edo State recorded the highest level of infraction in 2024 Unified Territory Examinations conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB Examinations nationwide. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede dropped the hint during an interview on Tuesday NTA breakfast programme, tagged, ‘Good morning Nigeria’. He said Edo overtook Anambra and Abia State —...
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NSA, Ribadu brother is dead, Tinubu mourns
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has lost his brother Salihu Ahmadu Ribadu. Presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said on Tuesday in a statement that Salihu died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa State. He said Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu led federal government delegation on a condolence visit to...
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VP Shettima cancels US trip over faulty aircraft
Vice President Kashim Shettima has cancelled his visit to the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas where he was billed to represent President Bola Tinubu. The trip was cancelled due to a technical fault with his aircraft, forcing him to make a detour on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet. The US-Africa Business...
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Leadership crisis: 3 Edo lawmakers suspended
Three members of Edo State House of Assembly have been slammed with suspension from the Parliament by the leadership of the House. The members, Mr Donald Okogbe (PDP Akoko-Edo II) Bright Iyamu(PDP Orihonmwon South) and Adeh Isibor, (Esan North East 1). The trio suspension, was motivated by a claim that they brought voodoo Priest into...
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US trip: Gov Radda hints on classic information
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has shared insight regarding his recent trip to United States of America along with some Governors from northern Nigeria. He said America shared information about Nigeria with them they never knew untill they attended a symposium in US at the instance of US institute for peace. Radda, Chairman of...
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Awaiting trial ex-convict held for drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested awaiting trial ex-convict at the Federal High Court, Osogbo in Osun State for drug trafficking. 51-year-old Suleiman Usman arrest at Okinni town, Suleiman was found in possession of 4.4grams of Cocaine, 28.5kg of cannabis sativa, 20 tabs of rophynol weighing 6.2grams and 812 pills...
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Govt disowns report of journalist hit by bullet
The Kano State government has disowned Media report of a journalist, Abubakar Rimi was allegedly hit by a stray bullet on Friday at the State Government House, Kano. The victim, who works in the State government-owned Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), Naziru Idris Ya’u, Kano, was urgently taken to the Kano State Government House Clinic for...
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Ex-Bank Chief jailed 121 years over N112m fraud
A former bank manager with First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Onitsha Branch, Nwachukwu Placidus has been jailed for a cumulative 121 years imprisonment, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said in a statement. He, was convicted and sentenced by Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Anambra State, for diverting...