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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has declared that there was no case of Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), after the index patient suspected of having the virus that causes haemorrhagic fever tested negative for Ebola and Marburg disease.In a statement on his X handle on Friday, the Centre,...

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the state police command not to provide any form of support, security cover, or legitimacy for Saturday’s planned local government by-elections, which it described as illegal.On Tuesday, an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin restrained the Edo State Independent Electoral Commiss...

The Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Council, has denied allegations that it is aligned with any faction in the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the union in the state.It also dismissed claims that the five-man committee, led by Prof. Monday Lewis Igbafen, is opposed to the Edo State Government....

The Edo State Internal Revenue Service has sealed the premises of Market Square over alleged N27m million naira unpaid taxes.In a statement on Friday, Edo EIRS Head, Corporate Communications, Courage Eboigbe, said the outstanding sum was as a result of an audit conducted by the EIRS on Market Square, covering the period from 201...

The Edo State Special Security Squad has arrested 20 suspected cultists and demolished four properties linked to them in an operation carried out in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area.The squad disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Benin, signed by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo....

China has reiterated its commitment to building a fairer and more inclusive global governance system, pledging closer cooperation with Nigeria and Africa under the newly launched Global Governance Initiative (GGI).Speaking at a seminar in Abuja organised by the Centre for Contemporary China-Africa Research and the Centre for China Studies, China reaffirmed...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, Ogbonna Uzoma.According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, the report of his death was brought to the attention of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) in Maiduguri,...

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the recent killings of traders—including a pregnant woman—by a state-backed security outfit in Onitsha, Anambra State. In a statement, Obi described the incident as “deeply troubling” and emphasized the urgent need for thorough investigation, restru...

Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, a Nigerian national residing in the United Kingdom, has been arrested following a U.S. extradition request on charges of wire fraud and computer fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti. Adepoju was detained by UK authorities on September 15, 2025, and is currently awaiting extradition to face a seven-count indictment in the Western District of Pennsylvania....

Nigeria’s push to bring the Commonwealth Games to Africa for the first time in history gathered momentum on Thursday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured the Commonwealth Games Bid Evaluation Committee of the nation’s full readiness to host the 2030 edition.Receiving the delegation at the Presidential Villa, Tinubu — represented by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila — reaffirmed Nigeri...