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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigeria’s leaders to be selfless and consider it an opportunity to serve the people.Obasanjo stated this on Saturday during a courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Government House in Benin City. According to the former Nigerian President, leadership is an opportunity and privilege.He said the current economic realitie...

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has urged Christians to imbibe Jesus Christ’s spirit of humility, love and sacrifice during and even after the celebration of His death and resurrection.Akpabio, who stated this in his Easter message through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, congratulated all Christians at home and in the diaspora for successfully completing the 40 days Lent and witnessing ye...

President BOLA TINUBU has said as Christians celebrate the victory of life over death, exemplified by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Nigeria will triumph over its challenges....

The Rivers State House of Assembly has said it will not hesitate to impeach the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, if it becomes the last resort to uphold the Constitution.Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, who stated this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital, was flanked by 26 of his colleagues.Recall that the 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Ter...

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite has hinted that plans are underway to position Nigeria as a major player in the vehicle manufacturing industry. The minister stated this while launching the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan at a gathering that was attended by stakeholders drawn from the private and public sectors.According to Uzoka-Anite, the automotive indu...

The Edo State Police Command has declared one Precious Marigi Yakubu missing. Precious is a 20 year old woman, dark in complexion, and stands at five feet tall.She is fluent in both Pidgin and Hausa languages, and resides at Number 144, Sakponba Road, Benin City.According to the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, Precious left her home on the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has displayed the list of governorship candidates of the 17 political parties contesting the September 21 Edo governorship election. The Edo INEC office led by the its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Anugbum Onuoha displayed the list on its notice board and in all INEC offices across the 18 local government areas.In the displayed list, M...

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said it is investigating over 400 cases of privacy breaches involving digital loan companies also known as loan sharks in Nigeria....

The public accounts committee of the House of Representatives has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks collecting revenue for the government of colluding to share the money made from Value Added Tax paid on Remita by customers....

The seven-man panel set up by the Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate the impeachment allegations levelled against the State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, will commence sitting on Wednesday, 3rd of April.Justice Okungbowa had constituted the panel, headed by retired Justice S. A. Omonua, in compliance with the directive of the State House of Assembly, to investigate allegations of gross misconduct brought against Philip Shaibu, in line with s...