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...As Party Thugs Harass JournalistsThe Edo State local government by-election to fill vacant councillorship positions was held on Saturday in 15 of the 18 local government areas across the state....

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed more than 25 terrorists in a coordinated night air operation in the Bula area of Yobe State and the Banki axis of Borno State.This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame....

The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has confirmed that the explosion which occurred at its factory in Kaduna State on Saturday resulted in the death of one staff member, with several others injured.In an official statement issued by DICON’s Public Relations Officer, Maria Sambo, the incident was attribute...

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The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 10 internet fraudsters before Justice Mary Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City.According to a statement issued by EFCC and posted on its X page on Friday, the convicts were Okoro Emmanu...

Environmental experts have emphasized the importance of forensic investigation in uncovering hidden environmental damage in the Niger Delta region. The experts who shared their views during a Livelihood lecture series at the University of Port Harcourt's Faculty of Social Sciences,  discussed the critical issue of ...

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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...