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Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into a disturbing allegation of unlawful tampering with a human corpse and alleged theft of human parts at Akugbe Mortuary, located off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City.On Decembe...

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector.Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere said after an emergency Abuja meeting on Monday that rising tensions could...

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has demanded the immediate recusal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an ongoing investigation involving him.Malami, in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Muhammad Doka, alleged bias, personal vendetta and political...

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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has ordered contractors handling various road construction in the State, to quicken the pace of work maximizing the window the dry season presents.The Governor gave the marching order on Sunday, 14 December during an unscheduled on-the-spot inspection of ongoing road construction in Benin-City, the State Capital...

A late-night police raid on a remote Edo community has led to the arrest of 27 suspected cultists and the recovery of firearms, vehicles and other incriminating items, dealing a significant blow to the activities of the notorious Neo Black Axe Movement of Nigeria.The Edo State Police Command said the suspects were apprehended during a coordinated o...

The Federal Government has said that discussions were still ongoing over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, noting they were yet to be released by the Burkinabe government.Recall that the aircraft, crew and soldiers onboard the plane were seized on Monday, shortly after the crew made what it described as a precaut...

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has alleged that the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, paid about $5m for the secondary school education of his four children in Switzerland, calling for a full investigation and public explanation....

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has alleged that the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, paid about $5m for the secondary school education of his four children in Switzerland, calling for a full investigation and public explanation....