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The Federal Government has disclosed that the phenomenon of brain drain, often referred to as ‘Japa Syndrome’, has deprived Nigeria of its top talent in the health sector, with no fewer than 16,000 doctors leaving the country in search of better opp...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, MUHAMMAD SA’AD ABUBAKAR has confirmed the sighting of the moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan....

The police authorities have dismissed an officer and suspended two others involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 dollars from a Port Harcourt resident....

Nine persons have been injured following a gas explosion at Phoenix Metal Company in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State....

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on has called on the authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to compensate the families of victims of a stampede in Lagos State last month. ...

The Presidency has described as false, a claim by Senator Abdul Ningi that the Federal Government is operating two versions of the 2024 budget....

The All Progressives Congress in Edo State has described the recently launched Feed the Hungry Initiative of the Governor Godwin Obaseki as another ill thought out programme intended to siphon the states resources.Recall that Governor Godwin Obaseki had on Friday, March 8, 2024 launched the Feed the Hungry Initiative pledging the sum of one billion naira monthly to the project. The Edo APC Publicity Secretary, Barrister Peter Uwadiae-Igbinigie, in an e...

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has threatened to terminate the multi-billion naira Benin/Sapele and Ologbo Road reconstruction if the contractors, Levant Construction Company, failed to comply with the scope and specification of the work.The minister expressed dissatisfaction with the work and subsequently ordered the ministry’s supervising engineers to issue a warning letter to the contractors on Monday and after 14 days should they fail to do the right job, he wo...

The First Lady of Edo State, Betsy Obaseki have called on Career women to actively participate in politics to reduced the influx of women who have nothing to offer in the political space.Speaking at the 2024 commemoration of International Women’s Day organized by John Oyegun Public Service Academy Center, the first Lady, lamented the influx of non career women in the political space, stressing that if women are ready to make a difference, Career Women should start cont...

Edo state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Osaze Uzzi has ordered the discontinuation and dismissal of a case of impersonation brought by the police against Professor Gregory Akenzua at a Benin magistrate court in accordance with the law.A statement in Benin by Iyamu explained that having reviewed the case file and police investigation report and all relevant laws, particularly the traditional rulers and chiefs law, it is to be noted that while the trad...