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President Bola Tinubu is planning to meet with the service chiefs to discuss the rising killings in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country on his return to Abuja from his two-week working visit to Paris, the French capital.Tinubu returned to Abuja on Monday night after spending 18 days on a working visit and retreat in Paris and London.The Air Force 001 aircraft conveying the President landed at the...

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Nigeria following his working visit to France and the UK.Tinubu was received by senior officials of his administration when he arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, late Monday.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to Abuja after a visit to Paris and London,” presidential aide Dada Olusegun wrote in a post on his X hand...

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As part of its intense effort in making Edo a crime free state, the State Police Command has rescued another two kidnapped victims.The incident which happened on the 18th of April, 2025 at about 9.15pm is a testament to the commitment gear towards tackling criminality in the State by the new commissioner of police, CP Monday Agbonika.According to a press statement by the police spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, t...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, has extended heartfelt Easter greetings to Christians and non-Christians alike, describing the season as a celebration that solidifies the foundation of Christianity globally.In a statement issued on Sunday, Comrade Alenkhe emphasized that Easter symbolizes a new beginning, renewed hope, and the promise of eternal life. He des...

The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, is now set to commence on Thursday, April 24, instead of the previously scheduled date of Friday.JAMB explained in a statement through its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, that the “adjustment has been made to accommodate essential commitments by the Board and its partner agencies”.“In preparation for the examination, prospective ca...

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has reached an agreement with Manchester United over personal terms ahead of a potential summer move, according to Turkish journalist Serdar Çelikler.“Victor Osimhen has reached an agreement with Manchester United. But there is also the club side of the matter,” Çelikler said on a podcast.The Nigeria international, currently on loan at Turkish g...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has engaged in a thought-provoking conversation with Nobel Prize-winning economist, Dr. James Robinson, the Reverend Richard L. Pearson Professor at the University of Chicago and Director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts in the United States.According to a statement on the apex bank’s official X handle, the high-leve...

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the best global air transport and facilitation protocols and standards.Keyamo stated this at the ongoing 2025 International Civil Aviation Organization Conference in Doha, Qatar.The minister, who was joined by other global aviation experts and chiefs, including the Minister of Transport of Qatar,...

The Presidency has denied reports alleging that Vice President Kashim Shettima was barred from the Presidential Villa in Abuja.The statement titled ‘Re: Mischievous Report On Access To The Presidential Villa By Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON’ was signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha.The Presiden...