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The Edo State Police Command has busted a criminal syndicate involving a serving police inspector and three civilians accused of extorting, brutalising, and robbing residents in Benin City.The breakthrough followed a viral video in which a victim alleged he was abducted by policemen, dispossessed of his phone and valuables, and ...

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, says Nigeria has recorded zero cases of piracy on its waterways in the last five years.Ogalla disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the 2025 set of young sailors held at the Nigerian Navy School, Ikot Ntuen, Akwa Ibom State....

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on anti-corruption agencies to probe the National Assembly over allegations that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to present bills, motions, and petitions.The call comes amid an allegation by a House of Representatives member, Ibrahim Auro, that federal lawmakers pay between ₦1 milli...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has congratulated Senator-elect, Joseph Ikpea, and House of Representatives Member-elect, Omosede Igbinedion, on their victories in last Saturday’s Edo Central Senatorial and Ovia Federal Constituency by-elections.In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, Governor Okpebholo commended voters f...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr. Joseph Ikpea, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s by- election for Edo Central Senatorial District in Edo.The Umpire also declared Hon Omosede Igbinedion winner of Ovia Federal Constituency....

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 Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Daisi Elemide, has charged children in the state to remain focused on their goals and avoid distractions, declaring that ambition and perseverance can turn youthful dreams into reality.Elemide gave the charge on Wednesday while hosting members of the 5th Ogun State Children’s Parliament after their plenary sitting at the Assembly complex in Abeokuta....

The Ogun State chapter of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged Governor Dapo Abiodun and Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel to put aside their political differences in the interest of peace, unity, and development.In a communiqué issued Wednesday in Abeokuta, the group described the tension between the two political heavyweights as “disheartening” and warned it could disrupt governanc...

The Federal Government has congratulated Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, for their impressive start at the 2025 AfroBasket in Luanda, Angola, following a 77-59 victory over Madagascar in their opening fixture.The National Sports Commission Chairman, Shehu Dikko, speaking on behalf of the government i...

Former Super Eagles forward and newly appointed Montpellier Féminines head coach, John Utaka, says he would gladly accept the opportunity to manage Nigeria’s senior men’s national team if approached by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).Utaka, who was recently handed the reins of French Division 1 Féminine side Montpellier, revealed in an interview on a radio show  that coaching the Sup...