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Bayelsa State Government on Friday confirmed the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and declared a three-day state mourning in his honour.In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the government described Ewhrudjakpo’s death as one that came ...

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the death sentence that was handed to Maryam Sanda, the daughter-in-law of a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for committing culpable homicide.In a split judgment of four to one, a five-member panel of justices of the apex court restated the judicial pronouncement that ordered her death by hanging....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded 2,685,725 completed registrations during the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which ended on December 10, 2025.INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed the figures on Thursday at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Na...

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), represented by a senior delegation, has commenced participation in the Study Mission on Promoting Evaluation of Investment and Impact Assessment for Economic Growth, taking place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 8th–12th December 2025.On the first day of the mission, Sherifat Adegbesan, Special Assistan...

A final-year student of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has died in a motorcade accident while celebrating the completion of his final examinations.He was reportedly part of a convoy of fresh graduates who took to the highway on Monday shortly after their signing-out activities....

By Israel Adebiyi The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Edo State has condemned the rising trend of reckless post-examination celebrations in tertiary institutions following the tragic death of a final-year student of Ambros...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).He announced this at a stakeholders meeting at the government house in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.Fubara said he decided to leave the PDP to supp...

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced that he has joined the Accord Party as a new platform to seek re-election in August next year.Adeleke made the announcement in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, just a few days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)....

After over three months in the kidnappers’ den, a Chinese expatriate abducted by gunmen on September 5, 2025, at BUA Cement Plant, Okpella, has finally regained freedom.The Chinese expatriate simply identified as Mr Wang, was abducted when gunmen stormed the BUA cement plant and killed eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...

The police command in Edo State has warned residents against the sale and use of fireworks during the festive season.In a statement on Sunday in Benin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, declared the popular “bangers” and “knockouts” illegal and disruptive to public peace....