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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....

ASP Eno Ikoedem has resumed duty as the new Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command.This is a sequel to her recent appointment to the position.This is contained in a statement on Monday, by the Administrative Officer in the Police Public R...

National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu hosted a delegation from the United States Congress in Abuja on Sunday, continuing security discussions between Nigeria and the US.Ribadu, sharing the update on X, noted that the visit follows prior meetin...

The Nigerian government has condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the attempted forcible seizure of power in the neighbouring Benin Republic on Sunday.Gunfire rang out on Sunday near the residence of President Patrice Talon, as armoured vehicles from the presidential guard moved through the area in a heightened security patrol....