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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has ordered contractors handling various road construction in the State, to quicken the pace of work maximizing the window the dry season presents.The Governor gave the marching order on Sunday, 14 December during an unscheduled on-the-spot inspection of ongoing road construction in Benin-City, the State Capital...

A late-night police raid on a remote Edo community has led to the arrest of 27 suspected cultists and the recovery of firearms, vehicles and other incriminating items, dealing a significant blow to the activities of the notorious Neo Black Axe Movement of Nigeria.The Edo State Police Command said the suspects were apprehended during a coordinated o...

The Federal Government has said that discussions were still ongoing over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, noting they were yet to be released by the Burkinabe government.Recall that the aircraft, crew and soldiers onboard the plane were seized on Monday, shortly after the crew made what it described as a precaut...

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has alleged that the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, paid about $5m for the secondary school education of his four children in Switzerland, calling for a full investigation and public explanation....

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has alleged that the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, paid about $5m for the secondary school education of his four children in Switzerland, calling for a full investigation and public explanation....

A 49-year-old man, Christian Iboi, has allegedly killed and secretly buried his 15-year-old son in their family compound at Uhe Quarters, Igueben local government area of Edo state.‎It was gathered that the tragic incident occurred over the weekend after the suspect reportedly began acting strangely, allegedly following the consumption of a sub...

Commuters in Lagos may have cause to smile this festive season as the Federal Government on Friday temporarily opened Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.The section measures 47 kilometres and stretches from the Ahmadu Bello Way junction to Eleko village junction.Min...

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 ...