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There is a heavy presence of security personnel at the Benin City office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along Ramat Park. The electoral umpire had moved back to its permanent office after vacating the premises to a rented apartment along Sapele Road as a result of flooding. Two …

Amb. Mariam Katagum, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, has stated the Federal Government’s resolve to provide financial support for 1.7 million business entities and individuals across the country in the next three months. The minister made this known at the virtual commissioning of the Fashion Cluster …

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has resolved a nine-year-old legal battle between a Lebanese-owned real estate firm and an 85-year-old doctor, Charles Williams, over a parcel of family land at 3/5 Bankole Street, in the Olowogbowo area of the state. The property, now known as 33, Balogun …

Police in Rivers State has arrested two pastors for allegedly raping a 27-year old corp member. The corps member who is observing her primary assignment at the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The pastors, identified as Austin Emmanuel and Peter Davies, are currently being detained at the State …

The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a statement credited to the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, threatening to impose a state of emergency in the South East if Governors of the states allowed any further attack on security forces in the states, a statement …

The federal government has directed Nigerians with accounts in any financial institutions to obtain, complete and submit a self – certification forms to their respective financial institutions or face penalties for not complying. The directive was announced on Thursday, September 17, via the federal government’s Twitter handle. Persons holding accounts …

The federal government has said it has given permission to state governments to decide when to allow the reopening of schools in their respective states. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the minister of state for education made the disclosure on Thursday, September 17, when responding to a question during the televised presidential taskforce …

All sensitive materials for the Edo State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday have left the custody of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benin City for the various Local Government Areas, the Independent National Electoral Commission,  said this on Thursday 17th September 2020. The commission also announced that it would …

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to pay one Mr Ubong Williams N20m as compensation for the violation of his fundamental human rights. The court also issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the EFCC from further …

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in Edo ahead of Saturday governorship election in the state. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the order was part …