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Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo has expressed concern over what he described as Godwin Obaseki’s bizarre public displays. He claimed that Obaseki has disappeared from the state. In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday and signed by Godspower Inegbe, Okpebholo said Edo people are worried by Obaseki’s reckless statements and urged him to evaluate his state of mind. The Governor-Elect in the statement raised the alarm regarding the whereabouts of Obaseki, who he claimed reportedly fled Benin City, the Edo State capital, using a disguised bus. The statement revealed that Obaseki chased out everyone from the Government…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, has denied that she is organising a national prayer over the economic challenges ravaging the country. It was reported that the First Lady, in collaboration with other persons,nis planning a prayer session for the country. Reacting, the spokesperson to the First Lady, Busola Kukoyi, in a statement on Saturday described the reports as not only misleading but also unfounded. “This is to clarify and inform the general public that the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON is not organizing a National Prayer. “The news making rounds in some conventional and social…

The Nigerian military has killed over 70 fighters and commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP. The operation was conducted by the Nigerian Air Component from Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, in a fresh airstrike in ISWAP camps in southern Lake Chad, resulting in significant militant casualties. This was made known on Saturday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle. Makama disclosed that intelligence sources told him that the targeted strikes on November 6 focused on camps led by notorious ISWAP commander Usman Russia. The security expert explained…

The Police Command in Katsina State has foiled simultaneous attacks on three quarters in Jibia Township, Jibia Local Government Area of the state and rescued 21 abducted victims. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Command’s Spokesman, who disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on Friday, said the efforts were in collaboration with the Army, members of the State Community Watch Corps, and Vigilantes. He said: “In a swift and coordinated response, we successfully foiled simultaneous bandits’ attacks at Ka’ida, Unguwar One Boy, and Danmarke quarters in Jibia Township, Katsina State, on Nov. 7. “At about 9:15 pm on Thursday, suspected armed…

Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ile-Ife, has called on Nigerians to stop blaming the government always, but to rather do something for the betterment of the country. Ogunwusi made the call during an official showcase of Ojaja City in Akure on Friday. The Ooni who said that his passion for the country made him delve into the project, said his aim was to reduce the housing deficit in the country. According to him, the official showing of the project is to actually let everybody that matters in the country to know that whenever there is will, there is a way.…

Founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj Ji, has issued a stern warning to Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church to refrain from prophecies of doom against President Bola Tinubu. Maharaj Ji equally warned Ayodele against predicting the downfall of Nigeria. Maharaj Ji said Ayodele’s doom and disaster prophecies will not materialise. He urged Ayodele to learn from Primate Olabayo and TB Joshua and others whose negative predictions caught up with them. While reacting to Ayodele’s statement that Tinubu’s government has no solution to Nigeria’s economic problems, Maharaj Ji wondered how a man of God will be prophesying…

About 30 persons were buried alive in in a collapsed mining pit in a border community between Adamawa and Taraba states. An update on the mining site accident obtained on Friday has it that the miners got shoved deep into the pit and were never seen again. The accident, which occurred at an illegal mining site spanning Gashaka LGA of Taraba State and Toungo LGA of Adamawa State, was reported to have claimed 22 lives when the story broke on Thursday, November 7. Giving an update on the incident, the Information Officer of Toungo Local Government, Umar Adamu, said no…

The Nigerian government on Thursday announced that Cesarean Sections will now be provided free of charge to women in need. The action was taken as part of the government’s efforts to reduce the country’s maternal mortality rate. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, confirmed the development at an ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review in Abuja. According to Mr Pate, the initiative is an ambitious commitment to reducing maternal and newborn mortality across Nigeria. Confirming the announcement, a tweet from the official X handle of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare read: “In…

The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund is considering repealing the act establishing the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Muntari Dandutse, said this when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the board’s office in Abuja on Thursday. While noting the importance of the board to the technological development of Nigeria, Dandutse said that the Senate would look into amending the obsolete laws governing NBTE. According to him: “We will look at repealing the laws that will make them realise the objectives of innovation in a modern set up.…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has expressed his readiness to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, if the agency requires his presence in connection with his eight years of stewardship in the state. Obaseki stated this on Wednesday during the EdoBEST National Results-Sharing Session in Abuja, where he highlighted his administration’s achievements. “I’m not afraid of the EFCC. Why should I be? What is important is focus. I came into office and ignored the noise, concentrating on what I felt was important, and today you can see the results,” Obaseki said. “If the EFCC calls…