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The kidnapped president of Igueben Area Customary Court,Edo State, Precious Aigbonoga, has been rescued by thestate Police Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad.This is contained in a statement by the Publicity Secretary ofNigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch, Festus UsiobaifoEsquire.According to the statement, one police officer was killed in theprocess of rescuing the victim.The State Police Spokesperson, SP ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hasextended the deadline for the collection of Permanent VoterCards until Sunday, January 29, 2023.INEC earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, January22, 2023.After a meeting, INEC said it had pushed the deadline byeight days.INEC National Commissioner Festus Okoye said in astatement that over 100,000 PVCs were collected in somestates s...

The US government has offered a 10 million dollar cashreward for information about Mohammud Abdi Aden.Aden is the alleged mastermind of the 2019 attack on a hoteland office complex in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in 2019.He was allegedly part of the cell that planned the DusitD2hotel attack, which resulted in the deaths of 22 people.The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab said it carriedout the assault....

Edo Queens lost their long standing unbeaten home run asAbia Angels pip the Benin based team one nil at the SamuelOgbemudia Stadium, Benin city.Marian Ohadiwe's 57 minutes strike was enough to earn theAngels their first victory over Edo Queens at the NigeriaWoman Football League (NWFL).Reacting to the defeat, Coach Moses Aduku rue the off dayperformance of his charges and commended their opponentsfor their well ...

As part of efforts to ensure a properly planned and sanitizedenvironment in the state, the Edo State government hasembarked on the demolition of illegal structures in variouslocations within Benin City metropolis.A Director in the Ministry of Physical Planning, Housing,Urban and Regional Development, Henry Enabulele said thedemolition exercise became imperative as defaulters failed toheed various warnings and notices issued to them....

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, says exploring theopportunities in the energy sector offers possibilities for amore robust relationship between Nigeria and Spain.Professor Osinbajo stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,when he received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of theKingdom of Spain, José Manuel Albares, on a courtesy visit.Aside from the economic connections, Spain has been thelargest importer of Nigeri...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, President MuhammaduBuhari has renewed calls to foreign governmentrepresentatives not to meddle in Nigeria’s internal affairs.The President made this known when he received Letters ofCredence from Ambassadors of Switzerland, Sweden, theRepublic of Ireland, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic ofSenegal, and the Republic of South Sudan at the StateHouse.President Buhari furt...

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The Federal Government has ordered the closure of theSecond Niger Bridge and sections of other major roads earlieropened to ease traffic for the 2022 Christmas celebrations.Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola gave thedirective in Abuja.This, he said is to enable contractors return to site tocomplete work on the various projects.The directive was contained in a statement signed byEngineer Folo...