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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...

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President Muhammadu Buhari has given an assurance thathe will reposition the nation’s economy as well as improve onsecurity across the nation before the end of his eight-yeartenure.According to him, the gains recorded in security will be furtherconsolidated, and more attention will be given to theeconomy, before handing over on May 29, 2023.The assurances came when he received Executive membersof the Catholic ...