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A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Belgore, is dead....

The leadership of the Labour Party has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against trying to hijack the political platform, saying it lacked the power to sack the Julius Abure-National Working Committee as recently declared....

The Political Commission of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voided the national convention that returned Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party and the National Working Committee of the party....

The Benin, Monarch, Oba Ewuare the second, has described the gruesome murder of the 16 military personnel in Okuama Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta as barbaric and condemnable....

The Board of Inquiry constituted by Defence Headquarters to probe the March 17 killing of 17 soldiers at Okuama, Delta State, is scheduled to commence sitting today in Warri....

The Minority and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has disowned the 60-member coalition of opposition lawmakers in the Green Chamber, saying such a body was unknown to the parliament and that they would not be part of...

The Presidency has said the concerted efforts of the Yemi Cardoso-led Central Bank of Nigeria aimed at stabilizing the naira aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s “multi-faceted approach to ridding the nation’s foreign exchange market of...

The Edo State Police Command says it detained one Owegie Christopher for allegedly attacking and threatening to kill Dr Osaretin Asemota of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) after the death of his wife in the health institution.The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City.SP Nwabuzor said the detention w...

The Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), says no fewer than 11 persons were killed in road accidents across the state in the month of March, 2024.The sector commander in the state, Paul Okpe, confirmed this to newsmen in Benin City while speaking on road crashes in the state.Okpe said 11 persons died in the eight accidents that occurred across the state in the period under review...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has stressed the need for the Federal Government to provide subsidies on electricity tariffs for less-privileged Nigerians.Obi made the remark when he visited Bauchi State where he inaugurated a borehole project in the Sabon Layi Community on the outskirt of Bauchi metropolis.He argued that if there is an absolute necessity for an increas...