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An Edo High Court sitting in Benin and presided over by Justice Irele-Ifijeh has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder of one Ephraim Akhere.The convicts, whose names were given as Solomon Abuede, James Monday and Kelvin Edward were sentenced to death for armed robbery, kidnapping and the murder of Ephraim Akhere in Ihumudumun quarters in Ekpoma, the headquarters of Esan West L...

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has drawn Nigerians’ attention to the ban on Dex Luxury Bar Soap (No 6 Mystic Flower), by  European Union (EU).The notification is contained in a public alert with No. 012/2024, signed by NAFDAC Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, and issued to newsmen in Abuja. According to the Commission, the product doe...

The Nigerian Army has declared emphatically that at no time did it enlist repentant Boko Haram members into its fold, saying a report to that effect in the social media was born out of mischief.The Army made this known following reports that a repentant Boko Haram terrorist allegedly absolved himself of the force, and gruesomely murdered his female partner.Director of Army Public Relations, Major General O...

Organized Labour has demanded 615,000 naira as the new minimum wage for workers to cope with the many economic realities and high cost of living in Nigeria.The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday.The new wage of 615,000 naira monthly was reached after consultations between the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).The labour unions said the current minimum wage of 30,000 naira can ...

The Human Rights Writers Association has urged President Bola Tinubu, to discontinue the plans for the issuance of a new National Identity Card, describing the planned exercise as a misuse of the commonwealth of Nigerians, and a scheme to rip Nigerians of public funds.The group also said the plan showed a lack of national strategy, to formulate and implement beneficial public policies governing the issuance of the ID....

President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals.The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos. According to a statement by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale the delegation was led by Vic...

The Federal Government has said the drop in Nigeria’s crude oil production was due to issues encountered on the Trans Niger Pipeline, coupled with maintenance activities carried out by some oil companies operating across the country.The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, however, stated that efforts were on to fix the pipeline, adding that this would enable the country to produce up t...

The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed that the revenues of government-owned enterprises, ministries, departments and agencies increased to 835.70 billion naira in February.This figure indicates a growth of 681.45 billion naira or 441.78 percent from 154.25 billion naira MDAs remitted in the same period of 2022.The minister stated this during a presentatio...

Police Arrest 1,346 Suspected Kidnappers, Rapists in Five WeeksThe Nigeria Police Force says 1,346 suspects have been arrested for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, gun running, and rape, nationwide.The police also said they recovered and seized 143 firearms, 741 ammunition, 72 stolen vehicles and have rescued 461 kidnapped victims across the country.The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi reveale...

No fewer than 188 terrorists were killed and 330 arrested during operations conducted across the Northern parts of the country last week.Also, a total of 133 kidnapped persons were rescued by troops deployed across the country within the period under review.The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, confirmed this in a statement.He noted that the recent achievements of the troops had placed them in a strong position...