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Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, left Abuja for New York, USA, to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) on behalf of President Bola Tinubu. A statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, titled ‘Vice President Shettima Departs Abuja for US to Attend 79th UN General Assembly’, said that Tinubu had …

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday, blew up a Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) transmission line along the Damaturu-Maiduguri corridor. The attack comes three weeks after the power tower was restored following previous vandalism on the same line, making it the third attack on a power tower in the area this year. A statement issued by TCN’s General Manager of …

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on Sunday announced the results of some local government areas in the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. Fintiri, who is the Chairman of the PDP Edo National Campaign Council, made the announcement during a press conference held at the party situation room in Benin City, the Edo State capital. He accused the General …

Nigeria made tremendous strides in the global fencing scene last year weekend, thanks to the impressive performance of 16-year-old Inkosi Bro. Inkosi secures Nigeria’s first medal in the Sabre category at World Tournament Satellite Cup in Iceland. Compete with some of the world’s elite fencers at the Viking Cup 2024, Senior World Cup Saber Satellite Tournament, World No. 67 Top-ranked …

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Monday Okpebholo has taken the lead based on results announced so far from the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. Okpebholo has been leading with results announced from 16 of the 18 local governments so far. The counting of results was postponed until 5 p.m. to receive the remaining results from the other two …

Outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has explained why he stormed the state’s vote counting centre in Benin City, early Sunday. Obaseki, speaking at a press conference on Sunday, said he was at the counting station at around 1 a.m. to get first-hand information on what was happening after the Election Commission (EC) stopped announcing the results without giving …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has condemned the conduct of the election in some parts of the state. He also lamented that this election could be remembered as the worst election in Nigeria’s history due to the many irregularities. Ighodalo spoke during a press conference on Sunday, held by the PDP …

The Zamfara State Government has slammed the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its call on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency to enable the war against banditry to succeed. In a statement issued on Saturday by APC spokesman Yusuf Idris, the party accused Governor Dauda Lawal of sabotaging the Federal Government’s efforts to …

There was drama and tension in the early hours of Sunday following Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s decision to storm the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City. However, he was immediately chased away from the scene by police led by DIG Frank Mba. The governor, accompanied by his security aides, was reported to have stormed …

English: The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate the disbursement of billions of naira of Ecology Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including the N816 million collected by the state …