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  The Edo State government is on top of the security situation arising from the mob killings of innocent Nigerians at Uromi. The government has long banned all illegal vigilante groups operating in the state. These groups were created under the previous PDP-led administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki but were ...

  The Edo State government is not standing idly by following the horrific mob slaughter of 16 innocent Nigerians at Uromi. These brutal killings were carried out by illegal vigilante groups that have defied government orders to disband and disarm. Make no mistake – these death squads were originally created ...

  The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Saturday, defended the decision of the National Assembly to ratify the proclamation of the state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, saying lawmakers deserve commendation and not the backlash they got.   He said instead of being vilified, ...

  The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State has warned motorists against carrying inflammable substances, such as gas, that may ignite fire explosions during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.   Ota Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr Wasiu Ogunmefun, issued the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday ...

  Abdullahi Safiyanu, father of the late Shuaibu, a seven-year-old boy who was kidnapped and killed in Bauchi State, speaks to AYOOLA OLASUPO and UMAR SANI about how he found the lifeless body of his son in the bush after   How old are you?   I am 42 years ...

  The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Abubakar lll, declared Sunday (today) the Eld-el-Fitr day.   Ramadan ended on Saturday following the sighting of the moon, signalling the beginning of the new Islamic month, Shawwal.   In his speech while addressing journalists on Saturday night in his palace, the ...

  The Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced the release of nearly 2,500 prisoners ahead of celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, AFP reported.   The exact number of prisoners held by various security bodies in Afghanistan is unclear, but a spokesman for the Office of Prison Administration told AFP on Saturday ...

  The Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigerians will better appreciate President Bola Tinubu, decades from now.   The minister stated this through a birthday tribute he penned to the president, on Saturday, where he said the piece wasn’t just to be read for now ...

  The House of Representatives has condemned the senseless killing of travellers in Uromi, Edo State and called on security agencies to bring the perpetrators to book.   16 travellers of northern extraction were on Friday attacked and killed in Uromi when the vehicle they were travelling in was set ...

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has signed a N30bn contract to address the state’s water challenges.   The project aims to improve water supply and distribution, particularly in the southern zone of the state, comprising six LGAs   The Governor, who witnessed the contract signing on Friday, restated his administration’s ...