THE Senate on Wednesday passed the N124.2 billion 2024 budget of Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the passage of the budget followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the…
THE French government on Wednesday urged Nigeria and private sector operators to protect the ocean as humans and creatures depend on it for their livelihood. Mr Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, the French Ambassador-at-large for the Oceans, made the call during…
MUSA Aliyu, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has said that the insidious roots of corruption often find fertile ground at the local government level. Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said this…
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has begun the 2025 flood preparedness and response campaign in Edo to address risks and related hazards. Speaking at the event in Benin on Wednesday, NEMA Director-General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said that flooding…
THE Director General of Edo State Diaspora Agency, Dr. (Mrs) Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, was in Verona, Italy, to hobnob and collaborate on her agency’s renewed strategies with Edo residents in the south-west European nation, on a drive to bring…
THE emergence of Barr. Richmond Jolomi Omagbemi, as a prominent and influential figure at University of Delta, Agbor, was a gradual and explosive process. With extraordinary synergy he enjoys with the highly cerebral Vice – Chancellor, Prof. Stella Chiemeke, he…
THE Workers and Youth Solidarity Network call on the Federal Government to stop the merger of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) with the National Honour Award. We in the Workers and Youth Solidarity Network (WYSN) is strongly opposed…
GUINEA’S military government has cancelled 129 mining exploration licences, taking aim at underused assets in a sweeping effort to tighten control over its vast mineral resources. The move, announced on Monday evening, was confirmed by officials at the Ministry of…
SWISS prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation following the death of a 39-year-old man of African origin who collapsed at a Lausanne police station shortly after being arrested. Authorities confirmed the man died less than an hour after his detention…
THE Saudi Arabian authorities have announced the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent. This marks the start of the 12th month in the Islamic calendar. The announcement was contained in a statement shared by a Saudi-based online news platform,…
