25 days after, a 84 years old Bayelsa state monarch, the king of Tarakiri clan, King George Agbabou Week, regained freedom. He was whisked away by Unidentified gunmen on October 3 from his country home at Ayama-Ijaw to unknown place. The king who is the father of Bayelsa Commissioner for …

The Federal Government insists that Niger, and Benin Republic must engage with Nigeria before the Nigerian border is reopened. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who spoke with Newsmen after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, claimed that the …

The prestigious University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State, has announced Professor Mrs Lilian I. Salami as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. Following the announcement by the university governing body, Professor Salami becomes the second-ever woman to be the university’s Vice-Chancellor since Professor Grace Alele Williams, who was Nigeria’s first …

The Kaduna state government has call for vigilance in all communities and continued cooperation with the security agencies in the battle against banditry. This is coming as the SIX female students, vice principal and matron of Engravers College, Kaduna, who were abducted earlier in October regained their freedom. It was, …

Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Management Board (NSITF) Prince Austin Enajemo Isire was inducted into the prestigious Rotary International Club, District 9141 Nigeria, Ughelli Metropolis. Rotary International is a humanitarian organization of World Leaders, Businessmen/women of various backgrounds, coming together to do good in the world with …

Legendary highlife musician, Victor Uwaifo, has called on government and corporate bodies to take over his private music museum to save it from total rot. Uwaifo made the call during a visit to his “Revelation Tourist Palazzo” Museum in Benin City on Friday by officials of National Council for Arts …

A member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Ugiagbe Dumez, was on Friday arraigned before an Edo State High Court in Benin for alleged forgery and impersonation. Dumez, 45, with one other now at large, were said to have committed the offences around 2001. The defendant was arraigned …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has advised wealthy Nigerians to emulate the philanthropic and humanitarian gesture of the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo in contributing their little quota to development of humanity. Onuesoke who made the statement while reacting to Oyedepo’s donation of …

The Nigeria Police have released the names of successful candidates for the 2019 recruitment exercise despite the Abuja Federal High Court asking all parties to stay action over the recruitment exercise until the matter brought against the Police by the Police Service Commission over the recruitment is determined. A tweet …

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has demanded further explanation on the $460 million Abuja CCTV camera project from the Ministry of Finance. The Chairman of the committee, James Faleke (APC-Lagos), at a budget defence session with the ministry on Thursday in Abuja, said there was a need for …