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EDO State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has clarified that banning open grazing in the southern part of the country will allow the Federal Government to tackle banditry, as distinct from criminal herders. Obaseki, who addressed journalists in Benin City, said the ...

Environmental activists under the aegis of the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has dismissed Shell’s proposed Net Zero, through which it is campaigning for the end of flaring by 2050, describing it as climate change deception. To group ...

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has asked the 17 governors of southern states to initiate an anti-open grazing bill in the Houses of Assembly. The group commended the governors for their courage and decision ...

The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dikio (rtd.), has urged the Ijaw ethnic nationality to embrace unity and sustain the peace in the Niger Delta in honour of the late Isaac Adaka Boro. Dikio, who ...

As a follow up to its ultimatum for the Federal Government to appoint a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has given a seven-day notice to International Oil Companies (IOCs) to evacuate ...

WIFE of Enugu State Governor, Mrs Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi, has tasked mothers to always ensure they take a proper record of their children’s immunization and the effective administration of vaccines on them for healthy living. She advised the flag off ...

THE Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has decried the request for negotiation of the 1999 Constitution over financial autonomy for the nation’s judiciary, insisting that it was not negotiable and instead canvassed negotiation of immunity clause for government officials. ...

As part of activities to mark the sixth year of United Nations Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW), GreenLight Initiative has urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to implement a 30km speed limit policy in schools, residential areas and markets, ...

MEMBERS of the Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF), yesterday, announced that they would hold a Biafra Day rally on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The group said its members would parade the streets of South-East cities and towns to celebrate Biafra’s anniversary, ...

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has condemned the worsening security situation in the country, lamenting that the menace has continued to spread and has become a source of major concern to Nigerians. While addressing journalists yesterday ...