The Edo State Government has said it will not cede any part of its lands for cattle grazing.
Osarodion Ogie Esq., the Secretary to the State Government, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
Ogie said the position of Governor Obaseki’s administration on the matter is clear and has not shifted since it insisted that it would not cede its land to herdsmen.
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The statement read, ‘Our attention has been drawn to misleading and false media reports claiming that the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has agreed to
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has reacted to a statement by the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, advising Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits.
Fani-Kayode dared Magashi to equip Nigerians with AK-47 to defend themselves.
Magashi, a retired General had advised Nigerians not to be cowards but to defend themselves against bandits.
The minister while speaking on insecurity and bandits’ attacks, however, admitted that bandits sometimes possess a few rounds of ammunition.
Reacting, Fani-Kayode described the Minister as a failure.
In a tweet, the …
The number of Nigerians who have continued to fall victims to online fraud locally known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ has continued to increase on a year-on-year basis according to a report
A report from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) entitled, ‘Fraud in the Nigerian Financial Services’, noted that while the channel distribution showed only a moderate shift of fraud attempt towards mobile and web channels from last year’s figures, analysing the number of fraud attempts showed a more alarming narrative.
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According to the NIBSS, this trend is expected …
The Union Nations has condemned an attack by the Ugandan security forces that left several journalists injured warning of possible sanctions if the attacks continue.
The journalists were reportedly reporting on the opposition MP and musician Bobi Wine as he was highlighting allegations of human rights abuses in the country.
The police said security personnel were dispersing an uncontrolled crowd and said it was unfortunate that journalists were injured.
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It comes amid growing concern at the ongoing clampdown against the opposition following President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in a disputed election.
Videos show …
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality both at home and in Diaspora!
On 16th February 2021, The Imo Special Adviser on Diaspora Affairs to Governor Hope Uzodimma organised and Chaired a strategic meeting for planning of an event to mark International Women’s Day across the Diaspora. Chief Celia Osakwe-Hibbert is said to have been focused on the irreplaceable contributions women continue to make, especially the effective Covid19 response and recovery efforts demonstrated by women leaders …
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) on Wednesday told villagers to stand and fight armed bandits instead of running away, a comment that has generated outrage from Nigerians.
Magashi, in a trending video posted by AIT, said he wonders why people should be running away from bandits, who only come with about three rounds of ammunition, only to fire shots and people ran away.
He said in their younger days, they would stand and fight aggression coming to them no matter the level of fire coming from their aggressors.
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English heavy weights Manchester United and Arsenal would face tough ties when the Europa League returns for the knockout stages today amid complaints about the relocation of various matches due to coronavirus restrictions.
As announced by UEFA both legs between Arsenal and Benfica have been moved to neutral venues with Thursday’s first clash taking place in Rome and the second leg in Athens.
United’s trip to Real Sociedad this week has also been switched to Turin with no elite sports exemption allowed for the English giants to travel to the Basque Country due to concerns over new strains of Covid-19.…
Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday reiterated that she has no excuse not to perform as the new Director-General, World Trade Organisation, WTO.
She was appointed DG, WTO on Monday as the first woman and African to hold that prestigious position.
Okonjo-Ikweala, in an interview on Arise TV, which was monitored by our correspondent said she was proud for Africa, proud to be Nigerian, and proud of women.
She noted that all she needs to do now is to create other pathways for other African women by ensuring that …
Jeff Bezos who first became the richest man on the planet in 2017 has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person again, ending Elon Musk’s six-week reign atop the list.
This was made possible following Musk’s loss of about $4.5 billion Tuesday after Tesla’s (TSLA) shares fell 2.4 percent, which was enough to knock him to second place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking.
Bezos’ net worth also fell as the broader stock market lost a bit of ground but his loss wasn’t as extreme, only taking a hit of about $372 million. The index currently says Bezos is …
Former Senate President who is the Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee of Nigeria’s biggest opposition party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki, has assured the party of the commitment of former PDP governors, declaring that none of them will be leaving the party anytime soon.
Saraki, who disclosed this to a journalist shortly after a reconciliation meeting with the former governors at Legacy House, Abuja on Wednesday, said the ex-governors have promised to strengthen the party in their respective states as the 2023 elections draw near.
‘We got assurance from them that they are not going …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has come out to assure Nigerians that it will do everything within its powers to secure the release of students of the Government Science College Kagara Niger State and their teachers unhurt.
Africa Daily News had earlier reported that 42 persons, 27 of the students, 3 staffers, and 12 members of their families were kidnapped in an early morning raid on the school by bandits who also killed a student, Monday Benjamin Doma.
A high-powered delegation of the Federal government which was in Minna to commiserate with the government and people of the state gave …
Several Senators under the APC platform including, Senators Mohammed Enagi (APC-Niger South), Sani Musa (APC-Niger East), and Aliu Sabi Aliu (APC-Niger North) were all vocal about their displeasure with the way and manner President Muhammadu Buhari was running the country which they described as unacceptable, the worsening state of insecurity in Niger State and Nigeria in general.
In a
