This follows a resolution by the State Assembly mandating EDSIEC to conduct a by-election to fill the vacant councilor positions within 3 weeks.The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has fixed Saturday 20th of September, 2025, for the conduct of the Local Government by-election across nine Local Government Councils covering
The draw for the league phase for the 2025/2026 Champions League have been conducted on Thursday. This year, the competition will continue to use the ‘Swiss-style’ league phase rather than the group stage to which fans had become accustomed. That means that 36 teams will again take part in the
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has increased the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport, with effect from September 1, 2025. A statement issued on Thursday by the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, the new charges will apply only to applications processed within Nigeria. The NIS said the
Emotions run deep as a young corper sadly loses his life in a terrible accident right after leaving the NYSC orientation camp and officially checking in at his LGA for paperwork.The tragic event has left many people in shock and grieving on social media. Witnesses shared how the accident happened
The Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Forum (NDENYLF) on Wednesday staged a protest at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) Towers, Abuja calling on its Group CEO, Mr Bashir Ojulari to quit. The group demanded that the GCEO should be replaced over alleged corruption and mismanagement. The
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has constituted an independent investigation panel to examine the financial impropriety allegations against one of its bishops. Dr Gershinen Dajur, General Secretary, Church of Nigeria, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Dajur, who said that the church took the allegations seriously,
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train serviceon the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor until further notice. The suspension follows Sunday’s derailment incident on the route. The Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, announced the suspension during a press briefing in Abuja. Opeifa said withdrawal of services on the Abuja
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized what it described as “the grossly insensitive and crassly opportunistic comments attributed to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over the tragic killing of innocent citizens by some enemies of the state in Malumfashi, Katsina state”, recently. In a statement issued on Monday
Olusunle disclosed that Atiku made the clarification from his holiday home in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after reading reports that he was not desperate to be president. Speaking over the weekend, Ola Olateju, who represented Atiku at an event in Lagos, said the former Vice President was not desperate
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has again advised travelers on how to avoid being used as unwitting couriers by criminal drug syndicates. The note of caution, delivered by the agency’s Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a post on his official X handle on Sunday, highlights a “narco-trend” where cartels
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