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Owa Monarch Calls For Comprehensive Investigation Into Deadly Train Derailment

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Owa Monarch Calls For  Comprehensive Investigation Into Deadly Train Derailment ... Mourns Victims Who Lost Their Lives Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  The Obi of Owa Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Obi Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor II, JP, OON, has called for a thorough investigation into the immediate and underlying causes of the train derailment that occurred four days ago at Owa-Oyibu in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, resulting in the loss of four lives and injuries to several passengers. The revered monarch made the call during a visit to the scene of the tragic incident, where he urged relevant government authorities and security agencies to unravel the circumstances surrounding the accident and identify those responsible for any acts of sabotage. Obi Efeizomor expressed concern over intelligence reports indicating that suspected vandals frequently operate along the railway corridor at night, allegedly removing metal components and other critical infrastr...
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Ghana Citizens Protest Against Xenophobic Attacks...Gives South African Businesses Close In Their Premises

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   Ghana Citizens Protest Against Xenophobic Attacks ...Gives South African Businesses Close In Their Premises  Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin  Hundreds of Ghanaians marched through the streets of Accra on Thursday in a protest against what they described as ongoing xenophobic attacks and discrimination targeting Ghanaians and other African migrants living in South Africa. The demonstration, organised by the Ghana First Alliance, drew large crowds carrying placards with messages such as “Stop Afrophobia,” “Enough Is Enough,” “South Africa Must Go,” and “We Are Brothers and Sisters.” Videos and images from the march quickly spread across social media, sparking conversations across the continent about migration, discrimination, and African unity. Protesters accused South African authorities of failing to adequately protect foreign nationals from hostility, violence, and exclusion. Organisers called on the South African government to take stronger action against xe...
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NUJ Presi. Extols Bauchi Gov Bala For Reconstructing Bauchi Press Center

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NUJ Presi. Extols Bauchi Gov, Bala For Reconstructing Bauchi Press Center ...Urges NUJ Members To Use The Opportunity To Reposition  Profession By Editor  The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahya, has commended Governor Bala Mohammed for awarding the contract for the reconstruction of the NUJ Bauchi State Council Secretariat. Comrade  Yahya made the commendation this Friday while speaking to journalists after inspecting the ongoing construction of the secretariat accompanied by the former National Secretary Shuaibu Usman Leman, General Manager, Yobe Television Authority, Alhaji Yusuf Isa and other union leaders from the NorthEast Zone. Yahya said the project as long overdue, recalling that the governor made the promise and that its execution is now visible on site. The President underscores the importance of having a journalist as governor of Bauchi State who understands the challenges journalists are facing and taking ...
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Insecurity:NEO-Black Movement Calls On FG To Deploy Military To Schools

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  Insecurity:NEO-Black Movement Calls On FG To Deploy Military To Schools By Editor  As insecurity continues to pose a major challenge in several parts of Nigeria, with repeated incidents of mass kidnappings, attacks on schools and killings by armed groups, the Body of Founders (BOF) of the NEO-Black Movement of Africa Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to urgently strengthen security around schools across the country by deploying military personnel and other security operatives to protect students and teachers from persistent attacks by terrorists and kidnappers. The group made the call amid growing concerns over the escalating wave of abductions, killings and attacks on educational institutions across Nigeria, describing the trend as a grave threat to the nation’s future and educational development. Speaking during a world press conference held in Asaba, Delta State, on Thursday, the BOF Coordinator, Akpo Bodunrin Diekomaoh, sai...
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Court Sentences Five To Death By Hanging Over Lawyer’s Murder In Edo

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 Court Sentences Five To Death By Hanging Over Lawyer’s Murder In Edo  Iduozee Paul, Benin  After six years of legal proceedings, the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has delivered judgment in the murder and kidnapping case involving the late legal practitioner, Barrister Iyoha Osobase, with five defendants sentenced to death by hanging while one defendant was discharged and acquitted. Delivering judgment in Charge No. B/CD/136C/22, The State versus Valentine Dibie and Five Others, presiding Judge, Justice Efe Ikpomwonba, held that the prosecution successfully proved its case against five of the defendants beyond reasonable doubt. The court consequently convicted the five defendants on charges bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping and murder, imposing various prison terms and sentences, including the death penalty by hanging. However, Justice Ikpomwonba found that the evidence presented against the second defendant, Solomon Esuike, was insufficient to ...
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Edo Central Senator, Ikpea Preaches Peace, Unity On Democracy Day

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Edo Central Senator, Ikpea Preaches Peace, Unity On Democracy Day By Editor  THE Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District, Joseph Ikpea has called for peace, unity and patriotism as Nigeria marks 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule. Ikpea in a statement made available to journalists in Benin City also called for support and collaboration with the federal government and other state governments in their efforts to check insecurity in the country. Besides, the senator particularly called on the people of Edo Central to take security as their own and compliment what the government is doing. He celebrated late Chief MKO Abiola the winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election which was annulled that led to his incarceration and death in detention. On the coming 2027 general elections, Senator Ikpea said there was need to consolidate on the pro-people interventions of Governor   Monday Okpebholo who was the senator representing the dis...
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Edo Govt. Condemns Use Of Substandard Materials In Collapsed Two-Storey Building

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Edo Govt. Condemns Use Of Substandard Materials In Collapsed Two-Storey Building Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin   The Edo Government has condemned the use of substandard materials in the construction of a two-storey building that collapsed while under construction at Gospel Avenue, off Adesuwa Road, in Oredo Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Vincent Uwadiae, ordered the sealing of the building and warned developers against the use of inferior materials and the erection of structures without the necessary approvals. Speaking at the site of the incident, Uwadiae expressed gratitude that no lives were lost in the collapse. “Let me first thank God that no worker was on site when the building collapsed. Had it occurred while workers were on site, the casualties could have been enormous. “This building was not approved, there is no application before the ministry. How can someone erect a two-storey building with...
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