President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hinted on possible changes in the nation’s security architecture with a view to reinvigorate and reenergise it in the ongoing fight against terrorism and violent crimes in the country.

As part of the campaign to check the menace of human trafficking in the state, the Edo State Taskforce Against Human trafficking (ETAHT), has urged residents in areas where the trend is endemic to be wary of activities of human traffickers, who deploy falsehood and subterfuge to recruit victims.

Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ movie has crossed the billion-dollar mark after less than 3-weeks in theaters. The live-action remake of the 1994 movie features Beyoncé, Donald Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor in lead roles.

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on governments at all levels, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and other stakeholders in the health sector to work together on strategies that will help young people deal with depression.

The Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) in partnership with the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has concluded plans to commence free capacity building programmes in welding and fabrication, furniture-making, auto-gele and beauty care, interlocking blocks production, among others across various locations in Edo State.

THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, yesterday, disclosed that there was an arrangement to deploy drones and Closed Circuit Televisions, CCTVs, to boost the security of lives and properties in the South West.

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain in Edo State, Don Pedro Obaseki, has hailed Governor Godwin Obaseki’s stance against politicians who demand for access to the limited state’s resources for their personal use.

Poised to provide support for a growing community of developers in Benin City, Facebook Developer Circle has been launched at the Edo Innovation Hub, to serve as a rallying point for key actors in the state’s community of developers and strengthen the technology ecosystem.

The former 2nd Vice-president of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Monday Ubani has refuted allegations that he is behind the smear campaign against Akwa Ibom state Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini.

REVENUE generating agencies must refrain from holding on to revenue collected on behalf of the Federal Government, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance, James Faleke, has warned.

On July 26, 2019, a Federal High Court presided over by Justice Nkeonye Maha made an order pursuant to an application brought by the Federal Government where she “designated the activities of the Shiite organisation in any part of Nigeria “as acts of terrorism and illegality” and made an order proscribing the existence and activities of the [Islamic Movement in Nigeria] in any part of Nigeria under any guise either in groups or as individuals.”

The trial of ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges will begin on August 17, his lawyer said, after the ex-president failed to appear in court Wednesday for the first session.

The Federal Government has saved about N500 billion through Presidential Initiative for Continuous Audit, PICA.

LAGOS— RESIDENTS of Satellite Town, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area in Lagos State, yesterday, staged a protest over the environmental risks and degradation posed by activities of tank farms in the area.

Mr. Osagie Obayuwana is an activist and former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Edo State. He was also a former National Chairman of the National Conscience Party, NCP. In this interview, he spoke on the need to review past conference reports to produce a peoples constitution, decentralisation of the police command, among other national issues.