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By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has apprehended 21 students of Ogioma Public Secondary School in Benin City for alleged involvement in cult-related activities, the command announced on Saturday. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, the students, aged between 13 and 17, were arrested after…

By Deborah Nnamdi Residents of the quiet Barki Abdullahi (BAD) farming settlement in Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, were thrown into panic on Saturday after suspected Fulani herdsmen launched a violent attack on farmers. According to reports, the assailants ambushed farmers in their fields, inflicting severe injuries on several…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted drug baron, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, popularly known as Chisco Bee, following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance. The arrest was disclosed on Sunday in a statement by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Ahamefule Orji, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending his 13-year association with the party. Orji’s resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the chairman of his Umuahia Ward 1 and made available to journalists on…

By Deborah Nnamdi Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has mocked his expulsion and that of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the development as an early “Detty December in November.” In a statement on Saturday, Senior Special Assistant…

By Deborah Nnamdi The United Kingdom has introduced a major policy change that will allow international students already in the country to apply for the Innovator Founder visa without leaving the UK, once they meet the required criteria. The new pathway, which replaces the former Start-up route, will come into…

By Deborah Nnamdi Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has firmly distanced himself from the decision to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other top figures from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warning that such actions could further destabilise the already troubled opposition party. In…

By Deborah Nnamdi Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed his burial wishes, declaring that his body should be laid to rest within four weeks of his death and handled entirely by the Ekiti State Government. In a six-minute video posted on YouTube by City Edge TV on Saturday—coinciding…

Ambassador Umaru Damagum has been unanimously confirmed as the substantive National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The endorsement came on Saturday during the 2025 Elective National Convention of the party, held at the main bowl of the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, where over 3,000 delegates gathered to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Ambassador Umar Damagum has expelled Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, and eight other senior members over alleged anti-party activities. Those affected include Bature, Adeyemi Ajibade (SAN), Mohammed Abdulrahman, Mao…