Red Cross Sues For Improved Commitments To Bridge Yawning Gaps In Humanitarian Service In Edo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Edo State Branch, has sued for more commitments from well meaning Nigerians to bridge the yawning gaps in humanitarian service to the vulnerable in the state. Chairman of the branch, Pastor Monday Edogiawerie made the call at the 2026 Edo branch Governance and Management Retreat held in […]
PDP Condemns FCT Candidate Withdrawals as ‘Anti-Democratic’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has criticised the reported withdrawal of some of its chairmanship candidates ahead of local council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), describing the move as “shameful” and “anti-democratic”. In a statement issued on Friday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the PDP’s National Working Committee received the […]
FG to Establish Armed Forces Medical College Amid Doctor Shortage
Federal Government has announced plans to establish a new military medical institution as part of efforts to address a nationwide shortage of doctors and strengthen healthcare support for the armed forces. The proposed college, to be known as the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS), is expected to train military doctors and […]
Election Day: NRC Announces Earlier Departure for Abuja–Kaduna Train
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has revised the schedule of its Abuja–Kaduna rail service in preparation for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections taking place on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The update was conveyed in a statement by the corporation’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, who explained that the adjustment affects only […]
Nwanyanwu Urges Transparency, Demands Proper Vote Collation in FCT Council Poll
The National Chairman of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Dan Nwanyanwu, has warned that every ballot cast in the upcoming February 21 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) must be duly counted. Speaking on Thursday during an appearance on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’, Nwanyanwu cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to […]
Edo Authorities Pull Down Property Tied to Suspected Cultists in Benin
The Edo State Government has demolished a house in Amagba, Oredo Local Government Area, allegedly linked to suspected cult members connected to recent killings in the state. In a statement issued on Thursday in Benin, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Dr. Patrick Ebojele, disclosed that seven individuals have been implicated in the wave […]