Author: Tahir Ahmed

By NEXTER The North Central Department Commission (NCDC), on Tuesday commenced official engagement following the donation of an official accomodation to the body by Governor Abdullahi Sule. Sule also announced the donation of residential housing for the commission’s officials. NEXTER reports that the North Central stakeholders had designated Nasarawa as the headquarters of the commission. Governor Sule who is also the Chairman of the North Central Governors’ Forum, officially handed over the complex which served as the office of the Secretary to the State Government located along Shendam Road in Lafia metropolis. Speaking during the ceremony Governor Sule promised to…

By Bulama Ali Shettima The Yobe State House of Assembly is in the eyes of the storm for its ignoble role in the alleged contract scandal involving a limited liability company, Damuli Investment running into billions of naira. For the reading public in Yobe, Damuli Investment is well known around the government circle as one of the notable firms handling various contracts in the Mai Mala Buni-led administration. However, a recent allegation through a petition on the alleged failure of the firm to execute the contract for the construction and renovation of government lodge, Gujba, awarded to it by the…

By Oshiregbeme Abdullah Egbakhikme The police in Edo State have detained officers for allegedly extorting N300,000 from a furniture maker. The Command in a statement by its spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, said the officers were arrested following a viral video by a social media influencer detailing how they extort the money. He said the officers attached to Oba Market Area Command have been promptly identified while the money has been recovered and returned to the victim. According to the statement, the said officers have been detained and are to face disciplinary procedures in accordance with the extant regulations of the…

Abdullah Egbakhime Former Senator representing Edo North at the National Assembly and People Democratic Parry’s (PDP) leader in Owan Clan, Senator Yisa Braimoh, has resigned from the party. Senator Braimoh tendered his letter of resignation to the party’s ward chairman of his Ihieve ward 1, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State . Braimoh who served as the Senator representing Edo North District between 2007 and 2011, held various leadership positions within the PDP In his resignation letter to his ward chairman, made available to journalists in Benin, he hinged his decision on irreconcilable difference within the PDP. “My…

By Abdullah Egbakhime The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has stressed the need for stakeholders in emergency response to work together avert flood impact in Edo State. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting to brainstorm on emergency response and preparedness in the state following flood early warning alert, NEMA Head of Benin Operation office, Mr Kenoma Ojuedere, said it was designed for stakeholders to collaborate and plan together and in the end have effective response and action plan in the state. He said the agency has discovered that emergency stakeholders are doing things separately, adding that it is best for them…

Abdullah Egbakhime The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, said the police has intensified manhunt for the killers of eight officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the rescue of kidnapped Chinese expatriate in Edo State. The commissioner said this when he paid on-the-spot assessment visit to the BUA cement factory, in Okpella, Etsako East local government area where the incident occured. Agbonika described the attack as a dastardly act that will not go unpunished. He reaffirmed the command’s resolve to work in synergy with other security agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice.…

By Usman A. Bello, Benin The Edo State House of Assembly has confirmed Prof Roland Otaru as a Commissioner despite the petition by the traditional ruler of Ikpeshi/Egbigere clan, HRH Luckman Momodu Odamah III against his nomination. Recall that Governor, Monday Okpebholo, had on August 8, 2025, announced the nomination of Prof Roland Otaru, Barrister Nosa Adams, Yakubu Oshiorenua Musa, Felix Akhabue and Prof. Omorodion Ignatius Ikponmwosa as commissioners-designate in the state. However, while other nominees were screened and confirmed on August 20, 2025, he didn’t appear before the committee. Sequel to his nomination, his traditional rule petitioned to the…

By Abdullah Egbakhime Abductors of the 18-seater New Edo Line Transport Company bus’ passengers and that of a Toyota Camry are demanding N15 million ransom per a victim. The passengers were abducted by gunmen along Owan-Auchi road on September 5. It was gathered that the kidnappers contacted the family of one of the victims identified as Gloria Ikhaghu to put across their demand. Gloria Ikhaghu was returning to her base after the funeral ceremony of her late father in Okpekpe community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State when she was abducted along with others. A family source who…

By Abdullah Egbakhime Leadership tussle in Iyanomo, community in Ikpoba Okha, local government area of Edo State has claimed the lives of two persons. The victims identified as Eboh Enomwa and Stephen Imaghodo, were reportedly killed last week in following a clash between two rival factions over who controls the community. A statement by Fred Itua, spokespersons for governor Monday Okpebholo, said the state government has launched a full-scale investigation into the gruesome murder the deceased. He assured that those behind the killings and the crisis in the community would be brought to justice no matter how highly placed in…

By Abdullahi Ogoshi In the modern world, the environment is no longer treated as a passive backdrop to human activity but as a central driver of economic growth, health, and sustainable development. Nasarawa State, under the purposeful leadership of Governor Abdullahi A. Sule is beginning to show what it means to embrace this philosophy. His administration’s efforts to transform waste into wealth are not only timely but visionary, positioning the state as a model for environmental sustainability in Nigeria. Waste, if neglected, is a curse, clogging drainages, polluting water bodies, breeding diseases, and degrading the environment. But with proper management,…