Mr. Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party candidate for the upcoming Edo State governorship election on September 21st, has made shocking allegations against an unnamed senior government official of the Edo State Government. Akpata claims this official orchestrated an attack against him during an interactive session at the University of Benin on a late Friday afternoon.The incident occurred while Akpata was participating as a guest in an interactive session organized by...

As insecurity continues to increase in the country of which no one is being left with the new kidnapping menace, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service in Edo State, Bridget Esene, has reportedly been abducted by gunmen.An official of the immigration service said Mrs Esene was abducted on Sunday while on her way to church.The gunmen reportedly trailed her to Iqueniro area, off Agbor Road, in the state capital, dragged her out of her car and took her int...

Maj. Gen. U. M. Mohammed, the embattled senior military officer being tried by court-martial in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for fraud and embezzlement has narrated how former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.) lavished funds from the Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL) on his (Buratai’s) family members.Although the Nigerian Army barred journalists from covering the trial of Mohammed, the account and confessions of the Major-General mad...