Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has described his victory at the Supreme Court on Friday as "freedom and emancipation" for the people of the state. 

Contrary to widespread reports with respect to the death of the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Niger State Police command has issued a statement debunking the claims.

Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi representing Niger North in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, has raised an alarm over the growing number of persons displaced by the activities of bandits in Niger North Senatorial District.

Godswill Obioma, the registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO) is dead. 

The Nigerian Immigration Service on Tuesday postponed resumption of issuance of new passports as well as applications from 1 June till 8 June.

A coalition of militant groups from the nine states of the Niger Delta - led by the Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters (SEFF) - has issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo state is calling for a unicameral legislature for the country and the immediate scrapping of the Senate.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has said the South-West geographical zone is the safest region in Nigeria.

Nigeria Information Minister, Lai Mohammed has stated very unequivocally that President Muhammadu Buhari administration has performed more than any administration before him and stressed that that insecurity in Nigeria will not be used to define his legacy.

The order by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) demanding residents of the South-Eastern states to sit at home on Monday May 31 has witnessed widespread compliance.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that legislative interventions must be stepped-up by the National Assembly to protect Nigerians against the heightening spate of insecurity in the country.

The Northern Governors Forum has described the assassination of Mal. Ahmed Gulak as most unfortunate and totally condemnable.

The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya.

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