I ’ll defend legislative independence – Saraki
ABUJA – Newly elected President of Senate of the Federal Republic, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has affirmed independence of the legislative arm and promised pursuing the virtues of positive changes that will...
View ArticleResume work today or face dismissal, Commission orders JUSUN
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Judicial Service Commission has ordered all Judiciary workers to report for duty today (Wednesday) as any worker who fails to report for duty should consider himself/herself...
View ArticleUnlawful detention: Legal practitioner seeks N20m compensation for staff of...
BENIN CITY – A legal practitioner, A. O. Osemwegie, Esq. has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Benin, to order the Inspector General of Police (IG) as Respondents jointly and severally to pay the...
View ArticleDrug Delivery: Edo Govt to partner committed groups – Commissioner
BENIN CITY-The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Aihanuwa Eregie, has said the Ministry is ready for partnership/collaboration with any focused and serious minded groups that would help...
View ArticleNIMC Has Failed Nigerians
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, was established about nine years ago under the NIMC Act No 23 of 2007 with the mandate of producing sensitive identity card for all Nigerian adults,...
View ArticleAddressing The Challenge Of Fighting Corruption In Nigeria
BY all accounts, the fight against corruption in Nigeria has over the years been daunting and contentious. Observers insist that this observation is rational considering the rate of increase in the...
View ArticleDelta State: Countdown To Killer-Floods
“The Care of human life and happiness, And not their destruction, is the First and only legitimate object Of good government”. [Thomas Jefferson] As the quintessential epitomization of satyriasis lies...
View ArticleMessi Masterclass Can Inspire Cristiano Roanaldo To New Heights
IF looks could kill, Cristiano Ronaldo might never have made it off the stage in Zurich. The Ballon d’Or winner’s now infamous war cry upon accepting his accolade was greeted with chuckles by all...
View ArticleYES Staff To Be Absorbed Into Edo Civil Service
BENIN CITY – Members of the Edo Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) are to be absorbed into the civil service as part of the ongoing administrative reforms by the Adams Oshiomhole administration. The...
View ArticleOshiomhole rewards kids cup winners with scholarship
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has offered scholarship to pupils of Eyanogie Primary School who emerged Champions in the 7th edition of the Channels National Kids Football Competition...
View ArticleBuhari: Lessons From Obama’s First Term Challenges
THE expectations of Nigerians are too high. President Muhammadu Buhari has acknowledged that several times. Many leading Nigerians, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Professor Remi...
View ArticleIn The Beginning It Was Called “Igbo” Food
THE name ‘fufu’ will register meaning and leave the hungry Nigerian thinking of the possibility of a sumptuous meal. Fufu is a staple food gotten from cassava. It is one of the numerous products...
View ArticlePublic Service And Future Of Nigeria -The Way Forward
GREAT attention has been paid to the public service of Nigeria in the more recent weeks since the end of the 2015 General Elections. This should not be surprising because the public/ Civil Service is...
View ArticleImperative Of Judicial Cleansing
HERACLITUS of Ephesus (535 BC – 475 BC) was a Greek philosopher, known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe. He said, ‘’everything gives way and nothing stays fixed. Nothing is...
View ArticleSecurity Agenda For The Buhari Administration
IT is well known that insecurity is one of the greatest problems confronting Nigeria today. Consequently, the incoming government of All Progressives Congress (APC) has prioritized security in its...
View ArticleFor Everybody, For Nobody
WHEN President Muhammadu Buhari made the disarming remark at his inauguration that he is for everybody, and he is for nobody, a plethora of interpretations swarmed the landscape. Some people said he...
View ArticlePolitical Defection: The Morality Question
BY most accounts, the defection of political heavyweights from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC), shortly after the March 28 presidential election, was...
View ArticleSuper Falcons lose 0-2 to Australia at FIFA Women’s World Cup
Abuja – Australia on Friday in Winnipeg, Canada beat Nigeria 2-0, courtesy of Kyah Simon’s brace, which gave the Matildas three valuable points in their quest to reach the Round of 16. With warmer...
View ArticleJune 12 Saga: NLC urges Buhari to confer post-humous honour on MKO
Kaduna – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to bestow a post humous award on the late Chief MKO Abiola to put an end to the June 12 saga. The Deputy...
View ArticleUnpaid salary situation beyond my control, says Gov Aregbesola
Abuja – Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, said on Friday that the salary imbroglio in his state which led to workers strike, was beyond his control. He said this while fieding questions from State House...
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