Repentant Boko Haram terrorists urge fellow members to lay down arms
Maiduguri – Some repentant Boko Haram members on Thursday appealed to their fellow sect members still in Sambisa forest to lay down their arms and embrace peace. One of them, Joseph David, made the...
View ArticleFG approves weapons for Aviation Security – Minister
Abuja – The Federal Government has approved that the Aviation Security personnel should bear arms to enhance security of passengers and installations across the nation’s airports. The Minister of State...
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For cynics of Obaseki’s Christmas party for Edo IDPs: Some enlightenment
During the yuletide, when the general public, myself included, was displaying love in the spirit of the season, I watched, among others, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state and his Deputy, Comrade...
View ArticleNigeria will ensure Gambia President hands over peacefully says minister
Abuja – Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria will do everything possible to help the Gambia have a peaceful resolution to its political crisis. Onyeama stated this in an interview...
View ArticleI had no hand in Adenuga’s travails with EFCC in 2006, says Obasanjo
Abeokuta – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied allegations that he influenced the arrest of the Chairman of Globacom Telecoms Limited, Chief Mike Adenuga, by the EFCC in 2006. Obasanjo’s...
View ArticleElectoral violence: INEC receives 120 case files from police
Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has received 126 case files from the Nigerian Police Force for the prosecution electoral violence from the conduct of the 2015...
View ArticleArmy hold route march on Jan. 6 in Abuja
Abuja – The Nigerian Army Headquaters Garrison said it would conduct its monthly route march as part of its routine training on Jan. 6. A statement issued by the Deputy Director, Army Public...
View ArticleObama defends health-care reforms, as Trump pushes repeal efforts
Washington – U.S. President Barack Obama and incoming Vice President Mike Pence, held duelling meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday, as Republicans begin efforts to repeal Obama’s signature...
View ArticleObaseki’s 2017 Budget and Edo’s Economic Revolution
A critical scrutiny of Edo State’s 2017 budget reveals huge transformation potentials inherent in it for the state and her people. First is the productivity stimulation and second is the institutional...
View ArticleGroup rallies support for passage of `Not Too Young To Run’ bill
Abuja – The Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) has called on Nigerians to support the passage of the bill on `Not Too Young To Run’ by the National Assembly. The YIAGA...
View ArticleExcessive consumption of catfish can cause cardiovascular diseases — Expert
Abuja – A medical practitioner, Dr Arikawe Adeolu, said on Thursday in Abuja that excessive consumption of catfish could increase the chances of developing cardiovascular diseases. Adeolu, a...
View ArticleEdo, The Safest And Most Secured In South-South — Gov. Obaseki
BENIN CITY: The executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Enogheghase Obaseki said in this perilous and difficult time, the state can pride itself as being the safest and the most secured state in the...
View ArticleHoS Hinges Success of 2017 Budget on performance by EIRS
BENIN CITY – The Head of Service (HoS) of Edo State Mrs. Gladys Idaho has commended Management and Staff of the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) for its positive transformation under the...
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COMPOL parades 62 suspects in Benin …thanks Edo residents
BENIN CITY-Edo State Police command has paraded 62 suspected criminals arrested during the last Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state. The Commissioner of police in Edo Mr Haliru Gwandu...
View ArticleAPC suspends Secretary over N.6m grant
Asaba – Delta State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday suspended the State Secretary, Comrade Chidi Okonji over an alleged N600,000.00 grant to the party by the People’s...
View ArticleGroup warns National Assembly over bill
Asaba – A pressure group under the umbrella of Southern Nigeria Youth Congress (SNYC) in Asaba, Delta State Capital issued a six-month ultimatum to the National Assembly to pass the bill seeking to...
View ArticleMrs. Betsy Obaseki’s spirit of kindness at Xmas
Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, used the Yuletide period to demonstrate that she is kind hearted. At a close range, not many people in Edo State may be able to know or can easily...
View ArticleMilitary insists on non-partisanship in Rivers re-run elections
Port Harcourt – Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, Director of Defence Information, on Thursday insisted that the military was non-partisan in the Dec. 10 legislative elections in Rivers. Abubakar made the...
View ArticleAppreciating the all powerful press
Governments have become too reactionary perhaps as a result of their ignorance of the enormous power of the press. Many past leaders, though, expressed the power of the press in strong terms. To Thomas...
View ArticleEdo State Govt Set Up Committee To Harmonize Revenue Collection
BENIN CITY: A special Committee has been set up by the Edo State Government and mandated to fine turn the proposed bill that will harmonize revenue collection by the various local government areas in...
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