SEEFOR road projects excites Edo residents
BENIN CITY – The rehabilitation and construction of over 20 roads in Benin City metropolis and environs by the Edo State Employment and Expenditure for Result (SEEFOR) has caused excitement among...
View ArticleSuspend FRCN’s code of corporate governance regulation, Reps urge FG
Abuja – The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved urged the Federal Government to suspend implementation of Code of Governance regulation initiated by Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria...
View ArticleChina mulls additional $40b investment in Nigeria
Abuja – The Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Wang Yi on Wednesday says his country is investing additional 40 billion dollars in Nigeria. Yi stated this at a bilateral meeting with his Nigerian...
View ArticleUNDP Rep. refutes Shettima’s allegations; says UN assistance scaled up
Abuja – Mr Edward Kallon, the UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria, has refuted Borno Gov. Kashim Shettima’s allegations of under-performance and misuse of funds against UN agencies in the...
View ArticleNdume not removed because of Magu – Sen. Marafa
Abuja – Chairman Senate Committee on Petroleum(Downstream), Kabiru Marafa, said removal of Ali Ndume as Majority Leader was not based on his stand on Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes...
View ArticleNdume: No social discontent in the Senate – Saraki
Abuja – The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday in Abuja dismissed insinuation that there was social discontent in the Senate over removal of Sen. Ali Ndume as Senate Leader. Saraki...
View ArticleCollapse of church buildings: End Time! End Time!! End Time!!!
About two years ago or more, some buildings housing some hostel in the Synagogue Church of All Nations situated in Abule Egba area of Lagos State collapsed killing hundreds of worshipers. It was...
View ArticleUnreasonable Import Restrictions
In most of the policies we dish out, we are only clever by half. A case in point is the recent Federal Government pronouncement on the partial restriction on the importation of many products into...
View ArticleRevenue Service raids illegal parks in Benin City
Benin – The Edo Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday raided 20 illegal motor parks on reserved government lands in Benin City. The Executive Chairman of the service, Chief Oseni Elamah, led the raid...
View ArticleSouthampton beat Liverpool for first leg advantage
Abuja – Southampton hold a slender 1-0 advantage in the EFL Cup semi-final after a fully deserved first-leg victory over Liverpool at St Mary’s on Wednesday. Nathan Redmond’s cool finish from Jay...
View ArticleEl-Rufai lauds Nigerian army, request for more army formations
Abuja – Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has lauded the timely intervention of the Nigerian Army in bringing the insecurity in Southern Kaduna under control. The governor made the remark on...
View ArticleEnyimba FC elated at reception at new Calabar home, club chairman says
Calabar – Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Chairman of Enyimba International Football Club of Aba, says his club were elated at the reception they got during their friendly match in Calabar. He told newsmen in...
View ArticleWe will not succumb to blackmail, CBN assures Nigerians
Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described the Wailing Wailer Group, using the hashtag #OccupyCBN on Twitter, as blackmailers fighting for the interest of economic saboteurs. In a...
View ArticleContinental club competitions: NFF to inspect Enugu, Bauchi, Nnewi, Port...
Ilorin – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will inspect all four venues being proposed for home matches by clubs representing Nigeria in African competitions in 2017, a federation official said on...
View ArticleEkiti govt ejects federal agencies from estate
Ado Ekiti – Ekiti state government on Wednesday evicted the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Ekiti State command and other Federal ministries and agencies from their various offices....
View ArticleNUPENG calls off 3-day warning strike
Abuja – The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers(NUPENG) on Wednesday in Abuja called off its three-day nationwide warning strike. NUPENG’s President Igwe Achese called of the strike at...
View ArticleDeposed Baale sues Olubadan over removal
Ibadan – The deposed Baale of Olode town in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, Chief Lukman Alao, has challenged in court his removal from office by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu...
View ArticleFinally, Trump concedes Russia hacked into U.S. election
New York – After several weeks of denial over the involvement of Russia in the U.S. presidential election, incoming President Donald Trump has finally conceded that the Russians actually carried out...
View ArticleZaha scores as Cote d’Ivoire beat Uganda 3-0
Libreville Wilfried Zaha was among the scorers as African Nations Cup holders Cote d’Ivoire produced a dominant display to beat Uganda 3-0 on Wednesday in a final warm up before they begin their title...
View ArticleObaseki commissions SEEFOR projects, calls for more support
BENIN CITY – Governor Godwin Obaseki has called for more public-private partnership in Edo State, even as he commissioned six projects in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. The State Employment...
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