‘We’ll engage Trump with pressure’ – Martin Luther King III
New York – Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr., says black Americans will have to engage incoming U.S. President Donald Trump with pressure to ensure that he represents all Americans...
View ArticleMinisters, BBOG search for missing Chibok Girls in Sambisa
Yola – The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali and the convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili on Monday participated...
View ArticleKano match aftermath: FC IfeanyiUbah get suspended sentence, fined N9.15m
Abuja – The League Management Company (LMC) says it has issued sanctions on FC IfeanyiUbah which walked off their 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 1 game on Saturday....
View ArticleNFF won’t hesitate to sanction under-performing referees, Referees Committee...
Abuja – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday in Abuja warned that referees who under-performed in the ongoing league would be severely dealt with in the new season. Ahmed Yusuf, the Chairman of...
View ArticleEdo Residents laud Obaseki on road rehabilitation
Benin City___Residents in Benin City, the Edo state Capital has commended Governor Godwin Obaseki for embarking on massive road rehabilitation at a time when gridlocks have over taken the major roads....
View ArticleEdo students’ Association elect new executive
Benin City – The National Association of Edo State Students, (NAESS) yesterday elected new executive with Amenaghawon David, a student of the University of Benin as President. A communiqué issued at...
View ArticleEdo 2017 appropriation bill scales second reading
The Edo Year 2017 appropriation bill as scaled second reading on the floor of Edo House of Assembly . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that governor Godwin Obaseki had in December presented the...
View ArticleEdo Government, Nigerian Legion partner for improved security, empowerment
BENIN CITY – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday said it government would partner with the state chapter of the Nigeria Legion to improve security and empower the youth in the state....
View ArticleEdo CJ advises judicial officers against stringent bail conditions
Ubiaja (Edo State) – Edo Chief Judge Cromwell Idahosa has advised judicial officers against granting bail on stringent conditions to accused persons. Justice Idahosa gave the advice when he visited...
View ArticleMy Trip To China Is To Woo Investors – Obaseki
BENIN CITY: The Executive Governor of Edo State Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured the people of the state that his administration is making every effort to talk to investors to come and co-invest in the...
View ArticleMan kills kinsman over cow leg in Delta
Asaba – The police in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday arrested Aladi Abiodun for allegedly killing his kinsman, Mr. Akinola Saheed over cow leg. The deceased, Mr. Akinola Saheed who hails from Kwara...
View ArticleCommittee Submit Revenue Harmonization tax Bill To Gov. Obaseki
BENIN CITY: A special Committee set up by the Edo State Government and mandated to fine turn the proposed bill that will harmonize revenue collection in the various local government areas in the state...
View ArticleCOMPOL Orders Release Of Recovered Edo Lawmakers Vehicle
BENIN CITY- The Commissioner of Police, Edo State, Mr. Haliru Gwandu has ordered the immediate release of the vehicle belonging to the member representing Esan North East Constituency 1 in the state...
View ArticleObaseki restates commitment to rule of law
BENIN CITY – To encourage investments and promote security in Edo state, Governor Godwin Obaseki has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the rule of law. The governor made this position known...
View ArticleNNPC denies increasing petrol price, warns against panic buying
Abuja - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday admonished Nigerians not to engage in panic buying of petrol as there was no plan to increase its price. In a statement...
View ArticleOpon Imo: How Aregbesola laid foundation for digital education in Nigeria
Much has been written about the role technology played in bringing social and political change across much of Africa, but less is known about the technological revolution that is taking place and...
View ArticleObaseki in talks with CBN to grow Edo economy
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reassured the people of his administration’s continued economic revolution that would guarantee youth empowerment in the state. Besides, Governor Obaseki, who...
View ArticleObaseki inaugurates Agric committee, targets 80,000 jobs
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday inaugurated an ad hoc committee under the Agriculture Empowerment Initiative to revamp agriculture in the state. Obaseki, while inaugurating the committee at...
View ArticleEdo CJ frees 7 inmates, issues accelerated trial for 3 others
BENIN CITY – The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Cromwell Idahosa yesterday freed seven inmates and issued an accelerated trial on three persons in Benin and Oko prisons respectively, as part of...
View ArticleEdo To Partner With BIU In Turning Waste To Wealth
BENIN CITY: The Governor of Edo State Mr. Godwin Obaseki said he will be unveiling the environmental strategy of his administration and lunching a major environmental campaign to make Edo State and...
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