Alaibe, Lokpobiri, 1, 500 others dump PDP for APC in Baylesa
Yenagoa – The All Progressive Congress (APC) on Saturday received 1, 150 new members in Bayelsa ahead of the governorship election in the state slated for December 5, 2015. The News Agency of Nigeria...
View ArticleBorno Deputy Gov’s death shocking, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has described as shocking, the death of the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha, saying the late Deputy Governor was a vibrant man who...
View ArticleNAF Pilots Smoke Out Terrorist From Bunkers
In the continued onslaught against terrorism in the North East, Nigerian Air Force pilots smoked out Boko haram elements from their fortified bunkers deep inside Sambisa Forests at the weekend....
View ArticleOnly total recovery of looted funds acceptable to Nigerians – APC
Lagos – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says nothing but total recovery of the nation’s funds looted by public officials will be acceptable to Nigerians.The party, in a statement issued in Lagos on...
View ArticleReport sexual, gender-based crimes through toll-free line, LASG urges residents
Lagos – The Lagos State Government on Sunday urged residents to make use of the toll-free emergency line, 112, to report cases of rape, defilement and other sexual assaults.Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adenyi,...
View ArticleChief of Naval Staff vows to halt oil theft
Port Harcourt – The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas, said on Sunday that oil thieves will no longer have the capacity to transport stolen petroleum products. Ibas said this shortly...
View ArticleFlood: Kogi, Delta set up temporary IDP camps for intending victims
Abuja – Kogi and Delta States said they have built temporary camps for intending Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in preparation for the 2015 flooding. The two states made this known in an interview...
View ArticleNEITI lauds President Buhari’s reform initiatives, NNPC restructuring
Abuja – The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has commended the steps taken by President Muhammadu Buhari to reposition the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...
View ArticleDon’t drop pregnant women, nursing mothers from NYSC—NGO tells FG
Abuja – Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), an NGO has urged the Federal Government not to stop pregnant women and nursing mothers from participating in National Youth Service Corps...
View ArticleNEMA To States: Relocate Citizens from flood-prone areas
AMEDOKHIAN (UROMI): No fewer than 63 victims of rain storm disaster in Amediokhian and Imio Omuza communities in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State got respite from the Federal...
View ArticleBuhari Dissolves AMCON Management, Appoints New MD, Executive Directors
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the Executive Management Team of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria.In a statement yesterday by presidency spokesperson Femi...
View ArticleAPC Chieftain Wants Special Courts For Treasury Looters
SOKOTO – A chieftain of All progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Abdullahi Bafarawa, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to set up special courts to handle cases of treasury looting....
View ArticleAuchi Poly Rector, Dr Idogho Bags JP Award
BENIN CITY – As part of efforts to recognize hardwork and contributions to the country, Edo State Government have sworn-in the Rector, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Dr. (Mrs.) Philipa Omame Idogho as...
View ArticleNoise, Applause Over Edo World Bank Loan
Before going on six weeks recess last Thursday, August 13, 2015, both chambers of the national assembly, Senate and the House of Representatives brushed aside political differences and gave their nod...
View ArticleRehabilitating Victims Of Insurgency
THE United Nations Office in Nigeria recently put the figures of those directly affected by the Boko Haram insurgency at six million people in the three states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa in the north...
View ArticlePlight Of Illegitimate Children
There have been cases where some children are tagged illegitimate, this is no new story because even in the Bible days, there was a remarkable case where some children that claimed to be legitimate...
View ArticleNigeria Women Football League: Edo Queens Halt Rivers Angels Unbeaten Run
Kenneth Aigbe, the Head Coach, Edo Queens FC, has expressed delight over his team’s 1-0 defeat of Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt in the ongoing 2014/ 2015 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL). A late...
View ArticleObafemi Martins Picked For MLS Team Of The Week
Fit-again Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins has been named in the Major League Soccer (MLS) Team of the Week after his superb display for Seattle Sounders in a 4-0 win over Orlando City on Sunday....
View ArticleI will respect my players to ensure success -Oliseh
Abuja – Super Eagles Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, said in Abuja on Tuesday that he would give his players the respect they deserved to enable him get the best out of them. Oliseh said this in an...
View ArticleXmas: Oshiomhole thanks Edo people, workers rejoice
Governor Adams Oshiomhole has thanked the people of Edo State for their love, support, best wishes and prayers in the last seven years as he celebrates his last Christmas with the people as Governor of...
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