Oshiomhole and the Chinese ‘invasion’ of Edo
The major function of government, especially in a democracy, is to provide for the welfare of the citizens, if not all but the majority. This the government can do through the provision of basic...
View ArticleIgarra Bank Attack: Edo govt redeems N3m pledge to children of slain policemen
BENIN CITY-The Edo State government has given N1.5m each to the children of two policemen shot dead during Igarra bank attack in Akoko-Edo local government area of the state, last November. The...
View ArticleEfforts to modernise Nigeria’s rail transport system have come to stay -Minister
Lagos – The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said on Monday that the Federal Government’s efforts at transforming the country’s rail transport system were on course. He made the...
View ArticleFormer Chelsea doctor Carneiro demands public apology from Mourinho
Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro is seeking a public apology from Jose Mourinho as part of the settlement in her legal case against the Portuguese. Carneiro is claiming constructive dismissal against...
View ArticlePetrol scarcity: NUPENG urges NNPC to create same template for marketers
Lagos – The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday urged NNPC to create same template for major and independent oil marketers to end the recurring scarcity. Alhaji...
View ArticleGender Parity Is Not Competition – Aanena Jemitola Fulani-Ojo
At the time the acclaimed philosopher Sigmund Freud suggested that biology determines gender identity through identification with either the mother or father, he probably would have done remarkably...
View ArticleMixed reactions trail Administration of the Criminal Justice Act
Abuja – Some Abuja-based legal practitioners have expressed mixed reaction to the provisions of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act, 2015 (ACJA). While some described it as a perfect...
View ArticleReps call for re-enactment of war against indiscipline in Nigeria
Abuja – The House of Representatives yesterday called on the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to set up, without further delay, the War Against Indiscipline to be known as War Against Indiscipline (...
View ArticleUnbundling of NNPC: Reps berate Kachukwu’s action …ask Buhari to send bill to...
Abuja – Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to formally present the bill for the proposed unbundling of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...
View ArticleNigeria loses $2.8bn annually to importation of ICT hardware – Minister
Abuja – The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu on Tuesday said Nigeria lost about 2.8 billion dollars annually on importation of ICT hardware and services. Shittu made this known at the...
View ArticleSouth Africa to partner Nigeria on global crises
ABUJA – President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has canvassed strategic partnership between Nigeria and his country to insulate both economies from the current downturn of global economies. Addressing a...
View ArticleMore women should join Edo guber race —Oshiomhole
Benin City – As women all over the world celebrate this year’s International Womens Day, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called on more women to join the state’s gubernatorial race before...
View ArticleGeneral Yushau Died in Road Accident as troops kill 18 Boko Haram insurgents...
Abuja – The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Chief of Training and Operations of the Army, Major General Yushau Mahmood Abubakar in a road accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road. He was the...
View ArticleTraffic Violation: Courts convict over 500 people
BENIN CITY- Over 500 persons were arraigned and convicted for various traffic offences during the joint road check exercise also known as Operation Velvet carried out by the Edo State Internal Revenue...
View ArticleInt’l Women’s Day: Reps condemn gender based discrimination
ABUJA – The House of Representatives, yesterday condemned all forms of discrimination based on gender and female genital mutilation as Nigeria joins the world to mark the International Day for Women....
View ArticleEdo 2016: Let Us avoid the Déjà vu of Failure of the Military Era
The question that every rational and political minded person in Edo state and those that were privileged to experience the enviable flourishing Bendel state of Nigeria from 1967-1975 is “Who will...
View ArticleUnbundling of NNPC: PENGASSAN insists on due process
Lagos – The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Wednesday described the unbundling of the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as illegal, insisting...
View ArticleN1.04 trillion fine: MTN must pay – Reps insist
Abuja – The House of Representatives on Wednesday insisted that the MTN Nigeria must pay the N1. 04 trillion fine imposed on it by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) for SIM de activation...
View ArticleKogi crisis: Reps take over Legislative duties
Abuja – The House of Representatives on Wednesday, resolved to take over the Kogi State House of Assembly legislative duties due to intractable crisis and volatile security situation in the state. This...
View ArticleEdo Police lunch manhunt for abductors of female Magistrate, 2 others
BENIN CITY-Operatives of Edo police command have commenced a manhunt for the abductors of a serving female Magistrate and two others along Benin-Ehor road in the state, last Tuesday. It was gathered...
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