Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has denied the allegation of bloated contracts, using his company, Afrinvest Ltd., to siphon state’s funds. Obaseki’s denial is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie and made available to the News Agency of (NAN) on Tuesday in Benin. NAN reports […]

• How his death will inspire Yoruba unity When Pa Ayorinde Fasanmi, the leader of one of the factions of Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, took his last breath at the ripe age of 94 last Thursday, July 30 2020, one of the questions it raised was, whether the nonagenarian, and some of his contemporaries that […]

Following the commencement of electioneering campaigns in Edo State ahead of the September 19 governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have continued to fight dirty over who takes over Government House on Osadebey Avenue, Benin City. The fierce campaign between PDP and APC candidates and supporters has many […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, urged Edo State electorate to truncate the political aspiration of inconsistent politicians with questionable character in the September 19, 2020 governorship election. Wike, who is Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for the Edo election, stressed that Governor Godwin Obaseki’s integrity, credibility and performance qualified him as […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, urged Edo State electorate to truncate the political aspiration of inconsistent politicians with questionable character in the September 19, 2020 governorship election. Wike, who is Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council for the Edo election, stressed that Governor Godwin Obaseki’s integrity, credibility and performance qualified him as […]

The organised labour in Ekiti State yesterday staged a protest at the office of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), ordering it to stop outrageous billing and incessant epileptic power supply or leave the state. The visibly angry labour leaders of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Joint Negotiating Council JNC) lamented […]

• OPC accuses President of running down economy Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and his Transportation counterpart, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, have faulted the National Assembly’s position that the nation’s sovereignty was at risk following the loan agreement with China. During a live programme yesterday in Abuja, the pair […]

• CACOVID commends Ugwuanyi’s efforts There was no resumption of schools in Enugu State yesterday, as some students who had gone to their schools in anticipation of the reopening, were sent back home on the orders of the state government. It was learnt that they were told to go home and await further directives on […]

• Rep seeks better protection for notorious Kano forest Disturbed by the worsening insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, gave a matching order to the service chiefs to come up with a lasting solution to the challenge. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), disclosed this while briefing State House […]

The Abia State Government has declared that resumption of private and public primary and secondary schools would depend on the level of preparedness and adherence to government’s directives on COVID-19 safety measures by teachers, students and school authorities. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had on Monday directed teachers and students in exit classes to report yesterday, August […]

• Commission denies bribe-taking, group canvasses accountability President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to offset fees and stipends of its foreign scholarship beneficiaries. Hundreds of Nigerian students studying abroad on the scheme have reportedly been suffering owing to abandonment.NDDC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said the […]

Nigeria Union of Teachers and Presidential Task force on COVID-19 yesterday expressed anxiety as schools across the country reopen today. The reopening comes after four months of closure following the COVID-19 pandemic. Only students in exit classes are, however, allowed to resume to prepare for their terminal examinations. The teachers said they were afraid measures […]