The Akwa Ibom State government has declared every first and third Friday of the month as work free Days for farming in the State. Governor Umo Eno said this at the 2024 May Day celebration held at the Uyo Township Stadium, Uyo where he also approved another N2 billion for gratuities in the State Civil...
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N5.2bn versus N90 bn: A dive into the uncharted territory of Nigeria politics
Tony Abolo As I pen this heading, the first thing that rushes to my memory is the statement in 1970 credited to first Rector of the Midwest Institute of Technology that metamorphosed to be the University of Benin, years later, who said – In Nigeria, the usual, never happens, the unusual, sometimes, the impossible, always....
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Obaseki makes U-turn over 2024 Budget
The Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki is in a race against time to present reversed 2024 Appropriation Law to the State House of Assembly for approval. The amendment in proposed Appropriation Bill will pave the way for the Governor to include the the newly approved N70,000 workers in the State Civil Service, which was...
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UNIBEN students union suspended indefinitely
The Vice Chancellor of University of Benin, Professor Lilian Salami on Monday approved the suspension of the students’ Union indefinitely. This comes barely one week after members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Benin Chapter, threatened not resume work for the Second Semester academic session schedule to begin on April 28,...
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Army nab alleged human traffickers in Lagos
A suspected human trafficker, Mrs Olushola Areke has been arrested by troops of 65 Bn Nigerian Army (NA) in connection with human trafficking in Lagos State where other human Right victims were freed. Lieutenant Colonel, Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 81 Division Nigerian Army, said the suspect was arrested by troops...
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Traditional functionaries banished amid Benin/Ife origin contentions
The self-serving traditional functionaries who engaged themselves in a sacrilegious show of shame and falsehood against the Benin Custom have been barred from Oba Palace in Benin City, Edo State. These integrity-challenged individuals identified as Johnbull Igbinosun, Iduhonre (Ihogbe), S.E. Aigbiremwen, Efesoghoba (Ogbelaka) and two other Ogbelaka functionaries — Ogbeide Osagie and Osamudiame Edo had...
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Edo housewife hacked to death separating fight
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Tinubu reveals enemy of corruption to Bill Gates
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has attributed the success recorded in anti-corruption war by relevant security agencies to technology. Presidential Spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale on Sunday in a statement, said Tinubu said this during a meeting with Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist, Mr. Bill Gates. He said the meeting was on the sidelines of the World Economic...
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Two cocaine traffickers bag life imprisonment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has secured the conviction of two notorious drug kingpins: Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman who disclosed this on Sunday in a statement, said 43-year-old businessman Uwaezuoke, his journey to a lifetime in jail began when he was first arrested by NDLEA operatives on...
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Edo influencers N3m gift sparks scathing remarks
The sum of N3,000,000. (Three Million Naira) gift handed to an acclaimed social influencer by a certain candidates in Edo 2024 governorship election billed for September 21, 2024, has sparked scathing comments among online trollers. Some individuals were caught up in the hysteria after a social Media influencer, Jessica Amafe called out a self-style social...