With the sum of N32.5 million up for grab at the 2024 edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT), the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs Betsy Obaseki on Tuesday, reeled out the annual competition accomplishments aimed at harnessing potentials of girl-child in the past four years. Dubbed, “say no to teen pregnancy...
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Nigeria drifting without opposition— Bode George
A former deputy national Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George says the ship of state is drifting into a dangerous territory, without a viable opposition party in sight ahead of the next general elections. He made the assertion on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television where he however urge the coalition of...
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Gunmen bomb Anambra police station, kill Cop
Gunmen in Tuesday morning bombed Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing a Cop and injuring others in a renewed attack by secessionist agitators in South East region of Nigeria. According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesman for the police in the Nigeria Command in the State said...
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Speaker’s aide killed 3 weeks ahead of Edo guber poll
Samson Omoarebokhae, a legislative aide to Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Blessing Agbebaku was reportedly gun down by gunmen at Ozalla on Saturday August 31st 2024 in Owan West Local Government Area of the State, ahead of the September 21 Edo governorship election. The tragedy comes barely two months after Insp Onuh Akoh...
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IPAC seeks 30% cut in Tinubu, govs, others wages
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has demanded for 30 per cent cut in President Bola Tinubu salary and other public office holders towards reducing cost of governance in Nigeria. It also proposed 20-30 per cent pay from National and States House of Assemblies and Governors and enact a law that will make reputable Civil Society Organizations...
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Police issue update on Katsina govt house fire
Police have directed inquiries into fire that occured at the red chamber of Katsina Government House to Governor Dikko Umar Radda aides. Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Command in Katsina SP Gambo Isa said this during an interview with TheNewspad reporter. He said, “direct your questions to either the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media or...
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SWC passes vote of confidence in Edo APC exco
The State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed an implicit confidence vote in the State Chairman, Jarrett Tenebe and State party Secretary, Lawrence Okah, ahead of the September 21st 2024 governorship election in the State. The party’s Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Peter Uwadiae Igbinigie, conveyed the decision of...
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$2.9bn abandoned FG’s contracts face litigation
Turn around maintenance contracts worth $2.9 billion at the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries contracts signed during the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, have been listed for litigation by Nigeria human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) over the continuous postponements timeline by the contractors repair and begin refining of crude at the refineries. Falana who issued...
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How to avoid Media, journalists attacks — IPC
The International Press Council (IPC) has demanded stakeholders dialogue that would lead to a national mechanism on Nigeria journalists safety, Press freedom and protect democracy. Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, IPC who gave the recommendation during an interview on a Satellite Television at the weekend, said the working document from the dialogue that could be a...
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Wanted ex-beauty queen suspect bows to NDLEA
A former beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas better known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, wanted for alleged drug related offences, has surrendered to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos Command of the Agency after about eight months in hiding. The suspect was declared wanted by the Agency in January after she escaped from...