Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has vowed to crush the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and his supporters politically in future polls. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Ehie Edison at Supreme Court victory party tagged, “The simplified Movement” held on Friday in Emohua Local Government Area of the State,...
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Why dialogue with terrorists failed— Radda
The North West Region Governors Forum, has alleged that dialogue with terrorists by some past governors in the Region failed because the past governments negotiated at a very weak point. The Chairman of the Forum and Katsina State governor, Governor Dikko Radda said this when he featured on Friday Channels Television Politics Today Magazine Programme....
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‘Gold rush’ in Edo, govt must intervene
The presence of gold mines at vast sites has attracted influx of over 1000 strangers from different parts of Nigeria, including Zamfara and Sokoto States into Egbetua in Ososo Community, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. Strangers with their kingpins are squatting their people in the locality for this illegal gold trade, has raised...
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Fleeing Edo housewife murder suspect nabbed
Detectives of the Nigeria Police have holed-up a middle-aged man who reportedly murdered a housewife at Okpagha Quarters, Eyaen, Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State from his hideouts in Benin City. Mr Philip Ayo, had fled after he allegedly stabbed the mother of four Children, Mrs Nata Patience Osawuaru, a scion of Igbinovia family...
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Akwa Ibom declares two holidays for farming
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...