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Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Lead Counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, Wednesday, held crucial meeting with Igbo leaders in the United States of America on how to secure freedom for the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The meeting is sequel to the refusal of the Federal Government to release him despite court judgments ordering his immediate release. Chief Ozekhome, SAN, …

African Development Bank has said that it has provided over $1.1bn worth of interventions for 20,500 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria. It said that this had contributed to the creation of more than 440,000 jobs in Nigeria, with women and youths accounting for 60 per cent. The president of AfDB, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said this at the African …

Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to return over 90 vehicles already carted away by some top officials. In a statement issued on Thursday, signed by Bamiji Oladele, the party’s Director of Media, the PDP disclosed that it has in its possession official records of the number of cars, jeeps, and other …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has made available 35,000 hectares of land for housing and industrial development projects in various towns and cities across the State. Obaseki said this when he received executive members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) led by its President, ESV Johnbull Osarumen Amayaevbo, on a courtesy …

…Warns against indiscriminate disposal of refuse Edo State Government has commenced a massive evacuation of refuse across major streets and markets in the Benin metropolis, urging residents to complement the government’s efforts at ensuring a cleaner, greener and more sustainable environment. The Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Engr. Jonathan Lawani, while monitoring the evacuation exercise in different parts of the …

Edo state chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), retired Col David Imuse  has described the annual Alaghodaro summit “which marks the anniversary of the  PDP regime led by Governor Godwin Obaseki,” as a hollow ritual and a celebration of incompetence. In a statement released by Victor Osehobo, the party’s Assistant State Publicity Secretary, Col Imuse said, “The All Progressives …

Nigeria’s federal government through Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), has conferred the most outstanding traditional ruler on Arts and Culture’ in Nigeria award on the Benin Monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, CFR. The 2022 prestigious award would be formally conferred on the royal father in December at the 45th anniversary of the Second Festival …

Oh, what a night! The 2022 election is now in the books, although vote counting continues in a lot of places with so many races still uncalled – and it was not what most political handicappers expected. Democrats, who were expected to suffer considerable losses in the House, appear to have held their own, but they still look likely to …

In his first speech since polls closed around the country Tuesday night, President Joe Biden called out detractors who he said doubted his “incessant optimism” about Democrats’ ability to stave off resounding Republican wins in the midterm elections This is even as his presidency is now likely entering a new period of divided government, according to report by CNN. The …

King Charles III and his wife Queen Consort Camilla narrowly avoided being hit with eggs thrown at them during a visit to northern England on Wednesday, British media footage showed. The 73-year-old monarch and Camilla, 75, appeared to be targeted with three eggs which landed near them during a walkabout in York, before they were ushered away by minders. A …