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Edo State government is committed to the development of a new airport in Auchi, Edo North Senatorial District of the State, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said. Obaseki said the federal government has given the state tentative approval for the Auchi Airport, noting that the government is working with aviation experts to finalize the survey of the airport …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the governing board for the state’s primary healthcare development agency, in furtherance of ongoing health reforms in the state. Obaseki at the inauguration of the board at the Government House, in Benin City, said the board will help bolster the government’s efforts at repositioning the healthcare system and promoting access to quality …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, March 26, 2023 mourned the passing of Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, who served as Chief of General Staff from 1993 to 1997 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994 under the Abacha regime. He hailed the departed elder statesman “for his love, belief and loyalty to the country,” …

The crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State worsened on Sunday as the ward executive of the party slammed suspension on the party’s National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Ayu’s suspension is coming barely a few days after the party’s National Working Committee had dragged the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, to its disciplinary committee on alleged anti …

In the build up to the 2023 general elections, several opinion polls were conducted to give insight into the likely outcome of the elections, especially the February 25, 2023 presidential elections. A list of the organisations that conducted the opinion polls includes the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), Political Africa Initiative (POLAF), NOI Polls Limited, Stears, SBM Intelligence, Bloomberg, Fitsch …

Former Nigeria’s chief of general staff and defence chief Lt. Gen Oladipo Diya has died, his family said on Sunday. He was 79. “On behalf of the entire Diya family, both at home and abroad, we announce the passing on to Glory of our dear Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother, Lt. General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (retd),” said his son …

Nigeria’s Department of State Service (DSS) warned on Saturday that there were plots by some elements to stoke nationwide violence that could disrupt peace, law and order in the land. But, the DSS quickly warned those behind the evil plan to abandon their plot or be dealt with in accordance with the laws of Nigeria. The alarm was contained in …

One of Nigeria’s Premier Institutions, the University of Benin, located in Benin City, Edo State of the country has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honored as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development on the continent. According to …

By Eben Enasco Tears and unforgettable pains swirled the mood of the family of a thirty-three-year-old graduate who was allegedly shot to dead by unknown political thugs during the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Edo State, as his body was committed to mother earth in Benin City on Saturday. The deceased, Festus Idahosa was killed alongside …

As decided at the last round of the EU-U.S. High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific on 2 December 2022, the European Union and the United States of America conducted a joint naval exercise on March 23 and 24, 2023, according to the State Department. The joint naval exercise took place in the framework of the EU and U.S. patrolling and exercising …