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‘Ossiomo Power Company not owing for gas supply’ – Igiehon Edo State Government has concluded plans to extend the Ossiomo Power to other senatorial districts in the state, in a renewed effort by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to tackle the challenges of power supply and spur industrialization. The Managing Director, Ossiomo Power, Dr. Uwa Igiehon, who disclosed this in a …

Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has called for a halt to a planned solidarity gathering by the Coalition of Social cultural Organizations over the arrest and detention of the Secretary, Benin Traditional Council Frank Irabor and some chiefs in Benin Kingdom. The planned solidarity gathering had been slated for Monday September 5, 2022 at 7:am. A statement released by the Chief …

Factional chairman and governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Ifagbemi Awamaridi, has said attempts by some persons in the party to usurp his positions as the “bonafide chairman and governorship candidate of the party” can lead to the nullification of the presidential candidacy of Peter Obi. Awamaridi, who spoke with Saturday PUNCH in a telephone interview on …

Nigeria’s High Commission in Kenya has refuted an online media report alleging the targeting and killing of Nigerians in the East African country. In a statement issued in Nairobi on Saturday, a copy of which was received by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Commission described the story as a concoction replete with falsehood. It urged the public to …

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Saturday said journalists and other media practitioners were the most dehumanised people in Nigeria. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi while presenting two new Toyota Hiece buses to the Government House Press Crew and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state. According to him, media practitioners are always …

Leaders of the three main socio-cultural organizations in Benue State, under the auspices of the Mdzough U Tiv, MUT, Ochetoha K’Idoma, OKI and Omi Ny’Igede, ONI, have vowed to resist the Miyetti Allah’s plot to create its vigilante group in the state. The leaders maintained that a group whose members had allegedly unleashed mayhem in Benue state leading to the …

A 40-year-old woman, Mrs Joy Sunday, who was arrested by the Akwa Ibom Police Command for conspiracy over the kidnap of her husband, on Friday, opened up on why she masterminded her partner’s abduction. She said she involved herself in the act because her husband had starved her of sex and money for too long. It was gathered that the …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tasked manufacturers in the state to leverage the investment-friendly climate to produce more export-ready made-in-Edo goods so as to boost foreign exchange revenue. The governor made the call during the week at the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Edo/Delta, which was held in Benin City, the state …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it plans to publish the final list of candidates for Presidential, Senate and House of Representatives seats on September 20, its Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said at the ”Expert Meeting on Conducting Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections in Volatile Security Environment” in Abuja yesterday. The event was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) …

“It is therefore instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly their visa preferences without any ambiguity and also respect the immigration laws of other countries so as to avoid unwarranted treatments,” a statement signed by Francisca Omayuli for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following another video on social media showing Nigerians who arrived in the UAE but were not …