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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged global leaders and other development stakeholders to expand opportunities for women in rural areas to drive sustainable development in communities. Obaseki gave the charge in commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, celebrated by the United Nations and its partners, on August 9, each year. He said, “In commemoration of this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, there is the …

…Says Kizz snubbed show despite pleas, tears A concert promoter in Tanzania, Stephen Uwa, has narrated why Nigerian singer and songwriter, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, aka Kizz Daniel, refused to show up for a concert in Tanzania. The police on Monday arrested the singer in Tanzania for failure to show up for a paid concert, according to report by PUNCH. Speaking with …

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari disclosed on Tuesday that the Federal Government has disbursed a total of N100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans to expand their capital base and boost local production of medicines and medical consumables. Buhari made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday, while receiving the new Executive Members of the Nigerian Medical Association …

Against the backdrop of the prevailing Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU strike, a report released by an advocacy group, Invictus Africa, on Tuesday, disclosed that the educational sector received its lowest budgetary allocation in 2022. . The report entitled, “Data and Analysis of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Budgetary Allocation to Education between 2015 and 2022,” pegged the federal …

Explains politicians twisted his “I’m fully in charge of Rivers votes” declaration Governor Nyesom Wike on Tuesday boasted that his widely acknowledged outstanding stewardship in office reflects his personal capacity and passion to deliver enduring development to Rivers state people and nothing to do with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) he belongs. Wike during Tuesday’s commissioning of dualised Ogbunuabali – …

United States tennis champion, Serena Williams, announced on Tuesday that ‘the countdown has begun’ to her retirement from the sport. In this file photo taken on June 6, 2021 Serena Williams of the US returns the ball to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during their women’s singles fourth round tennis match on Day 8 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis …

There were strong indications, yesterday, that the peace moves between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential  candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, may have crumbled. This is as Wike supporters have accused Atiku of not showing good faith in the reconciliation process. Atiku had met with the Rivers governor last Thursday in Abuja over the crisis rocking the …

The FBI executed a search warrant Monday at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents, including classified documents, that may have been brought there, three people familiar with the situation told CNN. The former President confirmed that FBI agents were at Mar-a-Lago and said “they even broke into …

Singer and songwriter, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, aka Kizz Daniel, has been allegedly arrested in Tanzania after failing to show up for a paid concert in the country. Fans of the singer who had gathered at the venue of his advertised show in Tanzania left in anger and trashed the place after he failed to show up, viral videos monitored by Punch …

…NURTW commends extension of deadline for state colour code compliance  Edo State Government and leaders of the Edo State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have agreed on a one-week notice for drivers to renew their licence and vehicle particulars, before commencement of enforcement for compliance. The Chairman, Edo State Chapter of the NURTW, Comrade Chief Odion …