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Organiser of the historic Okpekpe international 10km road race, Mike Itemuagbor, has dedicated his award as the pioneer of world acclaimed road races in Nigeria to the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki. Itemuagbor’s effort at organising the first World Athletics label road race in West Africa was recognised at the SportsVille awards on Sunday.  According to the organiser, Itemuagbor …

Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma on Tuesday said that there is nothing wrong if the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC decides to shift its national convention from the February 26 scheduled date. Uzodinma who had a separate session with President Muhammadu Buhari on issues concerning the state said this while fielding questions from State House correspondents, according to Vanguard News …

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, didn’t shut down satellite units of the Intelligence Response Team and Special Tactical Squads in the country, acting Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, has said. Adejobi made this clarification in a telephone chat with The PUNCH on Tuesday while reacting to reports (not by The PUNCH) that the police boss ordered the closure …

Academic activities will begin at the newly revamped multi-campus Edo College of Education with sites in Igueben, Abudu and Afuze before the end of 2022, Edo State Government has hinted. The government, however, said the academic calendar of the defunct College of Education in Igueben will not be truncated, promising that students of the college will graduate as and when …

Okhide Em’ya David Activities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) were temporarily disrupted on Tuesday morning as members of the Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) protested the killing of their member, identified as Dr. Otote Osaikhuomwan, aged 36. He was of the Department of Ophthalmology. Osaikhuomwan was reportedly killed at his Residence in Ugbor area of Benin City …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has eulogised Greg Ogbeifun, for his outstanding contributions to the development of the state’s education sector, especially the setting up of the Greg Ogbeifun Maritime Institute of Technology (GOMINT). The governor gave the commendation during a book launch, titled; “Not Always Easy: My Voyage from Obscurity,” as part of activities to mark the …

Ahead of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for February 26, 2022, the Concerned APC Members Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hold a meeting with all the national chairmanship aspirants, with the aim of picking a consensus candidate. The group in a letter dated February 11, 2022, which was addressed to Buhari and signed …

• Union extends meeting, to announce decision today• Most lecturers support industrial action, says source• Parents, stakeholders appeal for restraints• Ex-minister seeks intervention of former union leaders It was two full days of meeting: two days of ‘to strike’ or ‘not to strike’ and at the end, many Nigerians had to go to bed hopeful that the National Executive Committee …

After serious deliberations that dragged into the early hours of Monday, the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has voted to embark on one-month warning strike to press home its demands from the government. A source at the meeting held in Lagos told Vanguard in confidence that the strike is to allow the Federal …

Anxiety has enveloped students, parents and university staff as the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU’s) National Executive Council meeting is ongoing, the Vanguard reported on Sunday. The meeting taking place at the University of Lagos, Akoka Campus, was convened by the union to decide possible action to take following the alleged refusal of the federal government to accede to its …