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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has pledged to sustain reforms in the state’s healthcare and education system, civil service, security architecture, agricultural sector, as well as other infrastructural projects, among others. Obaseki, who made this known in his new year’s message of felicitation with Edo people, said it was aimed at improving the lives of the people and achieving …

Edo State Government has reiterated its commitment to digitization of its processing and building the capacity of civil and public servants to better deliver services to Edo people in 2022. The Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., who disclosed this in his New Year message to workers, thanked the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for not only …

God will not forgive the Peoples Democratic Party if it fails to heed the yearnings of Nigerians to return to power, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said. According to PUNCH, Wike stated this while answering questions from journalists during a day visit to Bauchi State on Saturday, lamenting that Nigeria is in serious crisis at the moment, with insecurity …

The Nigeria Football Federation has settled for 61-year-old Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro as the new head coach for the Super Eagles. Though the appointment of Peseiro is coming just as the Super Eagles camp for the Africa Cup of Nations officially opens in Abuja, the NFF clarified that interim manager Augustine Eguavoen will still lead the Eagles to Cameroon. Definitely, many fans …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that his principal, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), made “tremendous progress” in the fight against banditry and insurgency in 2021. He stated this in Lagos on Thursday at a press conference to showcase the “achievements” of the Buhari regime during the outgoing year 2021. The PUNCH had earlier reported that no …

Malawi’s land minister on Thursday was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from a businessman to influence a land dispute in his favour, the country’s anti-corruption bureau said. The development is a blow for President Lazarus Chakwera, who made fighting corruption in the poor southern African country a central pillar of his election campaign in 2020. Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau said …

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said he is not against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari but speaks against the way the president is handling the deplorable security situation and economic woes in the country. He said this while fielding questions from newsmen at St Barkitha Catholic Secretariat Sokoto. “Ours has become a …

Edo State Government, through the State’s Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC) has procured additional four armored gunboats and four speedboats to curb criminal activities along the state’s coastal areas and waterways. The Chairman of EDSOGPADEC, Pastor Kennedy Osifo, who spoke to journalists, on behalf of other board members, immediately after inspecting the gun and speed boats, said …

By Bob Majiri-Oghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – A political movement, known as ‘Take the Bull by the Horns,’ has emerged in Abuja, in the build-up to political activity for the 2023 elections, with a promise to fight endemic problems like banditry,  insecurity, poverty and  high cost of living in Nigerian. Mr. Manual Oyeoka, ‘Moyeoka’, leader of the movement told newsman …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, swore in seven Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and 25 Special Assistants (SAs), with a strong message that they must perform in their respective official designations or be dropped. The swearing-in followed the harmonisation by leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo Local Government Area (LGA). Obaseki, who performed …