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Over 90,000 pupils from private and public schools sat for the 2022 Primary Six Examination held across the state at the weekend, Edo State Government has said. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, spoke to journalists at Olua Primary School after monitoring the exams in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo South Senatorial District of Edo …

There was a mini rowdiness at Ward 10 Unit 9, Ilupeju along Ikere -Ado Expressway in Ikere Ekiti, in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State as some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps allegedly stormed the polling unit and took away a huge sum of money from some politicians in the unit. A voter in the …

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, an Ondo State-based legal practitioner, Morakinyo Ogele, has advised electorates to shun the act of selling their votes to politicians on the election day. He alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress was planning to involve in the act of vote buying and called on the people of the state to reject …

The Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has backed the presidential bid of former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, saying his candidacy has brought a new dimension to the Nigerian politics. The Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Damian Okeke-Ogene, stated this yesterday in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State, while receiving the executive members of the …

The funeral service for victims of the June 5 terror  attack on  St Francis Catholic Church, Owo is currently ongoing.  The event is being held at the Conference Hall of Mydas Hotel, along Owo-Ikare expressway, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. THISDAY reported that 40 persons out of the 127 involved in the attack were killed, leaving 61 …

• Why govs can’t be trusted with state police, by Malami• Buhari insists govt has degraded B’Haram, IPOB, others• Police boss laments irregular pay, power failure as Force graduates 205 officers Ondo State Governor and Chairman of South West Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, warned the Federal Government that its inability to secure life and property would soon leave citizens with …

In this exclusive interview with ABIODUN SANUSI, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party and national leader of the Kwankwasiya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, said he would not forego his presidential ambition for anyone, including the presidential candidates of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. How do you intend …

German pensioner Gabriele Washah waits in line to fill her trolley with bags of carrots for 50 cents, yoghurts just past their sell-by date and bunches of wilting flowers. With the cost of living soaring across Europe, the 65-year-old retired shop assistant is one of many Germans turning to food banks to make ends meet. “Sometimes I go home from …

… Company says 30-hectare nursery underway in Orhionmwon LGA Saro Oil Palm Limited, an integrated agricultural company has embarked on pre-planting activities in preparation for the development of a 10,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State. The company’s Managing Director, Dr. Tunde Faturonti made the disclosure while at a facility tour and meeting with leaders of …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Thursday afternoon, announced Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate for the 2023 election, thus bringing a climax to the suspense and speculations that had attended the choice for weeks. Mr Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria between 1999 and 2007, made theannouncement during a meeting attended …