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A 13-man Edo State Productivity Committee to sustain the government’s efforts at stimulating productivity and driving the state’s industrial growth was inaugurated on Thursday by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. During the inauguration of the committee, headed by Barr. Joel Edionwe, at the Government House in Benin City, Obaseki said his government remains committed to engendering progress. The governor …

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has declared Monday, June 13, as a public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day which comes up on June 12. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr M. L. Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday. He congratulated Nigerians …

The National Security Council, on Thursday, revealed that the Islamic State, West African Province masterminded the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State that left over 25 people dead on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Scene of the attack The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this to State House correspondents, shortly after the over three-hour council meeting …

• Urges issue-based, violence free campaigns Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated presidential election flag bearers of various political parties particularly Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples democratic Party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All peoples Congress, Peter Obi of the Labour Party  as well as others for the emergence at the conclusion of party primaries, urging them to …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) of Nigeria, has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory yesterday at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primaries. Osinbajo contested the presidential primary election with Tinubu and many others, but lost to the former Lagos State Governor and current National Leader of the All Progressives Congress. Below is the full statement signed …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has recognised the faction of the Labour Party (LP), which produced a former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as its presidential candidate. The NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, confirmed this on Thursday, in reaction to the emergence of one Jude Ezenwafor as the factional presidential candidate of the party for the 2023 elections. Mr Ezenwafor was reported to have …

Ahead of today’s deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for political parties to conclude their primaries, 16 of the 18 registered political parties have produced their presidential candidates. At press time, two parties, the African Democratic Party, ADP; and Action Peoples Party, APP, were yet to produce their candidates Parties that have produced their standard bearers include the …

We are not at war with Peter Obi, Acting National Chairman of LP The Political quargmire in the Labour Party, LP took another dimension yesterday  as its acting national chairman,  Calistus Uju Okafor yesterday announced ambassador  Jude Ezenwafor as the Presidential candidate for the party ahead of 2023 Presidential election.  Okafor who announced Okafor as the candidate to fly the …

As part of its contribution to address the scourge of unemployment in the country, the National Agricultural Mechanization  Cooperative of Nigeria, NAMCON, is set to create Nigeria agro extension service centres in 528 local government areas across 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The aim of the scheme is to provide direct jobs for 15 youths …

While ex-Lagos governor Bola Tinubu scored 1,271 votes to win the presidential primary of the ruling party, APC, four other aspirants scored zero votes. Mr Tinubu was one of the 23 aspirants cleared to take part in the primary held in Abuja from Tuesday to Wednesday. Each of the 23 aspirants paid N100 million for the forms. At the venue of …