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The Nigerian Government Wednesday gave an indication that it might declare a state of emergency in Anambra if the incessant killings and rising insecurity in the state persists. This, it said, is so as to protect the sanctity of the scheduled November 6 governorship election in the state. Attorney of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, gave the …

Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has said the just-concluded Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) will guarantee better opportunities for the girl-child, reassuring the government’s commitment to ensuring that every female child in the state realizes her fullest potentials. The tournament, with the theme, ‘promoting the girl-child,’ ended at the weekend with the 2021 Aiteo Cup champions, Bayelsa …

Hundreds of thousands of children were abused in the Catholic Church in France over the past 70 years, an independent commission concluded on Tuesday. The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (CIASE) published its final report on Oct. 5 at a live-streamed presentation in Paris. The almost 2,500-page report said that an estimated 216,000 children were abused by priests, deacons, monks, or …

…assigns portfolios to commissioners Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in 11 commissioners and two Special Advisers as members of the Edo State Executive Council (EXCO). The commissioners and their portfolios include: Joseph Eboigbe is the Commissioner for Finance; Prof. Obehi Akoria, Health; Mrs. Otse Momoh-Omorogbe, Budget and Planning; Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, Education; Isoken Omo, Physical Planning and …

Port Harcourt, Nigeria – A coalition of thirty-two (32) Civil Society Organizations based in the oil-rich Niger Delta drawn from Human Rights, Host Oil Communities, Women Groups, Faith Based and Persons Living With Disabilities (PWDs) has hailed the appointment of Isiyaku Abdullahi as the Managing Director, Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), describing his appointment as “a square peg in a …

By Okhide Em’ya David & Bob MajiriOghene-Etemiku Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has uncovered a toxic waste  dump site allegedly built  by Shell in Kdere, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.ERA/FoEN in a press statement,  signed by its Programme Director, Barrister Mike Karikpo, stated that a team of its Environmental Field Monitors visited Lot 13 and …

Edo State Government has clarified that the recent announcement for Alaghodaro was for the composition of the Board of Trustees for Alaghodaro and not the committee to organize Governor Godwin Obaseki’s fifth anniversary in office. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, announced 10 persons to make up the Board of Trustees for Alaghodaro. He said the …

Newly appointed Chief Judge of Edo State, Hon. Justice Joe Acha took the oath of office, administered today by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. During the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House in Benin City, the governor stressed the need for collaboration among the three arms of government to engender good governance. “I congratulate my Lord, Justice Joe Acha, on the attainment …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, unveiled 1000 newly trained Edo Supporting Teachers To Achieve Results (EdoSTAR) teaching fellows, to strengthen the teaching corps in the state. The governor also assured that his administration will continue to prioritise the welfare of teachers in the state, describing them as indispensable in the task of nation-building. Obaseki spoke while addressing …

Nigeria’s problems are surmountable, but the solutions require the coming together of like minds especially the best hands because “our generational challenges have generational solutions”, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja on Monday evening at the public presentation of a book titled ‘Politics that Works – What Schools and Seminars won’t Teach You …