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Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has said that the Ministries of Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Education and the Edo Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS) top revenue generation in the state in the first quarter of 2022. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Edo State Internal Revenue Service’s (EIRS) Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) Taskforce, Hon. John Inegbedion. He …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday, disclosed that Peter Nwachukwu, alleged murderer of his wife, famous musician, Osinachi Nwachukwu is still in the custody of the police while investigations continue. IGP made the disclosure when he received the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, OFR, who paid …

“But you cannot give us erratic electricity that is undependable and then blame us again that we are lazy,” Mr Tinubu says. A presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has taken a swipe at Nigerian leaders, saying he would tackle the challenges they have failed to address if he becomes the president. Speaking in Lagos on Saturday while addressing hundreds of young …

Kaduna is also the state where bandits attacked a moving train, killing some of the passengers and kidnapping dozens of others. An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in Kaduna, PRNigeria has reported. The online media, which has links to Nigeria’s security institutions, said the aircraft is a training aircraft. “While details of the incident are …

“If you emerge as the candidate of the party, you need every other aspirant and every member of the party to canvass for you in many parts of the country.” The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has called on all the party’s presidential aspirants not to attack one another in the course of seeking its ticket. The …

•Govt, ASUU feud has forced us into menial jobs —Students •I work in construction sites in Awka, carry blocks and make N3,000 daily —UNN student •I am learning make-up, bead-making —Miss Kenneth, ABSU student •Strike helped me to start saving money for my school —EBSU student •Strike can continue; I’ve seen that bakery business can fetch good money —IMSU student …

Says ‘we won’t give tickets to women unfriendly aspirants’ Abuja—Against the multiplicity of aspirants who have signified interest in seeking its presidential ticket, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has said President Muhammadu Buhari would work in concert with its National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and other organs of the party to come up with acceptable candidates for next year’s general …

…Says 2nd set of over 250 Will also Be eligible for credit Edo State Government is linking the first batch of over 200 successful participants in the second phase of the financial literacy workshop for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to credit sources. The State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Afishetu Braimoh gave the assurance at the opening …

A military aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has crashed in Kaduna state with many officers on board reportedly killed. Last year, a military aircraft conveying the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others crashed, killing all the officers onboard including the Army Chief. According to a source, it was a Super Mushak, which is trainer …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and Bishop Matthew Kukah The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said that Aisha Buhari,  the wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), also agrees with what he said about her husband. Kukah made this known in an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday morning monitored by our correspondent. …