The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, listed Chukwuma Soludo as All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for the November 6 Anambra governorship ballot. This was despite the ruling of an Owerri High Court, same day, striking out a suit filed by the embattled former National Chairman of APGA, Victor Oye, seeking to remove Chukwuma Umeoji as the party’s candidate …
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…Why we are ranked 4th Best University – Aluyor, Edo University Uzairue Nigeria has the largest energy deficit in the world according to Professor Evbogbai, Riekpen Jacob Edekin of Edo State University Uzairue. Quoting a World Bank report, Edekin, a professor of electrical engineering, said collection of development indicators compiled from official sources in 2018 showed that only 56.5% of …
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Public schools in Nigeria are facing new security challenges such as the mass abduction of students by bandits in parts of the country. In Lagos State, PREMIUM TIMES observed internal and external threats to schools during an investigative tour. But the state government said it is planning to set up a special apparatus to provide protection. For some public schools …
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…unveils logo for female football tourney Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Besty Obaseki, has unveiled the logo for Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) 2021, with a commitment to harness the sporting talents in the state to empower more youths and tackle the scourge of irregular migration among teenage girls. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony in Government House, Benin City, …
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Edo State has recorded 22 new cases and one more COVID-19 related death, bringing the total number of deaths recorded in the third wave of the pandemic to three. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this after the daily virtual meeting of the State COVID-19 Taskforce, chaired by the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Obi said the …
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By Victor Ogiemwanre Ag. Chief Press Secretary to His Royal Majesty Ahead of the coronation of Olu of Warri designate, Prince Tsola Emiko scheduled for Saturday August 21, 2021, Great Benin King, His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II has urged Warri Kingmakers to adhere to Itsekiri traditions and customs. Oba Ewuare gave the charge when …
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The organisers of the forthcoming coronation of a Sultan of Shuwa Arab in Edo State have claimed that the Oba of Benin and the state government were aware of the event, noting that the coronation was already done and that August 21 and 22 were just for partying. Vanguard had reported plans by some Shuwa Arabs, said to be an …
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The leader of the Shuwa Arab in Edo State, Alhaji Idris Adanno has cleared the air on the controversy that has surrounded the purported plan to coronate a Sultan of Shuwa Arab in Benin City which has elicited condemnation from the public and the state government issuing a ban on the activity. Speaking to journalists in Benin City on Friday morning, Adanno …
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No fewer than five cases are currently before different courts on the eligibility or otherwise of Governor Mai Mala Buni holding the positions of the Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress and governor of Yobe State at the same time., investigation by The PUNCH has revealed. Of the five pending cases, three were initiated …
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Warri: Ahead of the Coronation of Omoba Tsola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri on Saturday some parts of the oil-rich city of Warri-South Local Government Area, are already wearing a new look with banners, billboards and decorations on the streets celebrating the coming event. A septuagenarian, Pa Churchill Oki, said he witnessed the coronation of the father of …
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