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…As work progresses on the port project, Edo State Government meets with over 15 host communities Benin River Port is expected to position Nigeria to benefit from facilities of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), under which investment in agriculture is a major consideration, aside of the generation of massive employment opportunities during the construction and operational phases. As …

By Okhide Em’ya David The Leadership Crisis which engulfed the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State Chapter, has been resolved with the suspension slammed on the Chairman, Dr Tony Aziegbemi lifted. Edo State PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, in a Statement at the weekend, said the State Working Committee of the Party lifted the suspension after a report of …

Edo State Government has urged parents, religious leaders and educationists to deploy innovative measures to counter misinformation on drug abuse among children. Addressing participants at a sensitisation programme in Benin City, Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Social Development and Gender Issues, Mrs. Dorcas Idehen, said stakeholders must collaborate to check social ills, including drug and alcohol abuse, gangsterism and …

Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero was crowned as the 15th Emir of Kano, today at a colorful ceremony which drew dignitaries from far and wide, including Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. The coronation featured, among others, the administration of the oath, and formal presentation of the Staff of Office to the Emir, traditional …

Google intervened to remove nine Android apps downloaded more than 5.8 million times from the company’s Play Store after the apps were caught furtively stealing users’ Facebook login credentials. “The applications were fully functional, which was supposed to weaken the vigilance of potential victims. With that, to access all of the apps’ functions and, allegedly, to disable in-app ads, users …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has described the National Assembly as a highly misjudged institution. He lamented that people had erroneously believed that N37billion earlier earmarked for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex and later cut to N9.2billion had been collected and embezzled by the lawmakers. He said people often fail to give credit to the institution when it delivers …

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has dismissed the motion that was filed before it by one Kenechukwu Okeke seeking to strike out the suit that was filed by celebrities and activists against their trial. The Court also gave an order prohibiting the Nigerian Police Force and Kenechukwu Okeke from taking any steps to prosecute the individuals over …

Seven are in the race for now. More may still join. Few may also withdraw along the line. But, the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention itself has remained elusive. Although the unelected National Caretaker Committee, led by Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, has unfolded plans for ward, local government and state congresses, the fate of the national congress is …

Despite heavy presence of armed policemen and soldiers around Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos, agitators of Yoruba nation have started coming out in their numbers. They are chanting diffrent kinds of freedom songs, including, “No going back,” “We want Oodua Nation,” among others. So far, the rally is going on peacefully without harassment from security agents. The agitators surfaced around …

Gunshots have been fired by policemen present at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos as the Yoruba nation rally begins. This was after the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, addressed journalists at the venue saying no rally is allowed in Lagos. However, some Yoruba nation agitators dared the security operatives by spreading banners and flyers to announce …