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*Say some  elders,leaders misled Buhari to make wrong appointments Northern elders have blamed the festering insecurity in the country especially in the North East and North West geopolitical zones on some leaders and elders of the region whom they said, saw the danger in the beginning of the crisis but refused to say the truth. They said the attachment of …

German sociologist and economic theorist, Karl Marx was absolutely right when he said that religion is the opium of the people. At least we have seen how individuals who thrive in crisis have, with religion as weapon, created rifts between otherwise united peoples in Nigeria as well as all over the world. The ongoing hijab crisis in schools in Kwara …

A former Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, a retired lieutenant general, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is according to a statement issued by Mamman Mohammed, Director of Press and Media to Governor Mai Mala Buni, Chairman APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) on Friday in Abuja. Mr Mohammed said that Mr Buni, who is also …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will declare the 20th National Sports Festival, Edo 2020, open on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, the Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC) and Edo State Deputy Governor, disclosed this during a meeting of the LOC, in Benin City. The sports fiesta will be held from April 2 to 14, in various venues in Benin City, …

A High Court in Akwa-Ibom State, on Thursday, sentenced a Nigerian professor, Peter Ogban, to three years in prison, for election fraud. The court, which found Mr Ogban guilty of fraudulent manipulation of election results, publishing and announcing of false results, also asked the professor to pay N100,000 fine. Mr Ogban, a professor of soil science, University of Calabar, and …

…Hails StarTimes’ roles towards feat Lagos State is exiting the analogue broadcasting April 29. From that day, broadcast signals will switch to digital and the nation will have successfully put the right steps to the second phase of the national digital switch over project. It is expected to terminate sometime in 2022. The journey practically began in 2016 with the …

Edo State Government has said it evicted squatters and trespassers from government buildings and landed properties in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) axis of Benin City, the state capital, after their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) were revoked, so as to effectively repossess the assets. In a statement, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the eviction followed revocation of the Certificates of Occupancy …

Edo has vaccinated 13, 662 persons across the state’s 18 local government areas with the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine with none showing any adverse effects after vaccination. Executive Secretary of the state’s Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Julie Erhabor, disclosed this during the daily virtual meeting of the State COVID-19 Taskforce, chaired by the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. …

    By Okhide Em’ya David A Commercial  Bus belonging to Ovia North East Line,  heading to Lagos from Benin on Wednesday, crashed into a  moving lorry killing five  passengers, with several other passengers sustaining  various degrees of severe injuries. The Bus which burst into flames immediately it crashed into the  Lorry with registration number ,Abuja ,ABC 218 ZW  trapped  the …

By Okhide Em’ya David Edo State Government has vowed to reclaim all government property encroached upon by unauthorized persons no matter how highly placed they are. This was the position of the State Government on Tuesday  when State officials  demolished buildings  illegally erected on some  government owned property.Joint security operatives comprising NSCDC, Edo State PUWOV were on the ground to …