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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which held that Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki did not forge his certificates to contest for the 2020 gubernatorial election. The members of the Appeal Court panel, which delivered the judgement in the case with suit no CA/ABJ/CV/71/2021 between All Progressive Congress …

*VP declares open retreat to review BPE Act Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria has said that the only way to effectively address Nigeria’s massive infrastructural deficit is by Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement in one form or the other.Prof. Osinbajo (SAN), stated this today at the opening of a 2-day retreat of the National Council on Privatization (NCP). The retreat …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has stepped up the campaign for the return of prized Benin artifacts looted from the kingdom, rallying the German Government to ensure return of the artefacts and the realization of the proposed Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA). The governor during a meeting with top diplomats from the German Foreign Office at the …

The National Association of Resident Doctors has asked its members to prepare for an indefinite nationwide strike from March 31, 2021. The PUNCH reports that this will be the third nationwide strike by doctors in just nine months. NARD is the largest union of doctors in the public sector and its members have been on the frontline of the COVID-19 response. …

Samia Suluhu Hassan is a soft-spoken, Muslim woman thrust from the obscure role of vice president to become Tanzania’s first female leader after John Magufuli’s sudden death. Under the constitution, Hassan, the country’s 61-year-old vice president, will serve the remainder of Magufuli’s second five-year term, which does not expire until 2025. A former office clerk and development worker, Hassan began …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which held that Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki did not forge his certificates to contest for the 2020 gubernatorial election. The members of the Appeal Court panel, which delivered the judgement in the case with suit no CA/ABJ/CV/71/2021 between All Progressive Congress …

ATLANTA, GA — The trio of Georgia spa shootings that left eight people dead sets up a moment for President Joe Biden to step into a familiar role as the “comforter in chief” — one that eluded his predecessor — when he and Vice President Kamala Harris visit Atlanta on Friday. Biden and Harris had already scheduled a visit to …

WOODSTOCK, GA — Authorities are searching for answers to why a gunman opened fire at three massage parlors across metro Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least eight people and wounding more. However, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Capt. Jay Baker said Wednesday that the gunman, identified as Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, admitted to killings and blamed the massage parlors for fueling …

By Okhide Em’ya David Lead  suspect in the murder  of the Okhaighele of kolokolo community,Ologbo Dukedom, Ikpoba Okha local government Area, Edo State Nigeria, Mr Sunny Etchie, on Tuesday  appeared at the state high court (criminal court one), presided over by justice Efe Ikonmwonba. The suspect identified as  Mr. Orighomisan Kaka who was arrested by men of anti-kidnapping and cyber crime …

…backs state, community policing to tackle rising insecurity Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made a case for an upward review of the 13 percent oil derivation fund for the Niger Delta. The governor noted that the fund from the Federal Government is not enough to meet the developmental needs of the people of the region. Obaseki, who spoke …