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Edo State Government has said 39 healthcare workers in the state have been infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the last 72 hours. Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Osamwonyi Irowa, during a press briefing in Benin City, said case management for critical care is being strengthened to ensure effective management of severe cases of COVID-19. He …

… as firm secures 5000ha plantation in Edo Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his government is focused on building the capacity of thepeople to attract private investments in agro-industrialization. Obaseki, speaking during a virtual meeting with the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, high-ranking US government officials and agribusiness investors, saidthe focus of his administration on …

By Okhide Em’ya David War against illegal Drugs consumption and sales in Edo State, on Wednesday recorded tremendous boost  as the State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency( NDLEA) arrested 262 suspected  traffickers. NFLEA  State Commander, Mr. Buba Wakayama told Journalists in Benin City  that they also  seized 15,253.82kg of narcotics including cannabis, cocaine, heroin and tramadol  in …

By Okhide Em’ya David  Opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo says it  finds it ridiculous that each time a matter of vital and urgent public importance to the good people of Edo State is raised, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “goes bananas” and starts chasing shadows instead of focusing on the very critical issue at stake. “The issue …

*Another N255million approved for repairs of oxygen plants in 5 hospitals President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of Covid-19 patients who need oxygen.  This disclosure emerged at the first National Economic Council meeting of the year presided over by Vice President …

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the number of out-of-school children has reduced from 10.1million in 2019 to 6.95 million in 2020. Mr Adamu, who spoke at the 2020 Annual Ministerial briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said the reduction was through the Federal Government’s Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) initiative. The minister said BESDA initiative in 17 states had been …

Joe Biden was on Wednesday sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at a scaled-down ceremony overseen by over 20,000 National Guards in Washington DC. Biden took the oath of office administered by US Chief Justice, John Roberts, and became the oldest US president in history at age 78. The president in his inaugural address pledged to end the …

The Yoruba Summit Group (YSG) has said that with the statement credited to the presidency, it is evident that dark clouds are all over Nigeria. YSG, which is the umbrella body for all Yorùbá Groups expressed worry that rather than supporting the quit notice order by governor Rotimi  Akeredolu (SAN) against illegal herders in Ondo state forests reserves, the presidency, …

By Igbotako Nowinta Today, we are faced with a government unblinkingly moving in one direction, with unpopular programmes and intentions. In a country where millions of graduates and artisans are roaming the streets, a character who was once an associate Comrade has turned full circle, to be a promiscuous spade and rake, executing dirty and offensive jobs on behalf of …

President Joe Biden warned new White House employees he would terminate them if he found them trashing one another, thereby setting the tone on the direction of the new administration. Making explicit he wanted to break with the toxic environment that pervaded the West Wing during the previous administration, Biden said he wanted his staff governed by collegiality and respect, …