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By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON A new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ogbadu Aliyu Philip assumed duty in Edo State on Wednesday. CP Ogbadu took over from Johnson Babatunde Kokumo who was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of police, recently. The CP who hails from Kogi State on assumption of office in Edo went into a close door meeting …

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has cautioned an Islamic group, the Muslim Solidarity Forum, to be mindful of its utterances against the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah. The acting Chairman of MSF, Prof Isa Maishanu, made this known in a statement in reaction to the cleric’s Christmas Message. Reacting, the former minister tweeted, “Bishop Hassan Kukah …

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has been called upon to “quickly and quietly leave the seat of Caliphate” or immediately stop his “malicious vituperations against Islam and Muslims” and tender unreserved apology to the Muslim Ummah. The call by the Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto was contained in a press statement. It came amidst allegations by the Department of …

Following the surge in COVID-19 cases in Anambra State, the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has postponed the reopening of schools in the state by two weeks. Obiano stated this yesterday in his broadcast to the people of the state. He also banned any gathering exceeding 50 people in the state, while threatening to close any market that would violate …

Why I Won’t Invoke 25th Amendment against Trump, Pence Says in Letter to Speaker Pelosi U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday that he was opposed to invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office. “I do not believe that such a course of action is …

*VP pledges FG’s support so Nigerians can benefit *Team, composed of LUTH, Diaspora-based professors and scientists, notes encouragement from Presidency Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has embraced the efforts by a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of, and roles that Ivermectin drug can play in the treatment of the Coronavirus disease.The team, which is composed of Nigerian …

Justice Yunusa Musa-led three-member Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Benin, Edo State, on Monday, started the hearing of four remaining petitions against Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu. The outcome of the petition will determine whether or not the two will continue in office also joined in the suits is the Peoples Democratic Party.The four remaining petitions …

By Okhide  Em’ya David  A national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barrister Ken Imansuangbon has asked the Governor of Edo State Mr Godwin Obaseki, whom he described as a “very good and detribalized Nigerian ” to be magnanimous in victory in terms of even and equitable distribution of both infrastructure and human capital development after a resounding victory …

Edo State Government has insisted that it will not allow workers and visitors without face masks into government offices as part of measures put in place to check the spread of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement, the State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, Esq, said collective effort is required to check the spread of the deadly …

Active cases of coronavirus, being managed at the state’s isolation and treatment centers have climbed to 215, with the record of 18 new cases. The Edo COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this during the week in a briefing of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), chaired by Governor Godwin Obaseki. According to him, “We have recorded 18 new COVID-19 …