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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Peter Hawkins has said that the 36 states in Nigeria and the FCT will benefit from its Generation Unlimited initiative. The initiative, which he said is powered by UNICEF and the government of Nigeria would also target girls and persons living with disabilities. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed into law four bills including the bill for the establishment of the Edo State Public Building Maintenance Agency and the Flood Erosion and Watershed Management Agency. Obaseki who received the four bills for his assent at the Government House in Benin City, thanked the legislature for their commitment and dedication, and by …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Members of the Special squad of Edo Police Command have moved into a forest in Akoko-Edo local government area in search of bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements terrorizing the area. The commissioner of police in Edo State (CP) Philip Ogbadu directed the special operation led by SP Richard Balogun of the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-crime unit, to …

Former Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Osaze Osemwingie-Ero, has raised the alarm over the illegal detention of over 300 Nigerian youths in Italian prisons for trumped-up charges on mafia-related offences. Osemwingie said he learnt about the plight of the innocent young Nigerians during his wrongful detention in Italy as a result of a “very corrupt …

The proposal by the All Progressives Congress, APC to adopt the consensus method in choosing its officials and candidates in the forthcoming 2023 elections may have been triggered by the failure to pull down the structures of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, party sources have disclosed. Tinubu, according to insiders, has established a supremacy among presidential aspirants that gives him strong …

It is not for nothing journalists are sometimes called news hunters. I wear the badge with pride, and I know my colleagues do too.  For we really hunt – digging up facts, holding those in public positions accountable, dissecting their words and actions, suggesting alternatives. Now, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has issued a fresh invitation to us. …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is breaking new frontier in the judiciary when he launches Africa’s first court recording. The launch of Africa’s first court recording system which will be launched on July 26th will eliminate most manual proceedings and speedy up court judgments. Court recording system will also eliminate writing in long hand by Nigerian judges and ensure the commuting …

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, in this interview with FRIDAY OLOKOR, says the union’s age-long battle with the Federal Government, which has seen students being shut out of campuses for long months, is far from over ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke ASUU and the Federal Government have continued to battle over some irreconcilable differences. …

A dispute between Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, and Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, could jeopardise the return of the stolen Benin artefacts to Nigeria.Advertisement In 1897, the Benin kingdom, which was well-known for its rich cultural heritage and artefacts, was invaded by British soldiers, in what is now known as the Benin invasion of 1897. Thousands of bronze …

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola yesterday requested governors to sign the death warrants of convicts on death row who have exhausted all avenues of appeal to free up space in the nation’s correctional facilities. According to Aregbesola, “There are presently 3,008 condemned criminals waiting for their date with the executioners in our meagre custodial facilities. This consists of 2,952 males …