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Edo State Government through the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) has said it will partner with experienced fashion designers in the state to boost skills development in the fashion industry. Managing Director of EdoJobs, Ukinebo Dare, in a chat with journalists in Benin City, said the partnership is aimed at boosting job creation opportunities for youths in the state. …

Edo State Government is committed to improving access to quality education at both the primary, secondary and tertiary levels in the state, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said, vowing to sustain investment in the sector to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Edo. Obaseki gave the assurance while addressing the newly elected Global President of the …

The court ordered the secret police to produce the 12 detainees and show cause why they should not be granted bail. The Federal High Court, in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the State Service Service (SSS) to produce the 12 persons arrested at the residence of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Ruling on an application brought by the …

Catholic bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have alleged that the current members of the National Assembly have not given legislation that would move the country forward. The clerics frowned at the current spate of insecurity across Nigeria, saying the country was no longer at ease. They also condemned the alleged action of the senate on the press regulation bill. This …

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor, on Thursday said “it is not the job of the military to stop anyone from agitation for whatever he so wishes, it is a political thing”. “But what we are against is having to use the instrument of violence to bring about the agitation”. Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor Irabor said …

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, has skyrocketed to a record high of N500 per kilogramme, forcing some Nigerians to turn to alternatives such as charcoal, kerosene and firewood amid high unemployment and poverty levels in the country. The price of cooking gas has risen by more than 60 per cent since early December last …

No fewer than four policemen and some unidentified persons were reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night in a renewed attack in Enugu. The burnt patrol van The attack occurred at a checkpoint in Obeagu-Amechi community in Enugu South Local Government Area. Apart from security operatives, The Guardian learnt that some residents and passers-by, who ran into the incident, were …

*Falana: He can’t be extradited without due process *Says Buratai hurriedly submitted request Cour D’Appel De Cotonou in Benin Republic, yesterday, after a hearing ordered the release of Mrs. Ropo, wife of a Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. This development came at a time the federal government was reportedly mulling its options over the fate …

The Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayirimi Emami, has cautioned the Ginuwa I Ruling House and kingmakers of the Warri Kingdom against going ahead with plans to crown Prince Tola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri next month. He said a coronation done against the terms of the 1979 Edict would not stand, adding: “Even if they go ahead …

Lingering banditry in the Northwest is painful, President Muhammadu Buhari said in his Duara country home, Katsina State, on Thursday. He described the situation as most disturbing and a source of concern to him because the bandits and their victims belong to the same tribe and religion. The President, who spoke while hosting 12 governors and some federal lawmakers, said: …