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Abuja Court Adjourns APC’s Alleged Certificate Forgery Suit Against Obaseki

Abuja Federal High Court has adjourned the alleged certificate forgery case of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo until December 30, 2020. The Vanguard reported that at the resumed hearing on Tuesday, the APC through its counsel, Mr. Akin Olujimi, SAN, attempted to tender some documents in evidence through a subpoenaed witness. The PDP and …

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Worsening Edo Insecurity: Gunmen Assassinate Carpenter In Broad Daylight

By Okhide Em’ya David.. It was a gory sight on Tuesday afternoon at Upper Sakponba axis of Benin City, Edo State Nigeria, following the gruesome murder of a Carpenter popularly called “Papa  Mali.”  There was pandemonium  as the unmasked  gunmen  invaded the Okabere  area of Upper Sakponba and  shot Papa Mali  in the front  entrance  of  his workshop. The bewildered …

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MSMEs Survival Funds: Osinbajo Expresses Need To Extend Benefits To Larger Number Of Nigerian Populace

*FG Covid-19 Stimulus package impacts about a million already *VP also meets automotive manufacturers on new tariffs Nigerian Vice President Plan, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has hinted that there is need to expand the scope and reach of the benefits of ongoing implementation of the Survival Fund under the Economic Sustainability Plan “to an even larger number of the populace.”  Osinbajo (SAN) …

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Victim Of #EndSARS Protest Who Lost N38m Worth Of Goods Begs Judicial Panel For Compensation

By Okhide Em’ya David A 59-year old victim of #EndSARS Protest in Benin City, Mr. Demian Oyendikwe has made a passionate appeal to the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses for financial compensation over the alleged loss of his goods worth N38million. Mr. Demian Oyendikweb  told the panel  on Monday that his warehouse at …

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Biden Says His Transition Team Has ‘Encountered Roadblocks’ From Trump Appointees

CNN President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said his transition team has “encountered roadblocks” from political leadership at the Defense Department and the Office of Management and Budget as his advisers work with the Trump administration. “We just aren’t getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas,” Biden said, after receiving a virtual briefing from members …

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House Veto Override May Show Trump’s Grip On GOP Slipping

CNN President Donald Trump’s ability to scramble American political lines continues even from the golf course, with House votes Monday showing that his feverish hold over the GOP — and US government — is hurtling toward a humbling end. But be warned: Following along could induce some whiplash.The House of Representatives took a pair of votes Monday night with mixed results …

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23 Dead, 22 Injured As Lagos-bound Truck Crashes In Niger

Niger State Police Command has said 23 persons died when a truck fully loaded with cows and 45 persons, skidded off the road and somersaulted into a bush. The accident occurred at about 0500 hours on the Bokani-Makera road in Mokwa Local Government, according to Police Commissioner Mr. Adamu Usman, who confirmed the crash to the News Agency of Nigeria …

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Insecurity: Reps Deny Apologizing To Buhari For Inviting Him To NASS

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has refuted media reports that it had apologized to President Muhammadu Buhari or the Presidency for inviting him earlier in the month to brief it on the escalating insecurity situation in the country, the Vanguard has reported. It will be recalled that the House had on December 1, through a motion collectively sponsored by all the …

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Okomu Oil Palm PLC Splashes Long Service Award Gifts On Employees

By Okhide Em’ya David Phenomenal rewards mechanism as the best form of Motivation drew public attention recently when oil palm giant, the Okomu Oil Palm PLC, presented cash awards of undisclosed amount and doled out expensive gifts to employees who have worked meritoriously from fifteen to twenty five years, at its annual long service award ceremony. The gifts handed over …

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Edo 2020: Leave Oshiomhole Alone, Edo APC Deputy Chairman Fights Back At Shaibu

By Okhide Em’ya David Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo North, Emperor Jarret Tenebe has accused Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu of unnecessarily slandering former two-time Governor of the State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. He said Shaibu should leave Oshiomhole out of “inability to present his Educational Certificates and that of the governor Mr. Godwin …

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