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Delta State top the medals table and are set to be crowned champions of the 20th National Sports Festival, which ends on Wednesday (today),  As of the time of filing this report, Team Delta top the table with 124 gold, 91 silver and 83 bronze, with Team Edo second with 103 gold, 97 silver and 85 bronze. Team Bayelsa are …

Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu is on the verge of making history as the first top politician to lead a football team to a gold medal finish at the National Sports Festival, as Team Edo battle Team Lagos in the final of the men’s football event on Monday (today). Hosts Edo and Lagos states have proven to be the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reassured that his government will continue to pursue policies and programmes to enhance digital transformation for businesses in the state so as to increase their competitive advantage, improve performance and boost growth. Obaseki gave the assurance when he received the Founder and Chairman, Zinox Group, Mr. Leo Ekeh, who was on a courtesy …

COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the potentials, talents and the creativity of the Nigerian scientists, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday. In a speech delivered earlier on his behalf by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at a public forum organized by the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, the President described Nigerian scientists as worthy assets to be nurtured. He commended Nigerian engineers for …

The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that judges and other judicial officers across the country will soon be getting good pay and welfare packages. Malami made this known in a speech made available to newsmen by Dr. Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the minister while inaugurating the remodeled Sokoto State High Court …

Fulani herdsmen in the early hours on Monday attacked a village in Ngbo community of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was gathered that many have allegedly lost their lives following the development as houses of innocent indigenes of the area have been burnt down by the rampaging herdsmen in the area. Ebonyi State Government had, on Wednesday, …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, is currently appearing before the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Review the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms, Ammunition and Related Hardware by Military, Paramilitary and Other Law Enforcement Agencies. The committee had no less than two times invited Attahiru and Governor of the Central Bank of …

Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called for the strengthening of the nation’s electoral laws to restore the integrity of the ballot. This is even as Dr Jonathan argued that the standard practice is that the electoral management bodies exercise the sole responsibility of returning candidates and declaring winners while the judiciary complements by either upholding declared results or …

Bayelsa State swimmer, Ifiezibe Gagbe yesterday won the women’s 800m freestyle to make it gold number six. And cheering Bayelsa State delegation at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium poolside launched a chorus of “N6M, N6M.” This is in anticipation that the Bayelsa State government would reward any gold medal winner with a cash gift of N1m. Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports Daniel …

Team Lagos on Saturday defeated its Edo counterparts to qualify for the final of the handball male event at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin. Lagos team thrashed Edo by 38 – 24 to book a ticket for the final match, which would be decided on Sunday. In the female category, Delta beat Plateau 27 – 22 …