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Great Benin King, Oba Ewuare II, has condoled with families of unarmed protesters who lost their lives during the #EndSARS protests across Nigeria, especially at the Lekki toll gates and plaza in Lagos State. Oba Ewuare delivered the condolence message when he received Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and Planning, Clement Agba in his palace in Benin during the …

Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW), an organization comprised of Edo people in the United States and Canada has joined in the global calls for an end to Police brutality, and violence resulting from civil unrests in Nigeria. In a statement jointly signed by Mr. Edison Oyiboke-Osifo, Mr. Matins Idemudia and Mr. Festus Ehiozomwangie, National President, Chairman Council of Presidents and …

  BY OKHIDE EM’YA DAVID Edo state Police Command, on Wednesday paraded 126 criminal suspects, amongst them 10 armed Robbery suspects, and escaped prison inmates in connection with jail break and looting that greeted the EndSARS protests in Edo State.   Also paraded was a fleeing prisoner who, on escape from jail returned home and attempted to  murder the prosecution witness that …

Edo State Government has condemned the destruction and looting of critical public assets by suspected hoodlums, who hijacked the #EndSARS protests, appealing to the youths to stop further destruction of infrastructure in the state. Executive Chairman, Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA), Isoken Omo, who led a government delegation to inspect damaged buildings and property in Ministries, Departments and Agencies …

The seven-man Special Visitation Panel set up by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to look into the affairs of Ambrose Alli University on Wednesday met with stakeholders of the state-owned university, in Ekpoma. The Chairman of the Panel, Prof. I. K Omoruyi, while addressing journalists after the meeting, said the visit to the institution was for the members of …

DANVERS, MA — Two men face several gun charges after Massachusetts State Police troopers said they found a loaded revolver during a traffic stop on Route 1 in Peabody Sunday afternoon. Trooper Robert Padellaro, out of the Danvers barracks, was patrolling Route 1 in Peabody when he said he saw a Chevrolet Impala with a dark window tint going nearly …

*Young federal parliamentarians commend VP’s interaction with youths in wake of protests Engagement with the Nigerian youths has to be transparent and honest in order to build a progressive society and nation, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. This, according to him, was why the implementation of the Buhari administration’s Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) were not done on the basis …

*Beneficiaries nationwide to receive one-time grant, with Lagos, Kano, FCT & nine more States in first batch*Enumeration, verification still ongoing for Payroll Support Scheme*Free CAC Business Names’ Registration for 250,000 MSMEs also commences As the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan progresses, the payment of N30,000 one-time grant to 330,000 artisans across the country is now in progress. The payments …

…names clan heads for Inyenlen, Errah communities Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Prince Clement Obayemi Erimiakhena Ogbena as the village head of Ojirami in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The governor gave the approval at the Weekly Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held via zoom on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Other traditional …

Illiya Ibrahim was found to have joined hoodlums in looting Covid-19 palliatives discovered in a warehouse in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said Illiya Ibrahim, a corps assistant with its Gwagwalada Division, has been dismissed from the service in relation to the looting of COVID-19 palliatives discovered in a warehouse in Gwagwalada, Abuja. This was …