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There is no record of Indian COVID-19 variant in Edo, as being speculated on social media, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said on Friday. The governor, who spoke during a press conference to provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 response, said “there is currently no update or report suggestive of any such occurrence or new case of COVID-19 …

Edo State Government has indefinitely suspended all activities of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) in the state, including its proposed State Chapter elections. Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., in a statement on Friday, noted that activities of factions of NCWS, if not checked and harmonized, are capable of breaching the peace and security in the …

Members of the minority caucus in the House of Representatives from the 19 northern states have endorsed the recommendations of the Southern Governors’ forum. Governors of the 17 southern states, under the aegis of Southern Governors Forum (SGF), had on Tuesday, after a meeting in Asaba, Delta State, resolved to ban open grazing by herders and also called for the …

The alleged murderer of late 26-year-old Miss Iniubong Umoren, graduate of the Philosophy University of Uyo, (UNIUYO) Uduak Frank Akpan has said he was prepared to die if that would be the only acceptable justice for the heinous crime. Akpan who spoke on Friday when paraded at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, though admitted to having lured and …

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has cautioned states governors and other elected leaders against joining the agitations for secession or restructuring of the country. Mr Lawan, who stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, said he was not against those calling for restructuring but elected officials must not be among those advocating for such calls. …

Bayelsa State government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in the state from 8pm to 6am daily. The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mr Ayibaina Duba, in a statement on Friday, said the curfew was part of the measures to prevent the spread of the surging trait of the new variants of COVID-19. He said the curfew takes …

Pan Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere on Friday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the nation is restructured before the 2023 general elections. Its acting leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who made the call after the group’s meeting at his Ogbo country home in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, said Nigeria cannot afford to hold the 2023 elections without …

…exonerate Speaker Gbajabiamila Members of the House of Representatives have descended on the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan for opposing the call of the southern governors for restructuring and true federalism. They said that Lawan through his utterances has shown biases, technically killing the constitutional review committee. It will be recalled that the Senate President had while granting an interview to …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has invited applications from companies qualified to operate and maintain three state-run oil refineries. NNPC said Friday in a publication that it is seeking to engage reputable and credible operations and maintenance companies to operate and maintain the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna Refineries to ensure reliability and sustainability to meet the nation’s fuel supply obligation. The …

The striking Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has rejected the 36 state governors’ proposed template for the implementation of judiciary’s financial autonomy being demanded by the workers. The governors, in their proposal, seek the creation of a State Account Allocation Committee (SAAC) to oversee the distribution of funds to the three arms of government at the state level. But …