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An eleven-man transition committee was on Friday inaugurated by Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, with a mandate to members to submit their transition report within four weeks. Obaseki inaugurated Mr. Anthony Okungbowa as the chairman of the transition committee as well as other members, at Government House, Benin City. Mrs. Debbie Enakhimion serves as Secretary of the committee, while …

Edo State Governor, Mr.Godwin Obaseki, on Friday inaugurated a seven-man visitation panel to look into the affairs of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University, with a charge on members to come up with innovative ideas on how the university can operate in a post-coronavirus (COVID-19) economy. The inauguration of the panel took place at Government House in Benin City. The governor …

The Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has briefed the president, major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on the ongoing #EndSARS protest in Nigeria. An aide to the president, Bashir Ahmad, made this known in a tweet on Friday. Ahmad assured Nigerians that the president would “take an action in the best interest of Nigerians.” “Good people of Nigeria have every right …

The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of 10 senior police officers and the reduction in the rank of nine others. Those dismissed include Assistant Commissioner of Police Magaji Doko, Superintendents of Police Ogedengbe Abraham, and Gajere Taluwai. Others are three Deputy Superintendents of Police, one of which is a retired officer, and four Assistant Superintendents of Police. It …

Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that borrowing progressive business ideas from China will be more beneficial to Nigeria than taking public loans to pump into the economy. Obi, who made this remark at the 60th Founder’s Day Lecture of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, said China had gone through …

BENIN CITY – Two political parties; Action Peoples Party (APP) and Action Alliance (AA) have approached the Edo State Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal contesting the outcome of the election on the ground of “unlawful exclusion”.  APP, in the petition in which Governor Obaseki, the PDP and INEC are respondents,  claimed that it was unlawfully excluded just as AA’s candidate, Ukonga …

CNN President Donald Trump’s increasing political desperation is raising concerns about his judgment following his aggressive Covid-19 treatment and as suspicion mounts that the White House is not telling the truth about his health. He is pressing his aides to clear him to return to the campaign trail as soon as this weekend though White House aides refuse to say when he received his …

Washington (CNN) Thirteen people were charged Thursday in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, federal and state officials announced. The alleged scheme included plans to overthrow several state governments that the suspects “believe are violating the US Constitution,” including the government of Michigan and Whitmer, according to a federal criminal complaint. Six people were charged federally …

BY BOB MAJIRIOGHENE ETEMIKU Environmental Rights Action (ERA) and Friends of the Earth Nigeria FoEN, have removed Nnimoh Bassey as chairman of ERA board. This followed resolutions taken at a General Assembly of ERA, which took place at the Precious Palm Royal Hotel Benin City on October 7, 2020. The event which was attended by a powerful contingent including Community …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has set up a seven-man Special Visitation Panel to look into the affairs of Ambrose Alli University and submit its report within six (6) weeks. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the Committee is to be inaugurated on Friday October 9, 2020 at the Exco Chambers at 10am prompt. The Panel …