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Challenges governor to allow independent Inquiry Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national campaign council for the Ondo governorship election has charged Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, to clear the air on the alleged diversion of billions of naira COVID-19 intervention funds received by the state. This is as the party noted that the demand “is predicated on alleged diversion of COVID-19 palliative funds …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to take steps to expeditiously, diligently, effectively and fairly prosecute over 103  high-profile corruption cases. According to the Nation report, the organisation  said Malami should also be made  to publish details of the whereabouts of allegedly missing …

Federal Government of Nigeria will be meeting with Labour Unions at 7 pm tonight to avert planned strike billed for Monday, September 28.  This was contained in a statement by Charles Akpan, the spokesman of the Labour and Employment Ministry, according to report by Channels Television. According to the communique, the Honorable Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige …

To meet with Buhari, Osibanjo, SGF, others on the matter Nigeria’s thirty-six state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Saturday entered into a meeting with the organized labor, pleading with the workers to stop the planned nationwide strike and mass protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Consequently, the NGF and the NLC are on …

(CNN)President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative federal appeals court judge, to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court, setting off a fierce partisan battle in the waning days of a hotly contested presidential election. Calling it a “very proud moment indeed,” Trump called Barrett a woman of …

Edo State government will invest in the tourism sector of the state to attract local and international investors to drive post-coronavirus (COVID-19) economic recovery, Governor Godwin Obaseki has assured. Obaseki gave the assurance on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, celebrated on September 27, each year. “We are determined in repositioning the state’s tourism sector with its huge potential …

*Use of Compressed Natural Gas part of ESP *VP says no plan to increase taxes *Use of Compressed Natural Gas part of ESP *VP says no plan to increase taxes Nigerian government will focus on developing Compressed Natural Gas otherwise known as auto gas, which is priced significantly lower than PMS, in its determined efforts to offer Nigerians effective option …

Edo State Government has warned officials of the Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) Scheme empowered to enforce regulations on public safety and order, against extortion and maltreatment of traders and commercial vehicle drivers. In a statement, State Coordinator, PUWOV, Mukhtar Yusuf-Osagie, urged members of the public to report any officer of the scheme found extorting money or manhandling street traders or drivers …

As leaders across the Southwest region celebrate Pa Reuben Fasoranti, his belief in Nigerians as the nation’s most important resource is commendable, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo said today. Prof. Osinbajo stated this today in his message at a virtual 94th birthday celebration organized in honour of Pa Reuben Fasoranti. The Vice President noted that “Being a part of the founding …

Religious sentiment played no role in the Saturday, September 19 governorship election that saw the reelection of Governor Godwin Obaseki in Edo State. Governor Obaseki stated this while commending electorate in the state for coming out en masse to reelect him and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu. Addressing Muslim faithful at a Special Jumat Service in Benin City, …