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By Okhide Em’ya David All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in last year’s Edo Governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said he will appeal a High Court ruling nullifying his candidacy alongside his running mate, Hon. Audu Ganiyu Abudu, in the tightly-contested September 19 2020 governorship election.   The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City had on Wednesday, January 6, …

Edo State High Court has held that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy-Governorship aspirant, Audu Ganiyu Abudu, presented false information to INEC in his Form EC9 to enable him contest the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State. The case was brought against Audu Ganiyu Abudu by the Plaintiff, Hon. Sunday Kadiri, from Ogbona ward, in Etsako West Local …

By lgbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria, if he contests, but he might not be allowed to rule the country, Prophetess Justina Uzodinma of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has predicted. “I see forces that will come out and gang up massively against him, to challenge …

*VP meets North East Humanitarian Hub management *pledges support for establishment of Social Innovation and Research Institute In the first meeting of 2021 on Tuesday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo updated President Muhammadu Buhari in his office on the progress recorded so far in the implementation of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). President Buhari had mandated Vice President Osinbajo as chair …

…PDP Describes insinuations As Baseless, Childish, Embarrassing By Okhide Em’ya David In less than twenty-four hours after Engr. Gabriel Iduseri testified in a forgery and perjury case against Governor of Edo State Mr. Godwin Obaseki  and the Peoples Democratic Party at a Federal High Court  in Abuja, his brother, Mr. ThankGod Iduseri has been shot in Benin City.  ThankGod was …

“Out of the 35,419 in the Batch B, 731 tested positives compared to 108 recorded during the Batch A,” the official said. At least 732 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) batch B, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said on Tuesday. Mr Mustapha at a task force briefing …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Tuesday afternoon, said it has not increased electricity tariff by 50 per cent. The Commission, in a statement, said such increment was not contained in the tariff order for electricity distribution companies which took effect on January 1, 2021. It said the tariff for customers being served less than an average of 12 hours …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved over 50 per cent hike in electricity tariff effective January 1, 2021. The new tarrif hike regime is to be paid by customers of the 11 electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs. This is coming just two months after the Commission forced implementation of much opposed hike on Nigerians in November 2020. In a …

By Okhide Em’ya David  Clan head of Imiakebu Community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria  Chief Ugheiemhekhia Kareem Yahaya, Azamanodu II  of Imiakebu, has demanded  fifty  billion   Naira, (N50b) Compensation over the alleged murder of five promising youths of his  Community by a Superintendent  of Police, Mr.  John . E. Agaga in December 28, 2019. Chief  …

Edo, the state government has rolled out modalities for the issuance of Edo State Rider’s Permit to private and commercial operators. Official said this is coming as part of efforts to regulate the operations of tricycles and motorcycles across the state. In a statement on Monday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the permit will be issued …