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The All Progressives Congress says it has set up a panel to probe its loss in the last governorship election in Edo State. Governor Godwin Obaseki, who defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, defeated the APC candidate, Ize Iyamu, in the governorship poll. The APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee disclosed on Friday that the party had set …

… NMA, NARD express concern Medical doctors in Nigeria have decried the delay in the commencement of life insurance for frontline health workers combating the COVID-19 pandemic, saying there is no specific time for the implementation of the scheme. Presidents of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah; and National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, stated this in …

Republicans say they will reject presidential electors from states where Trump campaign contested results unless audit completed Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and nine other Republican US senators or senators-elect said on Saturday they will reject presidential electors from states where Donald Trump has contested his defeat by Joe Biden, “unless and until [an] emergency 10-day audit” of such …

…dons warn FG against mass vaccination plan • Reps set to revisit bill mandating vaccines for Nigerians • FG places six-month ban on 100 travellers for shunning PCR test • Bayelsa, Ebonyi postpone school resumption, Rivers resumes Monday The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ruled out the possibility of conducting a local clinical trial on …

The Oyo State Security Network Agency, aka Amotekun, in collaboration with some hunters, has flushed out two sets of herdsmen from the Opara Forest Reserve and the Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme Forest. The Chairman of Amotekun Corps, Gen. Kunle Togun (retd), on Saturday, in a statement by the Information Officer of Amotekun in Oyo State, Mrs Ayolola Adedoja, said …

There are indications that the Nigerian Police Council may nominate a new Inspector-General of Police by February. It is unclear if the current Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, will get a tenure extension but unconfirmed sources said his successor may be announced. The council, which is chaired by the President, comprises the 36 state governors and the Chairman of the …

…warns government against playing politics with Bishop Kukah’s statement, it was ordered by God …urges Nigerians to prayer for PMB, nation’s peace Apostle Theophilus Ebonyi, the Senior Pastor of Faith on the Rock Ministry International has charged Nigerians to seek God’s intervention by offering prayers for the present government of President Muhammadu Buhari to overcome the demonic agenda against the …

By Isaac Eranga Chairman, Edo State Football Referees Council, Mr. Johnbull Nosa Okundolor, has called on Edo State Football Referees to reflect on the achievements made in 2020 and thank God despite the incidences of Covid-19 pandemic that ravaged the world. He wished the Referees a prosperous New year and called on them to prepare for 2021. The Premier league …

Edo State Government will ramp up community engagement and extra-curricular activities in public schools across the state in 2021 as part of its renewed drive to consolidate on reforms in the basic education sector. The Executive Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Joan Osa Oviawe, made this known while addressing journalists in Benin City at the weekend. …

By Okhide Em’ya David  Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), has advised all state wing Executive Council members,  school heads, and primary school teachers in the State not to fill any document related to contributory Pension scheme no matter the source of such document until the Union directs otherwise. A statement by the assistant secretary general,  of …