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Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley will conduct  a live virtual observance ceremony Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in honor of the 184 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.  The Pentagon observance ceremony is not open to the …

AAEdo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the immediate disbursement of grant to victims of Oba Market and Ekiosa Market fire incidents. In a statement on Thursday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the grant was approved by the governor to alleviate the plight of victims of the fire in the affected markets. Ogie urged traders who …

…Benin Moat restoration captured in project The Benin Royal Museum, a project being developed by the Edo State Government in collaboration with the Benin Dialogue Group, the Benin Royal Court, top Museums in Europe, among other stakeholders is set to raise $100 million for the iconic project, which would hold restituted Benin artefacts. Representative of Benin artists in the Benin …

MASSACHUSETTS — Six new communities were in the red in the state’s latest coronavirus map, upping the number of communities at high risk for COVID-19 infections to 13. Chatham, Dedham, Lynnfield, Methuen, Monson and New Bedford were moved into the high-risk category, joining Chelsea, Everett, Framingham, Lawrence, Lynn, Revere and Winthrop. Westhampton improved enough from the previous report to be …

Recently, during a closed-discussion facilitated by the African Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C, U.S. defense officials joined African, European and U.S. scholars to discuss China’s involvement in the world’s second-largest continent. One takeaway was that China’s investments and involvement there can be beneficial and welcome — so long as China plays by established global norms. “The expectation is …

…Says “offenders should be visited with the strictest possible consequences” The notion that victims or potential victims of sexual harassment are architects of their fate especially by their attitude, dressing, or willingness to be in a compromising place with their violators is wrong and should be resisted in every situation. The victim must always be seen as the victim and …

Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has declared as completely false, allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that thugs are being ferried into the Edo State Government House in Benin City, the state capital. Osagie, who made the declaration in a statement issued on Wednesday in Benin City, said: “Convinced that …

The 55MW CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant (IPP) would be commissioned before the end of September, as necessary regulatory nods have been secured for the take-off of the plant, Edo State Government said on Wednesday. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said the project, which is a product of Governor Obaseki’s industrialisation efforts, will provide a …

Wife of the Edo State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Maryann Shaibu, has raised the alarm over threat to her life and family by the sacked national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comr. Adams Oshiomhole. Shaibu in a petition through her Solicitors, Idemudia Ilueminosen & Co, to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, said Oshiomhole did not only threaten …

FREEHOLD – A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in New Jersey on Wednesday, and the effects of it were felt across the state. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 2 a.m. quake was at a depth of 5.0 kilometers, or 3.1 miles, centered in the East Freehold section of Freehold Township in Monmouth County. According to the USGS website, more …