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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has charged Christians to imbibe the exemplary life of love, selfless service and forgiveness, which Christ demonstrated in his death and resurrection. Obaseki, in his Easter message, urged the Christian community to emulate Jesus Christ by making sacrifices that would advance the cause of development and reflect on the purpose of Easter and redemption of …

Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State, retired Col. David Imuse has called for a sober reflection by Christians and all persons of goodwill in Edo State, in the public interest. This is the highlight of his 2021 Easter message, released at the weekend byVictor Ofure Osehobo, the Asst State Publicity Secretary, Edo APC. In the …

Mr Odumakin was Mr Buhari’s spokesman when he ran for president on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change. President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, friends and acquaintances of Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, over the passing away of the activist. Mr Odumakin was also Mr Buhari’s spokesman when he ran for president on the …

It is also not clear the specific cause of Mr Odumakin’s death but he had long battled diabetes and survived complications in the past. The National Publicity Secretary for the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, is dead. Mr Odumakin, a public analyst, activist and politician, reportedly died in Lagos on Saturday morning. There is, however, no official comment from …

(CNN) One US Capitol Police officer has died and another is injured after a suspect rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building Friday afternoon, acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters. Pittman said the suspect in the attack has also died. The suspect was not on the radar of the US Capitol Police before the …

Edo State Health Insurance Commission has completed the enrolment of vulnerable persons across seven Local Government Areas (LGAs) into the Equity Plan of the state’s Health Insurance Scheme. The Director General of the Edo State Health Insurance Commission, Dr Rock Amegor, disclosed this during a sensitization of stakeholders on Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) at Ugbekun Primary Healthcare Centre …

*As southern youths ask killer-herders to vacate region immediately The fear of more regional activists in the mould of Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu rising up has been expressed, even as youths from the 17 states of the region have ordered all killer-herdsmen to vacate immediately or be ‘consumed.’ The youths who met in Umuahia, Abia State on the plank …

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, yesterday, said he would be shocked if Wednesday’s attack during  a townhall meeting was politically motivated and targetted at him because no office is worth the life of even a chicken. He spoke on a day the Anambra State Police Command arrested five suspects and beefed up security around …

The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) has urged Nigerians to use the Easter celebration to pray for the safety and wellbeing of the Armed Forces and other security personnel that are ensuring the safety of the citizens. The group, in a statement by its Head Media and Publicity, Oluwatosin Johnson, on Friday in Abuja, also stressed the need for continuous prayers …

Following the attack on a former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, by gunmen which led to the death of three Police officers, he has condemned the incident, noting that he would be shocked if the attack was aimed at him. Speaking on a programme on ChannelsTV, the outspoken Professor described himself as a village boy, who jogs, …