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Edo State Government has said it evicted squatters and trespassers from government buildings and landed properties in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) axis of Benin City, the state capital, after their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) were revoked, so as to effectively repossess the assets. In a statement, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the eviction followed revocation of the Certificates of Occupancy …

Edo has vaccinated 13, 662 persons across the state’s 18 local government areas with the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine with none showing any adverse effects after vaccination. Executive Secretary of the state’s Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Julie Erhabor, disclosed this during the daily virtual meeting of the State COVID-19 Taskforce, chaired by the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. …

    By Okhide Em’ya David A Commercial  Bus belonging to Ovia North East Line,  heading to Lagos from Benin on Wednesday, crashed into a  moving lorry killing five  passengers, with several other passengers sustaining  various degrees of severe injuries. The Bus which burst into flames immediately it crashed into the  Lorry with registration number ,Abuja ,ABC 218 ZW  trapped  the …

By Okhide Em’ya David Edo State Government has vowed to reclaim all government property encroached upon by unauthorized persons no matter how highly placed they are. This was the position of the State Government on Tuesday  when State officials  demolished buildings  illegally erected on some  government owned property.Joint security operatives comprising NSCDC, Edo State PUWOV were on the ground to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the appointment of Mr. Alexander Ayoola Okoh as the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) for a second term of four years in accordance with the provision of Section 17 (1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Public Enterprise (Privatization & Commercialization) Act, 1999.  This renewal will take effect from 10th April 2021, according …

Nigerians from different economic, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds have differed on the propriety or otherwise of organising lavish and elaborate burial ceremonies, following the loss of loved ones. The outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria in February 2020, resulting in restriction of movements, religious and public gatherings as well as use of face masks and observance of other protocols, has …

The Presidency says there is no rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and his strong ally, Sen. Bola Tinubu, as reported by a national daily. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement read in part: “The President and the Asiwaju have a very …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed  N1.487 trillion under its various agricultural programmes to boost food security. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made this known while presenting the communiqué on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on Monday and Tuesday in Abuja. Emefiele said that the apex bank disbursed N107.60 billion to 548,109 farmers …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has promised to sustain reforms and policies to ensure an enabling environment for businesses to thrive as the state and the Federal Government intensifies efforts for the completion of an Energy Park in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State. The Energy Park comprises 2,500 barrels per day (BPD) Modular Refinery, 30 million …

By Okhide Em’ya David Attempts by Defense Counsel to dismiss charges against accused persons including Chief Johnson Atsheleghe in the alleged Kidnap and  murder of the Okhaigele of Kolokolo Community, Mr. Sunny Etchie failed today at the Criminal  Court 4 of the Edo State High Court. Crime correspondent Wellington Akodeja reports that two other  suspects who allegedly murdered two persons in …