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The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully evacuated 170 volunteers from Rwanda, Tanzania and Rwanda, The Nation reported on Sunday. According to the report, a local airline, Azman Air, was used for the evacuation. The flight arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos in the early hours of Sunday. The volunteers, professionals in different fields, were in the three …

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday took a swipe at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). PDP or any of its organs, APC said, lacks the moral right to call on President Muhammadu Buhari, INEC and security agencies to “play an impartial role” in the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo. APC described the call as “a dubious …

Ahead of the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has warned that his Government will not spare any individual or group of persons caught sponsoring or perpetrating violence with intent on creating a sense of tension and crisis in and around the state. He reassured that his administration remains committed to the protection of lives and property of …

Ahead of the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo State, Edo indigenes in the Diaspora have thrown their weight in support of the re-election bid of the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu. At a virtual meeting with the governor, the Diaspora community pledged to mobilise thousands of relatives and friends, …

BOSTON — “Boston Strong” remains a vibrant rallying cry more than seven years after the marathon bombing killed three people and injured more than 260 others, as a federal appeals court noted while throwing out the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But the ruling t raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev can receive a fair hearing in the city where …

…set to host 1st online debate with Edo governorship candidates By Isaac Eranga Edo Progressive Indigenes Association (EPIA), also known as Edo Indigenous Movement Worldwide (EIM) has announced that it will be celebrating the 2020 edition of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in collaboration with the United Nations.EPIA, while noting that the 2020 edition will reflect the …

Edo Modular and Refinery Company Limited and AIPCC Energy are on the verge of completing the 5500bpd Edo Modular Refinery, a key legacy project by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to recalibrate the state’s industrial base, birthed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Ongoing work at the 5500bpd Edo Modular Refinery, a key legacy project by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led …

…says agric devt a legacy project Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reaffirmed that his government remains committed to economic diversification, assuring that the state would continue to initiate and implement policies targeted at boosting the agricultural sector and ensuring food security. The governor, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, said his administration has, in the last three years …

…As Transport Minister cites sharp practices as reason for FG’s action Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has said that the recent television interview granted the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, in which he took responsibility for the cancellation of Captain Hosa Okunbo’s maritime security contract, validates Governor Godwin …

Washington(CNN) Sen. Mitch McConnell is allowing Republican Senate candidates to do whatever it takes to salvage their campaigns ahead of what Republicans increasingly fear could be a devastating election for their party. In recent weeks, the Senate majority leader has become so concerned over Republicans losing control of the Senate that he has signaled to vulnerable GOP senators in tough races that …