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Edo State Government has distributed another batch of relief materials to victims of flood disaster in Esan South East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The state government delegation led by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Benjamin Iyase also visited Oghomere Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp, in Ekperi, Etsako Central LGA to inspect the borehole …

Members of different traders’ unions, market associations and artisans in Edo State have rallied support for Governor Godwin Obaseki’s inauguration for a second term in office and the 2020 Alaghodaro Summit. Governor Obaseki and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, will be sworn into office for second term on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Leader of Edo State Market Women Association, Madam Blacky Ogiamien, while addressing …

By Okhide Em’ya David As Catholic Faithful world-wide observe the annual feast of Saints, those in Benin have strongly called for the unconditional release of Miss Lear Sharibu who was amongst others abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. It would be recalled that on February 19, 2018, 110 schoolgirls aged 11–19 years old, amongst them Leah Sharibu  were abducted by the …

The sudden withdrawal is happening after President Muhammadu Buhari announced a reform of the police in Nigeria The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to some prominent Nigerians and organisations. The affected individuals include serving and former lawmakers, former ministers, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), popular business …

…congratulates Joe Biden, Americans on Presidential election The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated United States President-elect, Joe Biden, on his successful election as the 46th President of the country. This is as the party also congratulated Americans for a successful and peaceful election in strict adherence to democratic principles and extant laws of their country, despite the intense competition. …

Joseph R. Biden Jr. waited a long time to give the speech he delivered in Delaware on Saturday night. Not just the five days since Election Day, but arguably the 48 years since he was first elected to the Senate, during which he ran for president three times. And at age 77, as Mr. Biden came trotting up the runway to an …

(CNN) Kamala Harris, who on Saturday became America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, represents a new face of political power after an election all about who wields power and how they use it. The California senator’s history-making win also represents the millions of women in the demographics — often overlooked, historically underrepresented and systematically ignored — …

(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden spoke to a deeply divided nation tonight, making a plea for unity and understanding after four years of turmoil and conflict fomented by President Donald Trump, who showed no indication Saturday that he plans to concede and continued to push the falsehood that he had won the election. Speaking in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday …

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris invoked the life and legacy of the late Rep. John Lewis during her opening remarks tonight, reminding Americans that “democracy is not guaranteed.” Democracy is “only as strong as our willingness to fight for it,” Harris said. “To guard it and never take it for granted,” she added from Wilmington, Delaware. “It takes sacrifice. But there …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Vice President Joe Biden on his election as new President of the United States “at a time of uncertainty and fear in world affairs.” The Nigerian leader said “your election is a significant reminder that democracy is the best form of government because it offers the people the opportunity to change their government by …