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Much has changed about school in Massachusetts in 2020, but one thing that has stayed consistent is its top standing in the country. Massachusetts schools were far and away No. 1 in a new study conducted by personal finance site WalletHub. The Bay State led both the quality and safety lists in rankings released Monday morning. Buoyed by top scores …

PEABODY, MA — Nine Peabody businesses have been the target of 20 complaints filed with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office for failing to protect workers and customers from the coronavirus. The office began accepting complaints from an online portal on May 20. Statewide, more than 1,300 complaints have been filed in the nine weeks since the online complaint form was …

The Defense Department fully supports the whole-of-government implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Act through the U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace and Security and the supporting plans, and views this initiative as essential for U.S. national security, a senior staff member said on Capitol Hill. In her prepared remarks, Stephanie Hammond, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for stability …

It was drama yesterday August 26, 2020 in Egbaen Community, Edo State when the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Edo Governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, took his campaign to members of the association of Enigies in Edo South. The show of forced humility exhibited by Mr. Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole threw the audience into awe when the …

…calls for arrest of Oshiomhole, Okunbo, Ize-Iyamu, others over attack at Oba of Benin’s palace The Forum for Progressive Governance and Accountability, an Edo-based political pressure group, has expressed worry over the continuous disruption of peace and security in the state by political thugs allegedly hired by the sacked National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, candidate of the …

…Edo electorate must vote wisely – Rev. Omobude Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19 governorship election, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Sunday, sued for peace among political actors ahead of the forthcoming election. The governor made the call when he visited religious leaders in Benin City, the state capital. Obaseki was accompanied on the visit …

By Isaac Eranga Edo Indigenous Movement Worldwide known as Edo Progressive Indigenous Association (EPIA) has called on Edo State Government to make the teaching of Edo language compulsory in all the schools sited in the State, saying it is a mark of cultural identity. This was contained in a press statement signed by Chairman, Edo Indigenous Publicity and Research Committee, …

…Alleges attack was aimed at eliminating PDP leadership South-south National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Chairman,  Edo State PDP Campaign Council for the 2020 gubernatorial election, Chief Dan Orbih, has described the attack on Governor Godwin Obaseki and leaders of the PDP in front of the palace of the revered Oba of Benin, on Saturday as a …

ACROSS AMERICA — The UnitedHealth States came just short of breaking its single-day record for new coronavirus cases, reporting more than 73,400 new confirmed illnesses as the country headed into the weekend Friday. The number signals that infection rates show no signs of slowing. The current single-day record, set on July 16, is 75,697 cases, according to a New York Times …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, urging them to urgently publish all reports of completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly since the return of democracy in 1999. SERAP also urged them to …