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The Police in Rivers State may be preparing for a showdown with the State Government, as Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan called on Governor Nyesom Wike to handover former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh, to him. Wike had raced to Nunieh’s residence along with some of his security details on Thursday to rescue her from …

MASSACHUSETTS — Unemployment in Massachusetts rose to 17.4 percent in June, up from 16.6 percent in May, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday. Massachusetts was one of just five states that saw its unemployment rate go up in June. It was the third straight month the unemployment rate rose in Massachusetts, while most states have …

United States Department of State and the Department of the Treasury have jointly announced the designation of five People’s Republic of China foreign nationals and two Chinese entities for their support to and involvement in the international drug trafficking operations of Chinese synthetic opioid traffickers Zheng Fujing and Yan Xiaobing and the Zheng Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO).The Chinese Nationals and entities …

WORCESTER, MA — If you’ve been holding off on buying an air conditioner, you might want to head to the store right now. This weekend will likely be the hottest of the summer so far, with the heat index set to exceed 100 degrees in some parts of the state, according to the National Weather Service. A hazardous weather outlook …

Edo State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 51 more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who have tested negative for the virus and cleared from the state’s isolation centres to reunite with the society. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said the state has recorded 24 new confirmed cases and two more …

Ahead of the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki, has said the state would continue to strengthen its security architecture to protect the lives and property of Edo people, with the delivery of new Armored Personnel Carrier. The governor said this while inspecting the newly procured Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) in Government House, Benin City, …

A coalition of 35 political parties in Edo State have collapsed their structures in support of the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming September 19 governorship election. Leader of the coalition, Hon. Collins Dare Oreruan, who addressed a press conference in Benin City on Friday, said the group is made up of 35 registered political parties and the …

All is set for the testing and certification of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-backed CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant (IPP) by the Nigeria Electricity Services Agency (NEMSA), as the agency energizes the 33KV Transmission line, next Monday. In a statement issued on Friday, the Edo State Ministry of Energy and Electricity, said the transmission line will be energized from 10am-12noon on Monday July 20, 2020. In …

(CNN) During his rambling speech in the Rose Garden Tuesday, President Donald Trump pushed back on the idea that his campaign was flailing.”I think we have really good poll numbers,” he said.Twenty-four hours later, Trump removed his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, and replaced him with Bill Stepien, a longtime political hand with ties to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.So, yeah. While there’s long been a …

The state’s order on wearing face coverings will remain in place until there is no longer “an emergency,” further evidence that masks will remain an integral part of daily life for some time still. Gov. Charlie Baker told reporters Thursday afternoon the order doesn’t have a specific expiration date. It is not clear if there are specific benchmarks tied to …