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Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Abumere Okiye, has applauded Governor Godwin Obaseki on the repositioning of Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). Okiye made the submission when he led other members of the Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Orientation, on a fact finding visit as part of the Assembly’s oversight function. He said the committee …

Ahead of the governorship poll coming up September 19th, 2020, the former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and the President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC, have charged their political parties to victory at the polls. Activate 150 support groups for Obaseki – Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar a stakeholder of the PDP, has donated his 150 support …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, are still together. The Presidency, therefore, called on analysts to stop peddling falsehood. Shehu said this in a statement while reacting to the reports that have followed the dissolution of the National Working Committee …

Says his confidence in Buhari’s leadership unshaken Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said he has accepted the dissolution of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), which he led before his suspension, by the National Executive Committee in good faith. Speaking Saturday during a live press conference monitored on ARISE TV,  the broadcast arm …

By Isaac Eranga Benin City: The President of Edo Progressive Indigenous Association (EPIA), Chief Dr. Bishop Omogiade J.E. Edokpolor, said the association is non-partisan and as such, does not endorse any political candidate for any electoral office. He said the association only endorses candidates’ agenda.Dr. Edokpolor made this known to newsmen in Benin City while disclosing the association’s readiness in …

SALEM, MA — Salem Police Chief Mary Butler said Friday that in his 31 years with the department, Dana Mazola’s philosophy on police work didn’t change from the time he filled out an application to join the force. “My main reason for wanting to become a police officer is that I have an ability to deal well with all types …

After his controversial dissolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari is making moves to break the ranks of the sacked NWC members who have rejected the president’s action. The Hilliard Eta-led 18 members of the NWC, in a statement on Thursday said the National Executive Committee meeting where the decision was taken to …

The Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Salihu Lukeman, has urged the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Convention Planning Committee not to hesitate to activate the expulsion clause in the constitution of the All Progressives Congress, if members of the dissolved Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee go to court. He gave this advice in a statement in Abuja, on Friday. He …

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Victorious Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed his appreciation to the people of the state as well as leaders and members of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for their relentless support in his emergence as the flagbearer of the party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election. In a statement issued today, the governor reassured that his …