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Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has applauded Governor Godwin Obaseki’s developmental strides in the various sectors of the state. The Chairman, Edo PDP, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi gave the commendation after inspecting facilities at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, ahead of the party’s forthcoming primary election scheduled to hold on June 19th 2020. Addressing journalists …

*Audit reveals 7,000 ghost workers * Rented crowd barricade State House *The ‘Iron Lady’ connection Anxiety mounted in Lagos political circles at the weekend over the fate of an ongoing audit of the accounts of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), following a game of intrigues. For several hours on Friday, a motley crowd of female protesters laid siege to State …

•PDP, Civil Society Groups urge president to speak out, demand probe of shooting in the villa •Police set up investigation Alarming details have emerged on how the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, her children and Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Usman Shugaba, breached security in the Presidential Villa while attempting to force President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew and personal assistant, Sabiu Yusuf, to go …

As Oshiomhole, APC appeal committee back gov’s disqualificationAtiku woos embattled gov, protesters demand end to godfatherismAPC punishing Obaseki for nothing, says BabatopeINEC fixes June 29 as deadline to submit names of party candidates Indications emerged on Saturday that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has given conditions to the embattled Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, to fly the …

…To strengthen party mechanism for Candidates’ selection Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC on Saturday night met via teleconference and agreed to work towards strengthening internal party mechanisms for the selection of candidates in the Edo and Ondo Governorship Primaries. Although a terse statement issued by the governors under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum PGF was silent …

…govt insists on social distancing, adherence to guidelines, others The Edo State Government has announced two new deaths resulting from coronavirus (COVID-19) complications and the discharge of 16 more patients, who have tested negative to the virus and cleared from the state’s isolation centres. The state also recorded 28 new cases of the virus with 13 confirmed at the Irrua …

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep shock”at the discovery of multiple mass graves in Libya in recent days. No fewer than eight mass graves were reportedly discovered in an area retaken by the Government of National Accord (GNA) from forces of renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. Most of the graves were found in Tarhuna, Haftar’s last stronghold in …

The Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Saturday, confirmed the arrival of 269 Nigerians that were stranded in India in Lagos and Abuja. The commission, who announced their arrival on its Twitter handle, said that the  269 Nigerians arrived Nigeria at  2:00 a.m.NiDCOM said that evacuees were received from India at the Lagos and Abuja airports.” 103 in Lagos and …

All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Screening Committee’s disqualification of  Edo State incumbent governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has continued to generate reactions, with a call by some civil society groups for an end to godfatherism in the state. Today, a coalition of civil society groups in Edo under the aegis of Edo Civil Society Coalition for Peace and Development led a …

Following the disqualification of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki by the Governorship Primary Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the state party Chairman, Anselm Ojezua, Esq. said on Friday, that the governor will be reelected for a second term because he has done incredibly well. Ojezua who called for calm among party members and supporters following the “unjust disqualification,” …