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Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, saying a stronger WTO would be vital for the global coronavirus recovery. The WTO called a virtual special general council meeting at which member states officially selected the former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank veteran as the global trade …

By Okhide Em’ya David Rights Group, Foundation for Good Governance and Social Change, says recent statement credited to Bauchi State Governor, Alhaji Bala Mohammed that “Herdsmen are eligible to carry A K 47 Riffles to protect their Cows,” is tantamount to a call for Civil War. Executive Director of FGGSC, Comrade Austine Osakwe, described the statement in Benin at the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has embarked on an enumeration exercise targeted at collecting relevant data for development planning with the ultimate goal of fixing infrastructure deficit and engendering sustainable development. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Chris Abode said that the exercise is in alignment with the government’s plans to source relevant base data …

United States Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol, but the verdict amounted to a bipartisan rebuke of the former President with seven Republicans voting he was guilty, the CNN reported on Saturday. The final vote was 57 …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the contributions of women scientists, researchers, medical practitioners and volunteers, among others, at the forefront of governments’ efforts to contain the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The governor, who acknowledged the sacrifice and important roles played by women across the globe in curbing the spread of the virus and providing care …

Irked by the arrest of #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters, a former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, Saturday called on the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Police Force to release protesters demanding for good governance, noting that he would rather have a peaceful protesters than bandits with AK 47. Disclosing this via his verified Twitter handle, Adamu condemned the …

By Margaret Okoh Delta State Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro has seriously frowned at the high rate of divorce amongst married People in the defunct Bendel State, now Edo and Delta  States, Nigeria which he blamed for the rising and uncontrollable social decay especially hardened criminal activities.Justice Umukoro spoke when he inspected Federal Correctional Center or Prisons on a familiarization tour …

Not fit for public office Statement despicable, recommended for the dust bin of careless talks Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has lambasted the Bauch state governor, Bala Mohammed, for justifying Fulani herdsmen carrying guns. Akeredolu described his counterpart governor as an anarchist, not fit for public office. Bala Mohammed had in an interview during the week …

Edo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has urged Muslim faithful in the state to observe the state coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention protocol emplaced to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 in the state. In a letter addressed to Muslim Traditional Rulers, Imams and Muslim stakeholders signed by the board’s Executive Secretary, Iduoze Mohammed Eselegbe, the board called for adherence to the …

*Conspiracy, competition, politics responsible for crisis *FG should muster political will to stop this madness *Southern Nigeria is depopulated; RUGA must be revisited for lasting peace Professor Umar Labdo is the National Secretary of Fulani Development Association of Nigeria, FULDAN and also Professor of Islamic Political Thoughts at the Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. In this interview, he traces the …