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Edo State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (Edo NEWMAP) has commenced payment of compensation to about 49 persons who were affected by an erosion control project in Ogiso-Osunde community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during the presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries in Benin City, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said the Ogiso-Osunde flood control …

You’ve disappointed us, we don’t want youThose responsible for this negligence must pay for itOur heart bleeds, this is national embarrassmentGov Zulum furious, says attack could have been prevented This occurred after the motorists conveying hundreds of passengers and goods worth billions of naira were prevented entry to the city at the final military checkpoint for failing to meet the …

Despite initial violence and tension that rocked Yenogoa, the Bayelsa State capital, Senator Douye Diri was yesterday sworn-in as governor of Bayelsa State alongside his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpor, at a colourful ceremony held at the Government House. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s declaration of Senator Diri as winner of the November 16, 2019 governorship poll, earlier in the …

Following the plan by South-West governors to apply to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for the personnel of the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Operation Amotekun, to carry arms, the police authorities have given conditions for them to be issued the licence. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, said the request would be assessed within the …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Here is a country with a region ravaged by desertification and droughts. The region parades the lowest human development index in the whole of West Africa. It has underage children being married off before their 15th birthday and abandons children on the streets to eke a meal from the streets. Consequently, nomadic herdsmen moving in droves …

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has urged other states in the country to adopt the Governor Godwin Obaseki’s sports development model. The Minister, who told journalists at the weekend after inspecting the newly refurbished Youths Indoor Sports Complex in Benin City, said the model would bring about the renaissance required to rejig the nation’s sports …

Ekiti State House of Assembly, on Friday, passed the bill for the establishment of Ekiti State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps into law. The Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, said, “Having passed through the third reading, the bill has become a law.” Afuye, who lauded the lawmakers for their “leadership and commitment to the bill,” said the Assembly did not short-circuit …

…prepare for commencement of peace process …Edo APC condemns politically-motivated bomb attacks Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Reconciliation Committee led by renowned elder statesman, Chief Bisi Akande, noting that the state government is ready for the peace process to commence. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor …

…Google: VP, Education Ministry’s support enabled us train 3 million Nigerians already, tens of millions forthcoming Nigeria Government will support any partnership that addresses literacy and educational challenges including the problem of out of school children and girl child education in Nigeria, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN).Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday when he received on a courtesy …

The Federal Government has approved new uniform for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to reflect its new name. NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed said this at the inauguration of the administrative block of the Correctional Staff School (CSS) on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the measure was part of the new act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari …