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Reactions have trailed the action of a pupil, simply identified as Dele, found reading at the gallery of an Automated Teller Machine belonging to the First City Monument Bank in Ondo State. A Twitter user, Bada Maruf, said he was about using the ATM when he saw the pupil. According to him, the pupil was making use of the ATM …

…expresses gratitude to President Buhari …confident in Akande’s role as c’ttee chair Edo State Government has applauded the reconstitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Reconciliation Committee, expressing confidence that the committee will deliver on its mandate to restore peace and unity in the party. In a statement on Monday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said …

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reconstituted a 12-person committee following the rejection of the Senate President Ahmad Lawan-led National Reconciliation Committee by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The party had earlier set up a 10-person reconciliatory committee in December, 2019, to appease the aggrieved members of the party nationwide and resolve the crises in the party. However, Mr Obaseki, in …

A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has said that some leaders in the country are hiding the painful truth about the worsening state of security in the country from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Sani, who was granted bail recently after spending four weeks in the custody of the …

OHANAEZE Ndigbo has warned that owing to the escalated insecurity situation in Nigeria, the Igbo will henceforth embark on self defence. The highest Pan Igbo organisation said that the Igbo cannot stand aloof and watch its citizens slaughtered helplessly as if the country was in a hopeless state. It therefore mandated reputable Igbo leaders to liaise with the seven Igbo-speaking …

**We are addressing the situation soon – Army Indications have emerged of grumblings within the lower cadre rank or non commissioned officer (NCO) cadre of the Nigerian Army over huge disparities in the payment of salaries of soldiers as compared with salaries of Naval Ratings and Airmen. For instance, following the commencement of the payment of the new minimum wage …

The chief of army staff, Tukur Burtai says Boko Haram leaders and recruiters live in communities, evading detection by mixing with the local population. Buratai here revealed that Boko Haram’s mode of operation, its use of propaganda and hardcore ideology are the major reasons the insurgency has lasted for many years. In an interview with Daily Trust, he said the …

. Passes vote of no confidence on Buhari Northern Elders Forum (NEF) under the leadership of Professor Ango Abdullahi has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed as far as tackling insecurity in Nigeria is concerned. Addressing journalists shortly after their meeting on national issues in Zaria, the Director, Advocacy and Engagements, of NEF, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmad noted that the …

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, has said the state has made modest progress in the war against the spread of Lassa Fever, noting that stringent measures have been taken by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to guide against the epidemic and other communicable diseases. Speaking to journalists, the commissioner disclosed that apart from equipping the Irrua Specialist …

As the Edo State Government prepares to host the 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled to commence from March 20, construction work has been completed on five mini stadia to be used for the games.  The five mini-stadia are part of the 20 mini-stadia being constructed by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to promote grassroot sports in the state. Speaking …