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…Edo ready for take-off of new college of education …Resumption for fresh intake set for October Nigeria’s Federal Government  has commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for his administration’s sustained investment in the state’s education sector. It noted that the government’s intervention in the sector is responsible for the success of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training …

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its governorship primary in Edo. Its spokesman, Kola Ologbodiyan, stated this in a tweet on Thursday. The primary was slated for Monday, June 22. But it has been postponed to Tuesday, June 23. Though he didn’t explain the reason for the postponement, it was gathered it may not be unconnected with the defection …

Amidst speculations about Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki decamping to opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the leadership of the Party (PDP) will meet today on the fate of the Governor who is seeking its ticket to re-contest. According to the Nation, sources in the main opposition party said last night that the meeting will consider the reports from the …

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have called off the bluff of the federal government who had threatened to invoke the ‘no work no pay rule’ rule if the union continues with its strike. The NARD president, Aliyu Sokomba, described the government’s threat as “empty and the biggest joke of the century”, adding that the doctors are not intimidated and will …

*Tasks Buhari on weeding out bandits, others A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Concerned Nigerians, CN, Wednesday, condemned the arrest of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Nastura Sharif over Katsina protest by the Nigeria Police Force and demanded his immediate release. The condemnation and demand were made in a statement signed …

Days after the Court of Appeal upheld his suspension, the embattled national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says he has accepted the judgement in good faith. He disclosed this on Wednesday evening while speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. Mr Oshiomhole was first suspended by an Abuja High Court in early March following …

…Blasts security agencies, says their attitude lackadaisical …Prof Abdullahi, Baba – Ahmed not fit to speak for northern elders – BMO …Do more to address violence, killings in Nigeria, U.S Mission tells FG The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar 111, yesterday told the Federal Government that Nigerians have a right to express …

…Ajimobi named to act; Giadom declares self, 16 NWC members opt for Eta …Giadom voids Obaseki’s disqualification; NWC declares him persona non grata …Edo speaker undecided on defection; Obazee steps down for Ize-Iyamu …NWC appoints Gov Uzodinma Edo primary election chairman …Obaseki meets Secondus, PDP govs The leadership crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, took a melodramatic …

Making the eye-catching render issues on macOS seem quaint, Google has confirmed that since Microsoft’s massive Windows 10 ‘May 2020’ update Chrome can no longer keep users signed-in, sync data, store cookies, remember passwords or third party extension data – sometimes deleting the extension completely. Moreover, Google saw this coming two months ago.  In a bug report filed back in April, Google engineers confirmed …

United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Cynthia Kierscht and Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada Shawn Tupper participated in the second U.S.-Canada Critical Minerals Working Group virtual meeting on June 17, hosted by Canada. In spite of the unique challenges posed by COVID-19, Deputy Assistant Secretary Kierscht and Associate Deputy Minister Tupper reaffirmed their …