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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration will construct production centers and innovation hubs in Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts of the state to boost production and other economic activities in the districts. Obaseki, in a statement, said the hubs, which are a replication of Benin Production and Innovation Centers in Edo South Senatorial District …

…Textile, cotton producers relish N100m loan from govt Work has reached an advanced stage for the construction of a textile mill in Edo State, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki revealed on Monday. According to him, it is part of his administration’s efforts to make the Edo State the fabric and textile headquarters in Nigeria. Obaseki made this known when he received executive …

Iranian Revolutionary Guards has revealed the country may attack Israel and other United States allies in revenge of US action. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday responded to the assassination of commander Qassem Soleimani with a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase used by the US military, Iranian state media said. The IRGC confirmed the Ain al-Assad base was hit …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, at the Presidential Villa. The President’s Special Adviser, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement at the end of the meeting, quoted President Buhari to have reiterated his administration’s resolve to …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting a fresh election to fill 14 vacant seats in the Edo State House of Assembly. Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order in a motion ex-parte filed by Mr D.D. Dodo on behalf of the 14 lawmakers. He said the parties in the suit should hold …

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday said it would re-open the investigation of former Rivers State Governor Peter Odili. It said the injunction obtained by Odili was being challenged at the Supreme Court. Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu said subsequent judgments have held that the agency cannot be restrained from investigating anyone, the Nation reported. He spoke …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reversal of the suspension of the immediate past Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, Damilola Ogunbiyi. Mr Buhari ordered the reversal of the suspension on Tuesday, in clear overrule of an earlier directive given by the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman. Last December, Mr Mamman suspended Mrs Ogunbiyi over perceived “infractions” and poor performance …

Pan Niger Delta Forum Chairman, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd.), has lamented that the Buhari regime threw into ‘dustbin’, over 600 recommendations that would have moved the country forward. Nkanga said some of the issues affecting the nation today including the Ruga cattle ranch idea were all addressed in the document. According the Punch, Nkanga, who was a member of …

Not less than 50 residents across the five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Edo North will benefit from the six-month paid internship under the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) Internship and Apprenticeship scheme, according to official.The scheme an initiative of Governor Godwin Obaseki is to provide graduates and apprentices with relevant practical skills and industry-based experience. In a statement, …

Nigerian Army has confirmed an ambush by the Boko Haram terrorists on the convoy of the theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, on Monday and that it was foiled, leaving many insurgents dead. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that the attack took place about two Kilometers …