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Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has suspended the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over his role in the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party. The decision followed the vote of no confidence passed on Comrade Oshiomhole by the Chairmen of the APC in the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Edo State. …

…18 APC LGA chairmen pass no confidence vote on Oshiomhole …Party alleges EXCO members were abducted, forced to sign documents against Ojezua As the crisis in Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepens, a chieftain of the party, Mr. Lawrence Okah was allegedly taken down today. Mr. Okah was removed as the State Secretary of the party, …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its earlier judgment, ordering the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay $22.6 million(N8.1billion) in damages to BCE Consulting Engineers over a failed Consultancy Service Contract. The NNPC through its counsel, approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of the July 5, 2019 judgment over an alleged error of facts. Judicial Review is a procedure provided …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has asked the Committee on Appropriations to lay its report on the 2020 budget on November 26, for consideration and passage before the end of the month. Lawan, who stated this at plenary on Tuesday, commended the various committees for rounding off their budget defence sessions on the schedule. He insisted that the resolve …

The Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council on Tuesday accused the All Progressives Congress and the Kogi State Government, under Governor Yahaya Bello, of engaging in moves to shift the November 16 governorship election in the state by two weeks. The Deputy Director Public Communication of the Campaign Council, Mr. Austin Okai said the alleged plot to shift the …

Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), Operator of the Otakikpo Marginal Field, has said that power generation would soon commence from its initial six megawatts gas to power facility being constructed on its operational base in Ikuru Town in Rivers state, as the facility is nearing completion. In a statement in Abuja, Chairman of the company, Professor Anthony Adegbulugbe, said the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; his Delta State counterpart, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick joined other eminent Nigerians to pay their last tribute to foremost civil engineer, late James Okpako Edevbie. Members of Edo State Executive Council who were part of Governor Obaseki entourage at the funeral service …

*Adds: Its modernization by Buhari Administration will provide linkages, job creation, & more *After riding the Lagos-Ibadan train from Iju to Kajola, VP performs ground-breaking of wagon assembly plant in Kajola, Ogun State “This ceremony is not just another event, it is a historic turning point, for us, the railway is not just an alternative and comfortable mode of travel, it holds …

Edo State Government has invited pensioners in batches 54 to 57 for physical and documentary verification in order to process payment of their arrears. In a statement, Permanent Secretary and Chairman, Edo State Pension Bureau, Saylor Juwobor said the exercise was in continuation of payment of pension arrears by the state government. According to the Permanent Secretary, upon the conclusion …

Human rights activists on Saturday commenced a sit-out at the headquarters of Department of State Services in Abuja over the agency’s refusal to release Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare.  The protesters, who were at the facility on Saturday morning to receive the activists, were denied access alongside  one of Sowore’s lawyers, Marshal Abubakar, and some members of his family.  One …