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Nigeria’s Federal Government is collaborating with Sokoto State Government on establishment of 10-megawatt solar-powered electricity plant that will connect agencies and about 100 communities in the state. Alhaji Balarabe Dandin-Mahe, the Sokoto state Commissioner for Energy and Petroleum Resources,  disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Sokoto. He noted that the project was on conception stage and all relevant partners …

A pregnant woman and three other people were killed on Saturday when a vehicle rammed on them at Uselu road on the Ugbowo-Benin highway. A witness said the pregnant woman with three other people who were siblings were killed when an oncoming car skidded off its track and hit them. The witness said the dead people were all standing by …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Prof. Lilian Imuetinyan Salami on her emergence as the 10th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). In a statement at the weekend, the governor said he was confident that Prof. Salami would deploy her wealth of experience in lifting the fortunes of the great citadel of learning, describing her …

A former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, on Friday pleaded not guilty to the 12-count charge of a N100 billion pension fraud brought against him. The presiding judge, Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, said Mr Maina should be remanded in custodial centre until October 30, when the trial would commence. The …

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the two appeals filed by Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, upturning the dismissal of a petition filed by the African Action Congress and Festus Awara its candidate in the last governorship election. Justice Ejembi Eko, in delivering the lead judgment, upheld the two appeals …

Nigeria’s Government and the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) have commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for his relentless efforts and commitment towards the eradication of open defecation and its associated problems in the state. The Minister of Water Resources, Sulaiman Adamu and UNICEF’s Communication for Development Specialist, Mrs. Caroline Akosile who were in Edo State, commended Obaseki …

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has linked Nigeria’s unity to the cultural diversity of its peoples, adding that beyond oil, tourism harbours immense potentials for the nation’s growth and development. Osinbajo, who was in Edo State to participate in the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) hosted by the state, visited the palace of the Oba of Benin, …

Edo State Government has commenced the demolition of illegal structures erected under high tension cables and other unauthorised places across the State. Officials of the Edo State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development alongside security agencies began the exercise on Wednesday as they demolished stores, shops and drinking bars built under high tension cables in Abuja quarters in Ugbor …

A man,  Joseph Sunday of Obot Ideng, in Ibesikpo local government area of Akwa Ibom State, has admitted to having carnal knowledge with his daughters to test the functionality of his manhood. It was gathered that the suspect has been abusing his daughters for over three years after he divorced his wife who has relocated to Rivers State. Investigations revealed …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Kontagora – The Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery (NACA) has announced that it will hold its Field Training Exercise code named “Ex VULCAN GLOW VII” from Monday 28 October to Friday November 1, 2019. The exercise will take place at the Military Training Range Kachia, Kaduna State. This was contained in a press release signed by the …