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 … Edo PDP government building a modern compassionate leadership.… optimistic about the future of our party and our state.… Edo PDP Invites all Edo people to come and join. It’s a huge privilege, an honour and a great responsibility to take on this job as spokesman of the government party and I will do it with everything I have to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed an Edo indigene and Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, on his emergence as Africa Best Player in French Ligue One, clinching the 2020 Marc-Vivien Foe Prize. Obaseki said Osimhen has made the state and Nigeria proud with his envious feat, applauding him for being a good role model for millions of Edo …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged students, youths and owners of small and medium scale businesses in the state to take advantage of technology and leverage on the many opportunities that abound in social media. He urged them to capitalized on such opportunities to develop their skills and grow their businesses amid the disruptions caused by the coronavirus …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned people against wearing masks while exercising, saying masks may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably. WHO gave the warning on Wednesday in an update of its Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters. It said that sweat could make the mask become wet more quickly which make it difficult to breathe and would …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed 41 non-career ambassadors-designate for confirmation by the Senate. He also nominated Suleiman Sani (FCT) as a career ambassador-designate. This comes about three weeks after the Senate confirmed 42 career ambassadors-designate nominated by the president. He forwarded the names of the nominees to the Senate, seeking confirmation of their appointments “in accordance to section 171(2)(1c) and …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sent names of forty- one non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation. The names read on the floor of Senate plenary Wednesday by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan include the Editor- in- Chief of Guardian Newspapers, Debo Adesina representing Oyo State: Sunday Awoniyi for Kogi State; Ademola Sarki, …

*Orders their remand at Kuje Correctional Centre Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday denied Taraba kidnap kingpin, Mr Hamisu Bala, otherwise known as Wadume, and his co-defendants bail in the terrorism and kidnapping charges brought against them by the federal government. Justice Nyako denied the applicants bail while delivering ruling in their …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith Okowa, have both tested positive to COVID-19. The Governor made the disclosure on his Facebook page on Wednesday morning. He said: “My wife and I have tested positive for COVID-19. We are well and continuing with our isolation/medication. We thank you all for your continued prayers for us and our daughter.” Recall that …

The National Assembly on Wednesday announced the suspension of the Special Public Works programme under the National Directorate of Employment to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, had approved the engagement of 774, 000 Nigerians under the scheme. By the arrangement, 1, 000 Nigerians who would earn N20,000 each on a monthly basis for …

INEC has said only 14 political parties submitted the names of their candidates who emerged from primaries ahead of the Edo 2020 polls. According to an INEC statement released on Tuesday, out of the 15 political parties that signified interest to contest the elections, “14 parties successfully used the dedicated online portal of the commission to submit the list of …