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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has met with aggrieved  All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants who participated in the party’s 2019 primary election. Addressing the aspirants at government house in Benin, the governor said that the meeting was inline with the recommendation of the Theophilus Okoh Committee set up to reconcile the aggrieved members of the party. Obaseki, alongside party leaders …

…Ken Saro Wiwa said that he did not send anybody to go and kill a person, but the Federal Government want to kill him. … He said that until this world ends, peace will never be in Ogoni land. …Says Shehu Yar’ Adua was shocked that General Sani wants to Execute Saro- Wiwa …Says he helped carried Wiwa inside the …

By Femi Adesina Sure, there are some Nigerian rascals abroad. But every country has its share of deviants, both at home and abroad. Not all Nigerians in the Diaspora are crooks, though some drag the country’s image through the mud. Not all Nigerians in foreign land are irreverent, though some funny characters exist outside our shores. We have seen some …

Imo state government on Thursday ordered a citizen’s arrest against Sen. Rochas Okorocha, over alleged assault on a government official, Mr Jasper Ndubuaku. The Secretary to State Government (SSG), Mr Uche Onyeaguocha, gave the order after the Chairman of the Recovery of Government Properties, Mr Jasper Ndubuaku, was allegedly assaulted at Okorocha’s residence. Onyeaguocha said that the state had also …

The Adamawa State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by a former senator, Binta Masi Garba, of the All Progressives Congress against the election of Elisha Abbo of the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr Abbo recently gained notoriety for assaulting a woman in a sex toy shop in Abuja, over which incident he has been arraigned in court. Delivering the …

Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, has said the parliament would soon come up with a law that would peg secondary school leaving age at 18. A statement signed by the lawmaker, copy of which was obtained by our Correspondent on Thursday, said Owoeye disclosed this in his goodwill message to the Osun Youth Agenda …

The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has emerged winner in the primary of the All Progressives Congress held on Thursday in Lokoja, the state capital. Out of a total of 3,596 delegates that were accredited, Bello had secured 3,127 votes. Bello will represent the party in the November 16 governorship election.

As a top army officer holding command position, he abused public trust and was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Realising that he had been boxed into a tight corner, with clear evidence of guilt laid bare before him, the officer sang like a canary as he confessed his thievery of public fund. Sullen and distraught, he begged …

…Holds close-door security meeting, says I have been assured of his rescue  Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has assured that security agencies in the state are working assiduously to rescue Prof. Sylvanus Okogbeni, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, who was kidnapped on Monday by gunmen. The governor said this after a closed-door meeting …

Edo State Government and the Congolese Government have revealed plans to partner with Cellteck Medical Center, a private hospital in Benin City, on Stem Cell Transplant for sickle cell patients. The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said this when he received the Congolese Ambassador to Nigeria, Jacques Obindza, who led the delegation from Congo Brazzaville,  to the Government House …