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Edo State Government has rejected the composition of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan-led All Progressives Congress (APC)’s National Reconciliation Committee, noting that the committee was populated by persons with vested interests in the crisis rocking the ruling party. In a statement, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu and Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Enogie (Duke) of Ukhiri Community in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State, Mr Godwin Aigbe has been hospitalized and reportedly placed on danger list after armed men invaded his palace and physically attacked him.The assailants were said to have inflicted varying degrees of injuries on the traditional ruler said to be on danger list at an …

By Isaac Eranga Benin City: A one-day edutainment therapy programme has been held for inmates of Nigeria Prisons now Correctional Service, Benin Custodian Center, Sapele Road, Benin City.  The programme which was tagged ‘Talent Discovery Among Inmates’, was put together by Securing the Creative Gold mine in Youths Initiative and Courageous World Foundation. Declaring the programme open, Head of the …

The President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for the rebuilding of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium into a world class facility, assuring that the stadium will serve as the new home for Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Pinnick said this during a novelty match to test-run the football pitch and the …

The governor of Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu has rejected the Senate President Ahmed Lawan led reconciliation committee set up by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reconcile warring factions of the party in some states of the federation including Edo state. But on Thursday, the  Obaseki/Shaibu Movement (OSM), a …

…says FG has created central database for recovered loots …insists Buhari’s anti-graft war devoid of political, ethnic sentiments The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Thursday, disclosed that a total of 22 former Governors are currently being investigated on money laundering related charges. The AGF, who described President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption …

The Interpol on Thursday told PREMIUM TIMES it took Nigeria’s former attorney-general, Bello Adoke, into custody. But the international police organisation said it has no case against Mr Adoke and only carried out the arrest on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. “We have a red notice for him and we have instructions to arrest him upon arrival …

The Punch newspaper recently decided it would henceforth prefix President Muhammadu Buhari’s name with his military rank of Major-General and refer to his administration as a regime. In an editorial entitled “Buhari’s lawlessness: Our stand”, the newspaper said it would refer to the president and his government in those militaristic and pejorative terms “until they purge themselves of their insufferable contempt for …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Bayelsa on Thursday applauded the Federal Government for the border closure, saying the policy was yielding positive results in various local products, especially rice. The NLC Chairman in the state, Mr John Ndiomu, told Newsmen in Yenagoa that the border closure was doing more good than harm. According to Ndiomu, border closure is a …

President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White House in American history to be …