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The new governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has been sworn in as the fifth governor of the state for a four-year term. Abiodun was sworn-in alongside his deputy, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, after the duo took the oath of allegiance and oath of office at the MKO Abiola Stadium at Kuto in Abeokuta, the state capital on Wednesday. The oath of …

Two former Nigerian presidents who opposed the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari were conspicuously absent at Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony. Ex-presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, both of whom are believed to have supported Atiku Abubakar for the February presidential election, were absent at the Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the inauguration. No reason has been given for their absence, although …

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has assured the new Edo State Director of the Department of State Security of Palace support and cooperation in the discharge of his duties in the state. The Benin Monarch gave the assurance when the DSS Chief, Barr. Brown Ekwoaba led other management of the service on a courtesy call to His Royal Majesty. The …

…Says ‘a threat to Obaseki, is a threat to Edo people’     Edo youths under the aegis of Concerned Edo Youths have warned Tony Kabaka Adun against his alleged threat to Governor Obaseki, saying: a threat to Governor Obaseki is a threat to Edo people, a threat to development and progress. And we will never allow that. We will resist him and whoever …

…condemns violence against children Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has made his stance known against child marriage, saying he was working with the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, to ensure the safe return of Memunatu Musa, the 14-year-old pupil of Enikaro Primary School, in Benin City, who was given out in marriage as a child-bride to a groom in …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should blame himself and not the National Assembly for the delay in the passage of of the 2019 budget which was signed into law on Monday. Dogara said since President Buhari assumed office, he ‘has been unable to present budget on time. His first budget …

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Tuesday, dissolved the State Executive Council and disengaged other appointed political office holders in the state. Tambuwal wished the ex-council members well and prayed for their successes in future endeavours. He said this in his valedictory session with the state council where he commended members of the cabinet for their services to the …

The Senate, on Tuesday, attributed the major source of insecurity in the country to the problem of out-of-school children. The observation followed a motion on the Children’s Day Celebration by Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan at plenary presided over by Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki in Abuja. Moving the motion, Lawan, who noted that though Children’s Day is marked every May …

The deputy chairman (North) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Lawal Shuaibu, has called for the resignation of the party’s chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. In a letter to the chairman dated May 27, 2019, the top official declared Mr Oshiomhole’s leadership a “failure”. Mr Shuaibu, a former senator from Zamfara State, said the party chairman was squarely responsible for the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to stop the flow of illegal arms into the country, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, has said. Ibas communicated this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting between President Buhari and Service Chiefs on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Ibas, the president is happy with the efforts …