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Edo State Government has commended petroleum marketers in the state for abiding by the directive to ensure Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) does not sell above the approved N145 per litre, noting that their sustained collaboration has led to hitch-free distribution of the product across the state. Commissioner for Minerals, Oil and Gas, Hon. Joseph Ugheoke, disclosed this in a statement …

Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki and President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, have extolled late Dame Esther Rewane’s contribution to education and the upliftment of society. Obaseki, who led members of the Edo State Executive Council (EXCO) to a reception held in honour of late Dame Rewane in Warri, Delta State, described the deceased, who …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, and former governors of the state, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor on Saturday, graced the wedding ceremony of the daughter of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Uyi Technical, Mr Omoruyi Olotun. Speaking to journalists after the church wedding ceremony held at the National Headquarters of the Christ Apostolic Church of …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday inspected the onging construction work on the second Niger Bridge in Onitsha and affirmed government’s commitment to early completion of the work. Osinbajo who started the inspection from Asaba axis with Governor Ifanyi Okowa of Delta state, said that the Niger Bridge was very important for the economy of the South-East and the Nigerian …

The Federal Government delegation on Friday met with the national leaders of Miyetti Allahh Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) as part of efforts to curtail security challenges in the country. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who led the delegation that held a closed door session with the MACBAN leaders in Birnin Kebbi said it was part of regional …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Commissioner of Police CP DanMallam Mohammed has flagged off anti-crime outfit code-named “Operation Puff Adder” in the state to checkmate the activities of criminals and their sponsors. The ceremony witnessed by some heads of other sister security agencies, civil society groups, professional bodies, religious and traditional leaders in the state held at the police command headquarters …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, joined the former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon Rtd; Delta State Governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai on Friday, in paying glowing tributes to former Military Administrator of the defunct Mid-West region (now Edo and Delta States), late Maj. Gen. David Ejoor (Rtd.). At a funeral …

Some gunmen on Wednesday night invaded the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Moriki, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and abducted five persons including two caterers and three children. Also, security was beefed up on Thursday in Daura and some of its surrounding villages after bandits kidnapped the Magajin Garin Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar, an in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Thursday approved N9.2 billion for the construction of seven model schools and supply of antiretroviral drugs to persons living with HIV/AIDS across Nigeria. The meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, started at about by 4:30 p.m. and ended around 10 p.m. The Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, who briefed …

The rate of killings and kidnappings in Katsina State has become so ‘alarming’ that a lawmaker wants a state of emergency declared in parts of the state. The lawmaker representing Baure/Zango Federal Constituency, Ahmed Dayyabu-Safana, on Thursday decried the increasing rate of killings in Katsina State, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Dayyabu-Safana said some villages within his …