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…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 …

Following a minor disagreement between the Edo Universal Basic Education Board and executives of the Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) over September 2nd resumption date for primary schools in the state, among other issues, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has met with the teachers to resolve the issues. The governor met with the NUT executives …

The Lagos State House Assembly on Tuesday set up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses by the administration of former governor Akinwunmi Ambode in the state. The House said it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 buses out of the 5,000 buses proposed by Mr Ambode for mass transit in the state, but which …

Nigerians are worried at President Muhammadu Buhari’s instruction to his newly-inaugurated 43 Ministers not to seek direct audience with him as his second term cabinet was inaugurated three months after he was sworn-in. According to him: “In terms of coordination, kindly ensure that all submissions for my attention or meeting requests be channelled through the Chief of Staff, while all …

Some Nigerians have expressed  mixed feelings following President Donald Trump’s announcement of  “seriously’’ considering ending birthright citizenship for children born in America. Birthright citizenship in the U.S. is acquired by virtue of the circumstances of birth and this contrasts with citizenship acquired in other ways, for example by naturalisation. Mrs Oyin John, a Fashion Designer, who spoke with the News Agency …

In what appears to be a retaliatory move, the United States government has announced a hike in price for all classes of visa for Nigerians, effective August 29, 2019. In a statement, yesterday, the US Embassy in Nigeria decried the cost of visa imposed on US citizens visiting Nigeria, saying it was currently higher than the total cost of visa …

…says I’ve been idle in detention, needs ankle treatment Detained activist and convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore has denied the allegation by the Department of State Service, DSS, that he was sponsored by external forces to topple President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. In a process he filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Sowore, who was the presidential …

By Femi Adessina Day two in Japan, and it was mainly for exhaling, catching our breath, receiving briefings and preparing for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7), which holds from August 28-31. The program outline is rich, and holds much for Africa in different spheres like deepening sustainable and resilient society, building peace and stability, agriculture, …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Suspected cult clash has left one dead and another hospitalised at Uhie Community in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State. The deceased, a middle-aged man clad in black shirt and trousers was hacked to death and his corpse dumped in a bush along Old Road, Uhie Community, last Sunday. Operatives of New Etete Police Division led …