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By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON It was a night of mixed feelings for residents of Obaruyi Street in Egor quarters, Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria when two married men engaged themselves in exchange of blows on meeting at their lover’s apartment in the area. The physical combat which occurred on December 27, 2018 ended when one of the men collapsed and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has reacted to criticisms over its appointment of Amina Zakari as head of its collation centre for the forthcoming presidential election. The opposition has rejected the appointment, saying Mrs Zakari is a blood relation of President Muhammadu Buhari and had shown bias in past elections. It has not substantiated the claims. The director of voter …

Following the appointment of Amina Zakari as Chairperson, national collation centre of INEC, a group, the Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED), has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to tender his resignation letter immediately. AIED made this demand in a press statement issued on Friday and signed by its Director …

In what looks like a determination to enforce high standards, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State  has warned contractors against shoddy work otherwise they will face prosecution. Obaseki vowed to prosecute any contractor who delivers sub-standard work on the 230 public primary schools being refurbished by the state government through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The governor gave …

In an unprecedented move, a parallel campaign structure put in place by the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, is scheduled to be inaugurated today (Thursday). The inauguration of the over 500-member campaign team, said to be focused on women and young people, will take place inside the Banquet Hall of the State House Presidential Villa, Abuja, an official said. …

The Atiku-Agbaje Media Engagement Network (AAMEN) has described the drafting of Mrs. Aisha Buhari into the President’s campaign team as a bribe that the APC administration meant to silence the outspoken First Lady. AAMEN also called for the immediate sacking of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Retired-Colonel Hameed Ali, who was on Wednesday announced as a member of a novel Aisha …

The Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has said that he is ready to vacate office if that is what is required to restore peace and security to the state. Zamfara has been bedevilled by armed bandits who kill villagers and also abduct some for ransom. There have been recent calls for an imposition of a full state of emergency similar …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities says it has not been briefed on the alleged payment of N15.89bn to universities by the Federal Government, two months after it embarked on strike. The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos. The unionist was reacting to reports that the Federal …

Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki on Tuesday visited four hospitals in Benin City to felicitate with babies born on New Year’s Day. The first port of call for Mrs. Obaseki and her entourage was Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin City, where Mrs Ifeoma Uwegbae, who delivered the first baby of the year at 12:46am, weighing 3kg, was …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – Newly deployed Commissioner of Police to Edo State, CP Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu assumed duty today with a pledge to improve Edo security and make the state hotter for criminals. CP Hakeem made the pledge shortly after taking over from out-going CP Johnson Kokumo at the state police command headquarters in Benin City on Wednesday. …