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Edo State Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs have been instructed by Governor Godwin Obaseki to commence criminal prosecution of council chairmen who were relieved of their offices over corruption allegations. The governor said this on Thursday during the swearing-in of a new chairman for Esan West Local Government Area (LGA), Mrs. Ruth Osahon, …

As the year 2019 drew to an end the figures that emerged, depicting the standing of our healthcare system in the world ought to embarrass our leaders if they are still capable of being embarrassed. The 2018 edition of the Healthcare Access Quality Index, HAQ, which measures personal healthcare quality and access in 195 countries and territories worldwide ranked Nigeria …

Former Imo Action Alliance governorship candidate, Mr Uche Nwosu, says he has no regret for accepting Rochas Okoracha’s support to contest against the All Progressives Congress during the last governorship election in the state. Nwosu, who recently returned to the APC along with his supporters, spoke on Wednesday in Abuja. He, however, denied the insinuation that Okorocha gave him the …

120 operational vehicles head for Ibadan as inauguration holds todayDAWN says operation not alternative army as Fayemi, IG meet There were strong indications on Wednesday that intrigues among South-West governors and interference by the Federal Government were threatening the Western Nigeria Security Outfit codenamed Operation Amotekun (leopard). The PUNCH gathered that although all the South-West governors agreed to set up …

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission to immediately implement measures aimed at re-positioning the broadcast industry. Mohammed in a statement on Thursday by his media aide, Segun Adeyemi, said the directives became necessary following the submission of the report of the committee set up to work out the modalities for implementing …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration will construct production centers and innovation hubs in Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial Districts of the state to boost production and other economic activities in the districts. Obaseki, in a statement, said the hubs, which are a replication of Benin Production and Innovation Centers in Edo South Senatorial District …

…Textile, cotton producers relish N100m loan from govt Work has reached an advanced stage for the construction of a textile mill in Edo State, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki revealed on Monday. According to him, it is part of his administration’s efforts to make the Edo State the fabric and textile headquarters in Nigeria. Obaseki made this known when he received executive …

Iranian Revolutionary Guards has revealed the country may attack Israel and other United States allies in revenge of US action. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday responded to the assassination of commander Qassem Soleimani with a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase used by the US military, Iranian state media said. The IRGC confirmed the Ain al-Assad base was hit …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, at the Presidential Villa. The President’s Special Adviser, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement at the end of the meeting, quoted President Buhari to have reiterated his administration’s resolve to …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting a fresh election to fill 14 vacant seats in the Edo State House of Assembly. Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order in a motion ex-parte filed by Mr D.D. Dodo on behalf of the 14 lawmakers. He said the parties in the suit should hold …