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By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON An Egor Magistrate Court 3 on November 15, 2019 remanded one Uchenna Duru, 42, for allegedly defrauding a single lady in Benin City. Uchenna Duru is facing five charges of obtaining under pretense, stealing, unlawful possession of legal practitioner’s attire/impersonation and forgery. This was contained in a charge sheet number MEG/207c/2019 made available to our Crime Reporter …

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger on Sunday advocated structural adjustment in governance to boost economic growth and development in the country. A statement by Mrs Mary Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, said Bello made the called during a 3-day Executive Leadership Retreat on Administrative Relationship, Strategic Communication and Management of Public of Finance for Economic Development. The retreat …

The National Steering Committee of the Congress of University Academics on Saturday directed university lecturers who belong to the group to immediately begin enrolment on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive. Leadership of the group, which is a faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Saturday disclosed that the decision …

Media reports regarding the deliberations of the National Economic Council on the issue of the ownership of electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) at its meeting on Thursday have been described as misleading by the Nigerian Government.In a press statement released on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, the Presidency debunked such reports, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Hon. Justice Esther Edigin, as the 7th substantive Chief Judge of the state. The swearing-in of Hon. Justice Edigin followed the retirement of the immediate past Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Esohe Ikponmwen, from the state public service. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at Government House in Benin City, the governor commended …

…as Col. Imuse is barred from APC states’ chairmen, NEC meetings in Abuja …Ojezua admitted into meetings as authentic party chair As a Benin High Court upheld Anselm Ojezua as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, his rival Col. David Imuse was on Friday barred from the meetings of the Council of APC states’ chairmen …

The management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo says it will need about N500 million to construct a befitting mini stadium in the school environment in honour of the country’s sportsmen and women who graduated from the institution. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Ignatius Onimawo, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja while speaking on preparations for the institution’s maiden Pillar …

An activist, Omoyele Sowore, has filed a suit against the State Security Service (SSS) over his arrest and continued detention. In the charge sheet made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the Sahara Reporters publisher is asking the court to order the SSS to pay him N500 million as damages for his detention and violation of fundamental rights. A judge …

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not seek a third term in office at the end of his second term in 2023. The Nigerian Constitution sets a two-term limit for the president and state governors, but that has not stopped speculations that Mr Buhari may want to stay beyond 2023. Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, was accused of pursuing a third …

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has commended the African Union on the establishment of Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Executive Director of ITC, Ms Arancha Gonzalez, gave the commendation on Thursday during the opening ceremony of the World Export Development Forum (WEDF). She stated that Africa came up with the AfCFTA initiative at a time when there was …