A mild drama ensued outside the Tunde Idiagbon House, former head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission when operatives of the EFCC attempted to bar a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, from accompanying former Governor Ayodele Fayose into the premises. Fani-Kayode, who obtained an LL.B from the School of Oriental and African Studies and a Masters …
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The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has arrived at the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose entered into the EFCC office in Wuse 2 in the company of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Fayose, who wore a customised T-shirt emblazoned with “EFCC I’m Here” over …
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The Senate has approved a total sum of N53bn for the Office of the National Security Adviser and security agencies to supervise the 2019 general elections. Other beneficiaries are the Department of State Services, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigerian Immigration Service. The approval followed the recommendations by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, whose …
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was on Tuesday named the Director-General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council by the Peoples Democratic Party. PDP’s chairman, Uche Secondus, shared the news on his Twitter handle, @uchesecondus. He shared a list of party members, who have been picked to be part of the campaign team of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He said, …
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The Nigerian Government has said it was shocked and saddened at the killing of another aid worker, Hauwa Mohammed Liman by Boko Haram on Monday, despite the actions taken by the government and the widespread appeal to save the young woman. In a statement issued in London on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the …
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Alaghodaro Summit 2018 will focus on the impact of governance on Edo people and showcase how the state is designing and implementing policies, programs and initiatives to improve the lives of the people, engender inclusive growth and enhance law and order. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and …
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The Nigerian association of the blind, Edo state chapter has appealed to the state government to make the education for the blind absolutely free, including books, tuition, and boarding fees, as it is obtainable in some neighboring states. The State chairman of the association, Mr Nosakhare Osemwota made the appeal during the 2018 white cane day celebration held yesterday, in …
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Benin City – Several persons in their prime age were allegedly gunned down and a yet-to-be identified woman was kidnapped on her way to church as armed men reigned supreme in Benin City, Edo State last weekend. The killings were recorded in Eweka Street, First and Second East Circular, Muchceche in Upper Sonkponba road and New Benin area of the …
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…Villagers flee for fear of reprisal Over 50 soldiers have been deployed to Ajakurama and its neighboring communities in Ovia South West local government area of Edo State by the Nigerian Army in an intensified effort to apprehend the killers of its service member and recover his gun, according to reports reaching Alltimepost.com. The late soldier who was murdered …
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Nigerian soldier on a routine patrol at Sadama, a Village close to Ofunama in Ovia South West Local government area of Edo has been murdered in an ambushed carried out by suspected hoodlums. The soldier was a member of a patrol team said to be returning from assigned duties. Reports reaching Alltimepost.com at the weekend said one of the …
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