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Qatar’s successful, controversy-plagued bid to host the 2022 World Cup has been hit by further allegations that they used a secret “black operations” propaganda campaign to undermine rival bids in violation of FIFA rules, according to The Sunday Times. The newspaper — which also made allegations in 2014 about Qatar buying the vote but of which they were subsequently cleared …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s call for support in empowering Edo youth to become more productive, has been heeded by more public-spirited groups, who have stepped up empowerment programmes for youths in the state. Governor Obaseki had, in several meetings with civil society organisations and diaspora groups called for increased participation of well-meaning Nigerians and friends of the country …

Early testing for Hepatitis and an aggressive and sustained grassroots sensitization on the danger of the disease would reduce the deaths from what experts describe as “one of the biggest global health threats of our time,” Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, said on Friday. The Governor gave the advice on the occasion of the commemoration of World Hepatitis Day, …

Finally, after much persuasion from majority of the stakeholders in the state, Governor Samuel Ortom midweek took a rather bold political step by defecting from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after months of protracted face-off with the leader of the party in the state. Suffice it to state here that the governor’s defection …

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company has said that Edo State received the highest share of power allocated to the company from the national grid for distribution to its states of operation. It said that while it had improved power supply from two hours in 2013 to six to 10 hours in locations with severe infrastructure limitations, customers in areas with …

Thirteen out of the 23 local government chairmen in Benue State have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). They subsequently moved to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The local government bosses also pledged their loyalty to the state governor, Samuel Ortom after a meeting with the governor on Saturday in Makurdi. Their defection comes days after Governor Ortom, announced his …

…As Saraki, Adeyeye, Yerima, absent at meeting. Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki; Senate Chief Whip, Prof. Sola Adeyeye, and former governor of Zamfara State, Sani Yerima, were absent as the Senate caucus of All Progressives Congress, APC, paid a solidarity visit on President Muhammadu Buhari at the First Lady Conference Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Wednesday night. This is even as …

Reacting to the Presidency’s claim, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, Kwara South, described as blatant lies issues raised by the Presidency that it had met and discussed with them and that they had resolved to work for the actualization of President Buhari’s 2019 presidential bid. Speaking with Vanguard, Senator Ibrahim, one of …

•Says they never defected, but merely expressed intent •It’s not true, Enang on his own — Senator, Reps The Presidency yesterday said that it has met and discussed with a large number of senators and members of the House of Representatives who dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other opposition political parties, …

Melaye, has regained his freedom from his abductors. Sen. Dino Melaye Senator Melaye who took to his twitter handle to announce his freedom said he spent 11 hours in what he called the wilderness. It is not clear what exactly happened or how he regained his freedom but the senator thanked God and Nigerians for letting him escape “dangerous attacks” …