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Irked with the poor power supply they get, leaders from five communities in Daura, Kastina state, yesterday told President Muhammadu Buhari that the communities hardly have 24 hours light except if he (Buhari) is around. Mohammed Saleh, one of the leaders disclosed this when Buhari hosted the leaders for Sallah celebration. Saleh, according to TheCable, said; “Anytime the President is …

The Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (COP14) are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to consider a new proposal by Norway to add plastic to a list of wastes governed by the Convention. If adopted at the end of the meeting, member countries may be imposing tighter restrictions on trans-boundary movement of plastics, which have become one of the world’s major …

Shiite leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has alleged that the condition at the Indian hospital he was taken to is worse than that of Nigeria. He said he plans to return to Nigeria to assess the situation. Mr El-Zakzaky stated this in an audio message that has since gone viral. PREMIUM TIMES has confirmed the authenticity of the audio. The cleric, leader of …

The official had brushes with the presidency in the past, disregarding Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s directives on multiple occasions without any consequences. Mr Obono-Obla confrontation with the vice-president lingered amidst unconnected allegations of academic fraud levelled against Mr Obono-Obla. How the allegations first became public remained largely fuzzy but it was mainstreamed by an inquiry at the House of Representatives last …

By Louis Odion, FNGE Since Dokolo’s story broke, market intelligence would appear to be pointing at an exponential rise in the demand for Krest. What no analyst can confirm with certainty, however, is whether any correlation exists between the rising consumption and the discovery of the other post “recreational use” the drink can be put. It is perhaps for this …

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said that the alleged rift between himself and his successor, Governor Godwin Obaseki is the creation of people with personal interest, describing Obaseki as his brother. L-R: Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; and Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, …

By A Correspondent Edo State Open Government Partnership (OGP) held 3-day retreat to develop its state action plan (SAP), from 8th – 10th August, 2019, in Benin City, Edo State. The event was attended by over 70 participants from government and non-state actors including the private sector. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State at the retreat, supported by Westminster Foundation …

A foundation, Idera De Movement, on Sunday donated a sum of N50,000 to Mrs. Sariyu Akanmu, a septuagenarian fufu seller beaten by the Police during the Monday, August 5 protest organised by the #RevolutionNow group in Osogbo. Mrs. Akanmu, an indigene of Agboyele Compound, Osogbo, was hawkingfufu on the streets of Osogbo, Osun State capital, when she ran into members of #RevolutionNow who …

Strong indications emerged Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari may have dropped Senator Ita Enang as his Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters( Senate). Enang who was in the National Assembly from the House of Representatives was last a Senator from Akwa Ibom State in the Seventh Senate. He was appointed to the office in 2015 during President Buhari’s first coming …

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday paid a surprise visit to his predecessor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, despite the alleged rift between them. Obaseki, according to a statement, went to greet Oshiomhole, who was at his Iyamho country home with his mother, Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole, for the Eid-el-Kabir holidays. The Special …