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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for synergy and partnerships among relevant stakeholders to check the consumption and reduce the health and other associated risks, especially cardiovascular diseases. The governor made the call in commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day marked by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other organs to raise awareness and check the consumption …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended residents and indigenes of the state for the peaceful Democracy celebrations, thanking them for their unflinching support for his administration and policies. Obaseki, who noted that his government was strengthening relevant institutions for democratic consolidation, applauded the serene and reflective mood with which the day was marked. He enjoined the people of …

ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION, TUESDAY, 29TH MAY, 2018 My Dear Nigerians! Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the 3rd Anniversary of this administration. I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus far. This administration came at a time that …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 603 convictions in three years. The agency also claimed that it has altered the narrative of the fight against corruption in Nigeria through aggressive tracing and recovery of stolen assets. The commission, in a statement yesterday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said: “As Nigeria marks the …

To give opportunity for Nigerian youths to vie for various political positions in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will soon sign the bill into law. The signing ceremony, he said, would be done in the present of some youths in the next few days. The President stated this in his address to the nation this morning while commemorating the 2018 …

Agroup of Nigerians on Monday described as ‘ineffective’ the conduct of the country’s service chiefs in quelling increased mass violence. They called for their immediate removal. The group cuts across Nigerians of various divides and interests and they all rallied at the Unity Fountain in Abuja to observe a National Mourning Day for lives lost to violence in the wake …

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has directed the governing boards of federal tertiary health institutions to convene emergency meetings of boards and order back to work striking health workers. According to a press statement issued by the ministry on Monday, the minister also had an emergency meeting with the medical directors and chief medical directors of tertiary hospitals to …

Few weeks after receiving its protest letter, a delegation of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government, is currently meeting with the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) faction. The APC delegation led by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo is currently holding talks with the nPDP delegation led by the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, in Akinnola Aguda House. …

The Joint Health Sector Union on Monday said it would continue its ongoing nationwide strike until the Federal Government implements certain agreements reached between the two parties on September 30, 2017. JOHESU disclosed this at a peaceful rally organised by its national body in Abuja, saying it would not be deterred by the court’s injunction compelling its members to return …

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2018 — America will forever remember the service and sacrifice of those who fought and died for the nation’s freedom, President Donald J. Trump said today at the Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery. Trump, escorted by Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, and Army Maj. Gen. Michael Howard, commanding general, U.S. Army Military District of Washington, …