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As the spate of insecurity continues in Nigeria, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on traditional rulers in the country to support governments’ fight against the menace, stressing the need for a collective effort to tackle the problem. Obaseki made the submission during the courtesy visit by members of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria led …

…Says State already paying N25,000, ready for N30,000′ …Says govt cleared 50% inherited LGAs’ salary arrears, as councils receive N2.8bn October allocation Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured workers in the State that his administration will be the first to implement the resolution reached at the emergency meeting between the Federal Government and state governors over the new …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his government will take “strongest measures” possible to punish perpetrators of the latest killings in Kaduna state. During a visit to the state, Mr Buhari expressed sadness at the loss of lives and property in Kasuwan Magani and the unrest around Kaduna metropolis, demanding an end to wanton killings. More than 55 people have …

A Professor with Crop Production Department of Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Prof. Allan Kadams, has been kidnapped. Kadam’s kidnap came two weeks after another Professor, Ibrahim Adamu of Soil Science of the same university was kidnapped but released after one day. The Registrar of the university, Hajiya Halima Bala, who confirmed the kidnapping of Kadam during an …

Abuja – Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shi’ites, and a combined force of the Nigerian Army and police, yesterday, engaged in a bloody clash which left some dead and many injured. Trouble was said to have started as the Shi’ites poured into the FCT from all major routes leading to the city centre to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said efforts are being made to transform the Annual Oba of Benin Invitational Golf Tournament into an international event. The governor disclosed this while taking part in the 7th Oba of Benin Invitational Golf Tournament at the Benin Golf Club, Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor urged for support from members …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has charged his 19 aides on Gender issues residents in the state’s 18 local councils, to mobilise women and girls in their respective councils to the second edition of Alaghodaro Summit, scheduled to hold in November. Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said the governor gave the charge …

The Senator representing Yobe-East, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, has given a damning verdict on the performance of his party, the All Progressives Congress, over the last three years. Ibrahim who was a three-time governor of Yobe State said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC was in many ways not better than the Peoples Democratic Party it defeated in 2015. The APC senator …

A Nigerian senator and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress has strongly condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in the last three years, saying his failures are waiting to catch up with him at the general elections next February. Bukar Abba Ibrahim, a former governor who represents Yobe East Senatorial District, said Mr Buhari deviated from the crucial issues that …

LAGOS—Ahead of November 6 nationwide strike to compel government to peg a new minimum wage at N30,000, organized labour will tomorrow hold mass protest across the country as part of sensitization of workers and Nigerians for the planned industrial action. Labour This came as organized labour urged workers not to be deterred by the government’s threat of “no work, no …