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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih, is currently being quizzed at the state police command over comments that the state government diverted bags of rice meant for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. Orbih’s questioning was based on a petition sent by Governor Godwin Obaseki to the state Commissioner of …

Former President Olusegun on Monday marked a relatively low key birthday, saying his greatest source of sadness each time he cast his back, was the death of his parents. Obasanjo who turned 81 March 5 said it is always a thing of regret and pain in the heart that his mother and father did not live long enough to witness …

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said that the Federal Government has approved the upgrade of the Benin Airport to international standard with a cargo terminal. The minister disclosed this during his courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Government House in Benin City, Edo State, on Monday. Sirika said the approval was due to …

The Shape of Water, a romantic fable about a janitor who falls in love with a sea creature, has swept top honours at the Oscars in a ceremony that turned into a battle cry for inclusion and female empowerment. Guillermo del Toro’s cold war-era fantasy about the triumph of outcasts fended off the satirical horror Get Out and the drama …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn in the newly elected local council chairmen for the 18 local government areas of the state, charging them on prudent management of the N2b Paris Club resources saved up in their treasuries. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Government House, in Benin City, Edo State capital, on Monday, Obaseki charged …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that the newly elected local council executives in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state will deepen his brand of strategic leadership to ensure that those at the grassroots enjoy result-oriented governance. The governor, who said this during a Thanksgiving Service at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin City, …

Rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, that there are no underage voters in Kano State as a despicable act of cowardice and threat to Nigeria’s democracy. The PDP said the INEC Chairman, in allowing the All Progressive Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to push him to make …

The Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has flagged off the training of 300 teachers drawn from 300 public primary schools in the state in the pilot scheme of the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme. Acting Chairperson, Edo SUBEB and Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic Education, Dr Joan Oviawe, disclosed this when executives of Nigerian …

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the 18 chairmanship seats in the March 3 local government election in Edo. The Chairman of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Prof. Stanley Orobator, announced the results of the council polls in Benin on Sunday. Orobator said the exercise was rancor-free and that there was no reported case of violence …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has directed candidates for the 2018 UTME to start printing their examination notification slip from Tuesday, March 6. The board’s Head of Media and Information Department, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said in Lagos on Sunday that arrangements had been concluded for the successful conduct of the exam scheduled to hold from March 9 to March …