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The Senate on Tuesday appointed the Deputy Majority Whip, Francis Alimikhena, as acting chairman of the Adhoc Committee on Minimum Wage. The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who made the announcement at plenary on Tuesday, said Mr Alimikhena would work in acting capacity while the chairman, Olusola Adeyeye, was away on health grounds. Mr Saraki charged the committee to …

Imo State Governor  Rochas Okorocha is not listed by the  Independent National Electoral Commission among the senators-elect that will  receive their certificates of return on Thursday. Okorocha won in the  February 23 Imo West senatorial election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Monday revealed that the new senators would receive their certificates of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday continued its declaration of results of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections conducted across the country on Saturday. But for the first time since 1999 that the nation embraced democracy, INEC declared governorship poll in six states inconclusive. The states affected are Kano, Sokoto, Benue, Bauchi, Adamawa and Plateau. While INEC …

A former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has been declared winner of the governorship election in Imo State. He polled 273,404 ahead of his closest rival and candidate of the Action Alliance, Uche Nwosu, who polled a total of 190,364. Mr Nwosu is the son in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha who strongly backed his candidacy. The …

The Peoples Democratic Party Governorship candidate in Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has taken the lead in the results from the 11 local government areas so far declared by the state Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Otunta. The former deputy speaker, House of Representatives, is leading other candidates with over 70,000 votes, having polled 128,732 votes. His closest rival, Uche Nwosu of …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON The owner of a popular multi-million Naira bar along Sakponba road in Benin City (name withheld) has exonerated himself from the ongoing cult-related killings in the state capital saying he was never arrested by the police as reported in the media. The businessman who spoke through his lawyer Barr. Solomon Igbinere, last weekend said his client was …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has declared that he will continue to put the interest of ordinary Edo people first in the development of the state. Obaseki’s renewed commitment followed the sweeping electoral victories for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State House of Assembly election, on Saturday March 9, 2019. An elated Governor Obaseki made the …

Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, has partnered with the Public Affairs Section of the United States Consulate General on a recruitment workshop for the Hubert Humphrey Fellowship, a Fulbright exchange program. Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Abiodun Falodun, in a statement, said that the purpose of the workshop is “to inform prospective applicants on how to apply successfully for the fellowship …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – The Commissioner of Police deployed to monitor the just conducted general elections in Edo State, Dan Malam Mohammed has commended residents of the state for their peaceful conducts before, during and after the polls. CP Dan Malam who described Edo as a peaceful state assured the people of efficient post election security as the …

Damaturu – The Yobe All Progressives Congress (APC) governor- elect, Alhaji Mai-Mala Buni has urged opposition parties in the state to join hands and move the state forward. Buni made the call in his victory/acceptance speech in Damaturu saying: “To those who did not vote for us, the elections are over and we still remain the good people of Yobe.” …