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…urges responsive, efficient primary health care system Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged the newly inaugurated 17-member Edo State Primary Health Care Board, to deepen the revamp of the state’s primary health care system for responsive, efficient and accessible health care delivery. The governor, who gave the charge at the inauguration of new members of the board in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has taken a decision to conduct supplementary elections in all areas where elections did not take place and/or where returns could not be made during the just concluded presidential and National Assembly polls held on February 23 2019. According to the commission, the supplementary polls would now be conducted on Saturday, March 9 2019 alongside …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his second term in office may be tougher than the first. The president said this on Friday when he received members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on a congratulatory visit to him at the council chamber of the State House Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Mr …

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last week’s election, Alh. Atiku Abubakar has presented a six-point demand to the Federal Government . Top on the demand was unfreezing of opposition politicians’ bank accounts. Another major demand presented to the former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, (NPC) Geneneral Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd) was …

Edo State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it intends to retain its influence in the House of Assembly, by winning all or most of the seats to sustain the programmes and policies of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration. Deputy Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, who said this at a rally to celebrate President …

…says president’s 2nd term will provide impetus for good governance, war on corruption Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, on his re-election. Obaseki who issued the congratulatory message in the early hours of Wednesday, shortly after president Buhari was declared winner of the Presidential election, held on February 23, said: “On behalf of the government and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has made progress for the smooth conduct of governorship and state House of Assemblies elections, scheduled for March 9. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the Commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners on Thursday, said that the governorship election would hold in 29 states. He explained that governorship elections in the remaining seven …

On February 23, Nigerians in various part of the country went out in their numbers to different polling units to elect a president and lawmakers that will represent them in the 9th National Assembly. The lawmakers elected include 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives. Those elected will replace members of the outgoing 8th Senate and House …

The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) , Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the announced result of the election, saying he will be challenging it in court. Abubakar in a statement he personally signed early Wednesday morning in Abuja , said that it was clear that there were premeditated malpractices in many states which negates the results announced. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo were today presented certificates of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja. The certificate was presented to the President by the Returning Officer of the election, who is also the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Yakubu first invited the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who in …