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The federal government has declared Friday, February 22, as public holiday ahead of the presidential and National Assembly elections holding on Saturday, Vanguard reports. This was contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. “The Federal Government declares Friday, February 22, 2019 as work-free day. Those providing essential duties and bankers are excluded,” the statement said. “The …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has expressed deep sadness over the passing of the Okuokpellagbe of Okpella, Alhaji Dr. Andrew Yesufu Eshioroamhe Dirisu, JP, OON. Obaseki noted that the Okuokpellagbe worked tirelessly with other royal fathers for the growth and development of the state, particularly, Okpella land. “Since I received the news of the passing of the Okuokpellagbe, I …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission says “only an Act of God” can stop the conduct of the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly election slated for Saturday. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this in Abuja while addressing a cross-section of the diplomatic community and international election monitoring groups in Nigeria, for the 2019 General Election. …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reported plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to ‘use’ the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the forthcoming elections in Borno, Adamawa and Kaduna states. Mr Abubakar in a statement signed by a spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, alleged that the plot was hatched at a closed-door meeting …

The Presidential candidate of the National Interest Party, NIP, Eunice Atuejide, has withdrawn from the race. This came barely twenty eight days, when the former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili made her own announcement from the race. Disclosing this in a statement, Atuejide opined that she stepped down from the election because her race for the presidency was programmed to …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has directed the immediate payment of February salaries to workers. This, it said, is to financially enable workers wishing to travel to vote in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election to do so. The announcement was made by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, while briefing journalists at the end of the meeting of the …

Benin City – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council, has condemned the unabated cult-related killings ravaging Benin City and called on security agencies to step up action to end the scourge. In a statement co-signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Sir Roland Osakue and Titus Akhigbe respectively in Benin City on Tuesday, the Council described the development as “unwarranted killings​ …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has called for a network of world leaders, religious groups, civil society organisations, regional think tanks and rights advocates to intensify the clamour for the empowerment of women. Obaseki, who made the call in Benin City, in commemoration of the World Day for Social Justice, marked on February 20, each year, maintained that “it …

…Rights group Talakawa Parliament petitions Edo Police Commissioner … Family demands justice BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – Edo State Police Command has again been enmeshed in allegation of corruption, extortion and human rights violation resulting in deaths, as a middle-aged man died in its custody, last week. The victim’s death, Alltimepost.com gathered, allegedly followed the inability of his family …

Politicians, human rights activists, lawyers and prominent Nigerians on Monday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring that death awaited ballot box snatchers during the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Buhari had early on Monday while speaking at a national caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja, said ballot box snatchers would pay with their lives as …