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A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, may return to the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday (today), according to one of his associates, Mr. Ahmed Lawan. Lawan, who is the Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State, told one of our correspondents on Saturday that Atiku would formally register as a member of the PDP at his Jada ward …

… urges communities to protect government facilities Edo State Government is set to embark on the reconstruction of dilapidated schools across the state. Commissioner for Education, Dr. Christopher Adesotu, who disclosed this during a meeting with School-based Management Committee (SBMC) members, parents and other stakeholders in the education sector in Oredo, Egor and Ikpoba Okha Local Government Areas of the …

Edo State Government has commenced the reform of the basic education sector with the ongoing schools census exercise which will provide credible and reliable data for planning while the inspectorate department is being revamped. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic Education and Sole Administrator, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan Oviawe, disclosed this in a chat …

The Peoples Democratic Party has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar a free man following his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress. It said the former member of the Board of Trustees of the PDP had seen the light, which it said necessitated his leaving the APC. The former ruling party also called on other members in the APC …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to hold “democratic” elections next year as scheduled, while being sworn in as Zimbabwe’s second president since independence in 1980. Mnangagwa took his oath of office in front of tens of thousands of jubilant Zimbabweans who he greeted with a raised fist at a stadium in Harare. “The task at hand is that of rebuilding …

Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president on Friday, marking the final chapter of a political drama that toppled his predecessor Robert Mugabe after a military takeover. Mnangagwa, until recently one of Mugabe’s closest allies, took the oath of office at the national sports stadium on the outskirts of Harare to an explosion of cheering from the full-to-capacity crowd. …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has formally resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party he joined hands with others to form in 2014. In a statement Atiku personally signed Friday morning, he said his reason for quitting the ruling party was because of arbitrariness and unconstitutionality that have gripped the party. “Be that as it may be, after due …

Benin City, Nigeria – Seasoned practitioners who can turn recovered assets into value-added for Nigeria are needed for the management of recovered assets of the country, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) told President Mohammadu during the week. Reverend David Ugolor, ANEEJ Executive Director made the assertions in Benin while hailing Buhari’s inauguration of the Presidential Committee on …

The final leg of the 60th birthday celebration of former President Goodluck Jonathan has ended in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, with the ex-Nigerian leader insisting that he and his team made sacrifices for the development of the country while in office despite the turn of events. He acknowledged the plight of many of his aides who …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Vanguard Newspaper   ABUJA-THE Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolor, Oba Ewuare 11, on Thursday told President Muhammadu Buhari that he was yet to provide the people of Edo State infrastructure development, security, solve the problem of human trafficking as well as complete the Benin-Auchi road. The natural ruler told the …