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Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, asked the youths in the country to mobilise themselves and vote out old and failed political leaders. Soyinka spoke with newsmen after delivering the second convocation lecture of Elizade University, Ilara Mokin in Ondo state entitled: ‘Tending the Tree of Commencement.’ He said: “All I can just tell …

The Oyo State Chapter of Nigeria labour Congress(NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the state said the N18,000 minimum wage cannot withstand economy of the nation any longer and recommend N66,500 minimum wage for workers. Representatives of the organised labour told journalists on Friday during the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on New Minimum Wage held at Premier Hotel in …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have met for the first time and agreed to end the Korean war, 65 years after the armistice. At Kim’s beckoning, President Moon briefly stepped over into the North side, in a a highly symbolic moment. The leaders agreed the Panmunjom declaration committing to seek “complete denuclearisation” of the …

… says it spures company’s expansion Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc’s Managing Director, Mr. Graham Hefer, has said that the state government’s unrelenting drive for sustainable investment was paving the way for the company’s numerous expansion projects. Hefer made the submission during an interview with journalists in Udo, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. He said the …

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress has asked a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, who has expressed his desire to join the ruling party in Abuja, to do so at his ward. Sheriff was scheduled to storm the national headquarters of the party in Abuja by noon on Thursday with his supporters, …

A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mpape, Abuja, has remanded a brother of the embattled Senator Dino Melaye, Mr. Samuel Melaye, and three others in Kuje Prison, Abuja. Our correspondent learnt on Thursday that the court remanded the four defendants in prison on Wednesday. They are to remain in custody till April 30 when the ruling on their bail application would …

Oba Ewuare II Foundation has organised a road show to sensitize the people on the need to say no to Human Trafficking and irregular migration. The road show which started from the Oba Palace took the Ambassador and Queen of Ewuare II Foundation, Miss Ifueko Aideyan and her crew through major streets in Benin City including the Oba Market. At …

…decries economic impact of piracy The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged young inventors, innovators, product designers and creative people to make the extra effort of securing patents, trademarks and copyrights for their works. Obaseki gave the advice on the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day, celebrated globally on April 26 each year. According to the …

Riding on the growing influx of investors into the state, the Institute of Export Operations and Management (IEOM) said it has concluded plans to work with financial institutions on the training of Edo youths as well as providing them with financial support for processing and packaging agricultural products, mineral resources and art and craft products for export. Some of the …

The White House doctor Ronny Jackson has withdrawn as Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of veterans affairs following a slew of accusations against him. “Unfortunately, because of how Washington works, these false allegations have become a distraction for this president and the important issue we must be addressing – how we give the best care to our nation’s heroes,” Jackson …