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The 11-man committee set up by the Edo State Government to revive sports in the state has submitted two proposed bills: The Edo Sports Commission Bill and the Sports Trust Fund Bill to Governor Godwin Obaseki. Receiving the documents at Government House in Benin City, Obaseki commended the committee for doing a good job and assured that the bills when …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), organisers of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has banned the use of wrist watches and pens during the conduct of its 2018 test. The board’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede disclosed this to newsmen on the sideline of a one-day sensitisation workshop for Computer Based Test (CBT) centre owners on Wednesday in Lagos. …

Edo State Government is set to partner with the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) to accelerate the implementation of health policies in the state. The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, said this when he received officials of the Edo State Chapter of AGPMPN, led by the chairman, Dr. Nosa Ehigie, at Government House, …

As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepares for its national convention to elect national officers on December 9, 2017, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has warned against imposition of candidates on the party. •Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa Dickson, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah Agbo, said the next convention was critical to the …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria Police to pay N12.5 million to the Peace Corps of Nigeria as compensation for unlawful arrest and detention of its officials. The court also ordered the Police to unseal the headquarters of the corps in Abuja, which was sealed since Feb. 28, when Police invaded the premises during the …

There was confusion, yesterday, at Benneth Island, Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, as residents scampered into surrounding forests at the sight of a fighter jet and gunboats. Niger Delta Avengers: FG deploys 5 warships, 100 gunboats, fighter jets to Delta creeks A villager said: “Today, a fighter jet and 12 gunboats were deployed in Benneth Island to …

Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ and the Edo Women Development Initiative, EWDI, have expressed deep sadness and grief over the death of 26 Nigerian girls on the Mediterranean sea and called on the National Assembly to as a matter of urgent national importance to constitute a strong panel to investigate the deaths. In …

Panelists, drawn from the academia, labor and the civil society organizations in Nigeria at the second segment of Buharimeter Town Hall meeting, recently rose with a verdict on the Buhari administration, describing his cabinet Ministers as a bundle of misfits. The 2nd Buharimeter Citizens’ Town Hall Meeting which was recently held at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotel …

Seven Republican super-donors helped bankroll the conservative push for power in the 2016 election cycle, between them pumping more than $350m (£264m) into federal and state races. The Paradise Papers illuminate another aspect of these vastly wealthy men – their propensity to nurture offshore some of their combined fortunes, estimated by Forbes at $142bn, largely beyond the reach of public …

Hillary Clinton was right about how Democrats could win major victories. On Tuesday night’s evidence, it appears they just needed elections without her name on the ballot. Democrats won overwhelming victories in race after race across the country, but they enjoyed particular success in the type of high-income suburban areas that the Clinton campaign was convinced would be sufficiently repulsed …