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President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the Edo-Azura Power Plant on Tuesday November 27, 2018 and attend the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference, billed to hold in Benin City, the state capital. In a statement on Wednesday, Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said that preparations are in top gear …

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Mr. Isaac Ebose Ehiozuwa as the new Head of Service of the state. Ehiozuwa takes over from Mrs Gladys Idahor who retired from the Edo State civil service last week. A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., in Benin on Wednesday said: …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the Area Council elections in FCT will hold on March 2, 2019, along with the governorship and state Assembly elections, He also disclosed that the list of candidates for elections will be published in its Federal Capital Territory office and also at the six Area Councils on Wednesday, …

Nearly six years after implementing a controversial fuel subsidy withdrawal which sparked a nationwide protest, former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that it was the 36 state governors who pushed him to remove the subsidy to provide more money for them. Jonathan, who made the startling revelation in his book, My Transition Hours, unveiled in an upscale event in Abuja …

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has expressed dissatisfaction with the challenges confronting Nigeria, saying that the same mistakes of previous administrations were being repeated by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in Abuja yesterday, a day after flagging off her campaign, Ezekwesili said Nigeria needed a leader like her to make the country …

Former Vice President Namadi Sambo as well as former presidents of Ghana, Benin and Sierra Leone are also attending. President Muhammadu Buhari is being represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The event is holding inside the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. Other notable persons at the event are the Senate President Bukola …

Rampaging Boko Haram insurgents overran a Nigerian Army battalion in Borno State on Sunday, killing the unit’s commander and dozens of soldiers, military sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. A large cache of arms, ammunition and military equipment were carted away by Boko Haram fighters during the attack on 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele, Abadam Local Government Area, at about …

Immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed how former governors of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the then opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) because they were “blinded by ambition” and a barrage of “fake news,” cost him his bid to be reelected for a second term in office. Mr. Jonathan made the claim in a book about …

…Pledges to address development challenge Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed displeasure over the level of poverty in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the State and promised to change the development narrative to discourage youth in the area from falling prey to human trafficking schemes. The Governor made this known while launching the Edo Food and Agriculture Cluster …

Expectations are high as Edo State Polytechnic, Usen prepares to host its maiden convocation ceremony on Saturday December 1, 2018, with Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, leading government’s delegation to the event. Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Abiodun Falodun, in a chat with journalists recently, said that a number of activities have been lined up for the ceremony, starting …