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Police on both sides of the Atlantic are investigating Harvey Weinstein as the scandal surrounding the disgraced producer deepens. In London, the Metropolitan police are assessing a sexual abuse allegation made against Weinstein, while in his home town of New York police are carrying out a “review” looking for new complaints. Scotland Yard told the Guardian on Thursday: “The Met …

… Police nabs two suspects Edo State Government has condemned the attack on the Headmaster of Uwa Primary School, Mr. S. I. Imafidon, assuring the school and residents in the area that the state is on top of the situation. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic Education and Sole Administrator, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan …

…to build 20 mini-stadia in 18 LGA As part of efforts to prevent the spread of Monkey pox disease to the state, the Edo State Government has released emergency hotlines to the public and established a situation room for monitoring the disease. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Rt. Hon. Paul Ohonbamu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome …

Washington (CNN)Trump administration negotiators are bringing an aggressive position on trade to the North America Free Trade Agreement negotiating table, demanding several provisions that some worry will sink the deal and give President Donald Trump a reason to scrap the agreement entirely, business leaders and sources with knowledge of the proceedings tell CNN, With the fourth round of negotiations on …

A former Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. ‘Wale Omole, has blamed poor industrialisation in Nigeria on the curriculum bequeathed to the country by the British. He argued that except the curriculum was overhauled, Nigeria would never know true industrialisation. Omole said this on Wednesday at Muson Centre in Lagos, where he delivered a public lecture, titled, “Education in …

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, through the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, filed two separate sets of charges against the Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Isah Misau. One of the two sets of charges, marked FCT/HC/CR/345/2017, filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, stemmed from the running …

The Federal Government has started the process that will lead to stopping doctors in public service from engaging in private practice. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, who briefed State House Correspondents alongside his Labour and Productivity counterpart, Chris Ngige, said this was the decision of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the permanent forfeiture of 56 houses linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The houses, located in Lagos and Port Harcourt, were said to have been acquired by the ex-minister between 2011 and 2013 using front companies. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claimed that Diezani paid …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that the empowerment of the girl-child will mitigate her vulnerability in the society. Obaseki made the assertion on the occasion to commemorate the United Nations International Day for the Girl-child, marked on October 11, each year. He said that “comprehensive education covering formal, informal and non-formal modes, for the girl-child will prepare …

…As Army deploys personnel to security flash-points Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, is to meet and discuss with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Mongonu, on ways of tackling the upsurge in criminal activities in parts of the state. Obaseki disclosed this in Government House, Benin City, on Wednesday, while fielding questions from journalists on the measures his …