By Alltimepost.com Action Democratic Party (ADP), Edo State branch has alerted Edo people of an alleged plan by a notable Godfather, with a section of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to cause mayhem, falsify and rig the local government elections, taking place on March 3, 2018. At a press conference in Benin on Wednesday, ADP Chairman, Media …
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Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. (Mrs.) Yinka Omorogbe, has said the state government’s campaign against human trafficking and illegal migration is rooted in legal structures and is not run as social project. Omorogbe who is also the Chairperson, Edo State Task Force Against Human Trafficking, disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, Edo State capital, noting, …
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Failure to provide jobs, fulfill their campaign promises and the introduction of punitive tax regime in Edo State is the engine that drives human trafficking in the State and not culture-related issues, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Tuesday. The PDP accused the All progressives Congress Government of killing many of the small and petty businesses that were the …
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By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has perfected plans to convene a dialogue session with key stakeholders and host communities in the Garden City, Port Harcourt on March 1, 2018. ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev David Ugolor disclosed this vide a letter sent to the host communities and stakeholders during the …
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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday raised fresh concerns of possible herdsmen attacks in the state. The governor dropped this hint when he led the senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, and his wife, Becky, to the cemetery of the 73 victims of the New Year Fulani herdsmen attacks. The governor hinged his alarm on the …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is standing by its decision to hold the 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections on the same day while the governorship and state legislative elections will come next. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja on Monday. INEC had announced last …
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The implementation of the new national minimum wage would commence in the third quarter of this year, the Federal Government announced on Monday. According to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, the negotiation committee for the new minimum wage for workers had received memoranda from all stakeholders involved in the process, adding that implementation should begin later this …
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The author of a newly released Democratic memo on investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election defended his work on Sunday, after being attacked by Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump tweeted that the memo was “a total political and legal BUST”. He also tweeted personal abuse of California congressman Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence …
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The Edo State government has released the roster showing how the relief materials approved by the federal government for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state, were distributed. Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said that “Out of the total 6,821 bags of rice allocated to Edo State, the total number of …
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Options open for the Federal government to judiciously prosecute the war against corruption in the country will take centre stage at a public lecture titled, “Corruption: bane of economic growth, the Nigerian story and the way forward” by the Independent Television/Radio chapel of the NUJ in Benin City on March 1 2018. The event which is part of the 2018 …
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