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The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has warned the Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose to jettison his presidential ambition under the party, maintaining that PDP has zoned the presidential ticket to the north. Prince Adeyeye gave the comment after Governor Fayose has made public his ambition to contest the coming 2019 presidential …

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, declared October 1 as a day of prayers for the country. CAN President, Dr Samson Ayokunle CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media & Communications, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, in Abuja, said: “The unity of the country has been under consistent threat as the citizens have been polarised along …

Saraki, who made the announcement at the end of Tuesday’s plenary, said that the move was designed to strengthen the institution of the Senate as well as ensure that proper oversight functions were carried out. According to Saraki, the Committee on Public Accounts now has Senator Matthew Urhoghide, PDP, Edo South as Chairman, just as Committee on Trade and Investment …

The Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has said that the forum has resolved to rehabilitate and reintegrate members of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra. The governors, he said, decided to proscribe the activities of the outlawed group to save the lives of 12 million Igbo living in different parts of the …

*condemns killing of cops, commiserates with families Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured Edo people and Nigerians in general that his administration was on top of the security situation in the state. Obaseki gave the assurance after an emergency meeting with security agencies in the state at the Government House in Benin City. The meeting was sequel to …

The National Assembly says it cannot be intimidated into abandoning its duty of providing platform for Nigerians to agree or disagree on any proposed legislative measure, saying no one can gag Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, said this on Tuesday in Abuja in his remarks at the resumption of plenary after …

Edo State Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) rose from an emergency congress on Monday, with the decision to uphold the supension order slammed on some of its members, recently accused of misappropriating the N5m meant for the state council of the NUJ. Members of the chapel’s executive involved in the alleged fraud were affected by the …

The Federal Government has condemned the attack on Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin, Edo State, on Sunday, during which three policemen were killed and the Head of the Zoo, Dr. Andy Ehanire, was abducted by the attackers. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made the government’s position known in a statement issued on Monday, …

As the world celebrates World Tourism Day on Wednesday, the Edo State Government has unveiled plans to host stakeholders in the tourism sector and parade her ecotourism assets to local and foreign investors. Obaseki According to Governor Godwin Obaseki, the event will put on the world stage the huge tourism wealth that God has endowed the state with. “We have …

The crown prince of Benin Kingdom has been unveiled. He is Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare. He was unveiled at a ceremony at the palace of the Oba of Benin, where the immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was honoured by the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II. It is the first time Prince Ewuare would be introduced at an …