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Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has saluted promoters of democracy across the world for defending a system of government that allows people to forge their destinies through popular participation in governance. Obaseki who said this on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, celebrated on September 15, each year, noted that “democracy has proven effective in aggregating the …

Edo State Government has rescheduled the two-day National Planning Workshop for Flood Emergency Response and Management for September 17 and 18. The government is organising the workshop in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Early Warning Mechanism for Nigeria. In a statement, the state government said the workshop, themed Building Flood Resistant Communities, will hold at …

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, is still working in her office despite reports of her resignation. Our correspondent who was at the ministry around 12pm saw the minister’s official vehicles and her personal staff at the ministry. When our correspondent visited the minister’s office located on the seventh floor of the headquarters of the ministry, it was observed …

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has described the two years detention of journalist Jones Abiri as outright conviction and ordered government to pay N10 million in damages to Mr Abiri. Mr Abiri was arrested in August 2016 and detained for two years till his lawyers, led by human rights activist, Femi Falana filed a fundamental suit against …

The Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress on Wednesday said it had not adopted any governorship aspirant as its candidate for the 2019 elections. The Chairman of the chapter’s Elders’ Forum, Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. He was reacting to media reports that the chapter had adopted an …

Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has declared his bid to run for president on the platform of the Labour party in 2019. Mimiko made the declaration at exactly 12:15pm, at an event held at the National Secretariat of the Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam-led LP, in Abuja, on Thursday. He said there comes a time in the life of a nation …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved with effect from September 14, 2018 the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc), as new Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS). The appointee is a core Secret Service operative, according to a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity), Garba Shehu. Bichi attended Danbatta Secondary School, the …

Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has hailed Edo State government on its expression of interest to participate as a key sub-national Open Government Partnership (OGP) player in Nigeria. Since signing on to the Open Government Partnership in 2016, Nigeria and the OGP have worked assiduously to get subnational governments in the 36 states …

…Say port in Gelegele would boost tourism, economy Hotel owners in Edo State have thrown their weight behind the efforts of Governor Godwin Obaseki to industrialise the state, and have begun positioning themselves to take their share of the resulting tourist traffic. Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Association of Hotel Proprietors, Edo State chapter, Mr Roland Osunde, who led …

A day after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State officially declared his bid for a second term, there is a threat to impeach the governor, TheCable has reported. The impeachment threat is not unconnected to an ongoing rift between Ambode and APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Ambode had on Monday obtained his expression of interest and nomination forms at …