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…as global brands commit to partnership with Govt Global automotive industry players, including BMW, Bosch, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Uber, among others, have been assured of the state’s readiness to provide mouthwatering incentives and other business-friendly policies to enable them set up at the proposed Benin Auto Park, opposite the Benin Industrial Park (BIP). Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki gave …

Edo State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has saluted the courage, determination and forthrightness of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in admitting that the ruling party has run a “rudderless, inept and incompetent government that has failed to deliver good governance to the Nigerian people.” Reacting to the new development which has left severe cracks in …

It was supposed to be a special day in the life of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP. August 31, 2013 was the 15th anniversary of the formation of the party and it was on that day that seven governors, several senators alongside former Vice-Presiden,t Atiku Abubakar fractured the cohesion of the then ruling party. The men and their followers …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has appealed to aggrieved members of the party to be patient with his leadership, in an apparent response to the emergence on Wednesday of a rebel faction, Reformed APC (R-APC). The APC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, also said the party would review the claims and actions of the R-APC and …

The group is believed to have the backing of key leaders of the party including the Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Although the three men have not openly associated with the new faction, they have also not denied their association with it. On Wednesday, the …

Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives passed a resolution backing the establishment of state police, the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday received a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to accommodate state police. The bill was transmitted to Dogara by the sponsor and Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila. Its key provision is to amend …

Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress, including members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party, have announced the formation of the Reformed All Progressives Congress. The National Chairman of the group, Alhaji Buba Galadima, announced the new party executive at a press conference held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, on Wednesday. The group has Dr. Fatai Atanda …

Official behind the fake recruitment agency, KAI Consulting that defrauded over 500 job seekers in Benin City, of millions of naira, for nonexistent jobs have been arrested by the police, Edo State Government said on Wednesday. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, made the disclosure in a press statement he issued in Benin …

For most of the Nigerian bigwigs spotted at the New Afrika Shrine last night, President Emmanuel Macron of France who chose the venue to mingle with stakeholders in the Nigerian creative sector as part of his state visit to Nigeria had just rekindled an old flame in them. The list of politicians, diplomats, government officials, showbiz entrepreneurs, and entertainers was …

Following recent killings in the country, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, declared his readiness to lead fight against killer herdsmen. This came as the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, in Oyo State rejected the proposed move by Federal Government to create a cattle ranch in Oyo State, saying it is unfair for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led …