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As Mr. Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was being sworn in as the governor of Edo state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 28 2016 Edo state governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Saturday appealed to all his supporters to remain calm, non-violent, hopeful and prayerful as he believes that he would reclaim his mandate as …

Edo State new governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said he would begin work immediately with a view to making the state the true heartbeat of the country. He spoke before a huge crowd that gathered at the Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium to witness the swearing in ceremony. He emerged the fifth governor of the state since it was created in …

Adams Oshiomhole, outgone governor of Edo State may have left office yesterday, but his unique style of leadership cannot easily be forgotten. Oshiomhole remained popular in the streets of Edo till the last day because of the way and manner he endeared himself to the common man. Immediately he assumed office in 2007, he invited his security details and told …

(CNN) They call it #Calexit. Interest in pushing for California’s secession from the United States has increased after Donald Trump won the presidency. The “Yes California” campaign is backing an independence referendum in support of a constitutional exit of the state from the US. In the wake of 60% of the state’s voters supporting the presidential loser, Hillary Clinton, the …

Washington (CNN) President Barack Obama welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House Thursday, as both men put past antagonisms aside in a time honored ritual epitomizing the peaceful transfer of political power. Three days after mocking Trump as not fit to control the codes needed to launch nuclear weapons, Obama told his successor that he wanted him to succeed …

(CNN) President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House, an historic encounter between two men who have been bitter enemies for years. Trump¹s first visit to Washington as the President-elect began around 10:30 a.m. when the plane emblazoned with his last name landed at Reagan National Airport, marking a new beginning for America. Trump is …

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Wednesday, stated that he will not destroy his United States’ residency permit just yet; while he warned that the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race could jeopardize U.S. support in Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram. In an interview with Newsweek, Soyinka stated that Trump’s ‘bunker mentality’ could see the U.S. withdraw support …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted bail to a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani- Kayode, in the sum of N50m after he was arraigned on five counts of N26m fraud. Fani-Kayode, a Director of Media and Publicity in the campaign organisation of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, pleaded not guilty to all the five counts preferred against …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated Justice Walter Onnoghen as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. This is following the retirement of Justice Mahmud Mohammed at the attainment of the mandatory 70 years’ retirement age. Onnoghen is expected to act until the name of substantive CJN is forwarded to the Senate and it is confirmed. The brief inauguration ceremony witnessed …

(CNN) Donald Trump may have scored an astonishing upset presidential victory, but Hillary Clinton could still receive more votes. As of Wednesday evening, hours after Clinton called Trump to concede, the former secretary of state clung to a narrow lead in the popular vote, 47.7%-47.5%. She had 59,755,284 votes, according to CNN’s tally, with 92% of the expected vote counted. …