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The Supreme Court, on Monday, upheld the election victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. In an unanimous judgment, a seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, dismissed appeal that was lodged by gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 28, 2016 governorship …

Despite assertions of seeming belligerence, Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was, yesterday, reaching out to the leadership of the National Assembly towards averting imminent paralysis of the machinery of government. As part of the moves, the acting president was last night scheduled to meet with the president of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, …

A major crisis is looming between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers in the state House of Assembly as the lawmakers are threatening to dump the party over the governor’s alleged attempt to starve the House of funds. The lawmakers claimed that to worsen the situation, the governor, last week, allegedly slashed N25 …

Donald Trump said on Sunday that it was “time to move forward in working constructively with Russia” after his meeting at the G20 with Vladimir Putin. After returning from the summit of the world’s leading economies in Germany on Saturday night, Trump began Sunday with a series of tweets defending himself against criticism that he had been too soft on …

Republican senators left Washington more than a week ago without voting on a long-promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act or their unpopular plan to replace it. The GOP lawmakers return on Monday with the daunting task of crafting a bill still very much in front of them, amid swirling doubts about the prospect of finding a solution any time …

Donald Trump appears to have backed away from working with Russia to create a cybersecurity unit to guard against election hacking following widespread criticism of the idea. The US president had said in a Sunday morning tweet that he and Vladimir Putin had discussed “forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will …

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — As part of the continuing demonstration of the U.S. commitment to its allies against the growing threat from North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a 10-hour sequenced bilateral mission yesterday with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets. The mission …

By Shannon Collins – DoD News CHICAGO — About 265 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans have been competing in the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games here throughout the week. But most of them would tell you the stars of the games have been the athletes’ service dogs. Via Navy Chief Petty Officer Ron Condrey, who recently …

The Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) has declared N2.18 billion as total allocation accrued to the 18 local governments in the state from the Federation Account for the month of June. Mr Anthony Eboigbodin, the Head of Uhunmwode Local Government Administration, disclosed this on Friday after the JAAC meeting chaired by Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Edo State …

Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has donated N2m to the families of four victims, who were killed by suspected Fulani Herdsmen in the state. Mr. Anthony Eboigbodin, the Head of Uhunmwode Local Government Council, disclosed this at the end of a Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting presided over by the governor at Edo State Government House in Benin, …