Nobel prize-winning author, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said on Thursday he had fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card and leave the country if Donald Trump won the presidential election. Shortly before the vote, Soyinka had vowed to give up his permanent US residency over a Trump victory to protest against the Republican billionaire’s campaign promises to …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – No fewer than 100 lawyers, including Senior Advocates of Nigeria, yesterday stormed Edo State Election Petitions tribunal in Benin for the commencement of legal fireworks in the petition filed by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) against the outcome of the September 28 governorship election. During the sitting, the Tribunal ordered …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Edo state government has called on multinational companies operating in the state to deliver on their corporate social Responsibilities (CSR). The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. John Mayaki said Edo people have little or nothing to show for the several years of existence of …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that a coordinated approach of accurate data and statistics of communities in the Niger-Delta region is pivotal to resolving youth restiveness and enhancing human capacity development. Besides, Obaseki said his administration was determined to curb youth restiveness and build their capacity through technical and vocational training …
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By Alltimepost.com Benin City – Hell was let loose on Thursday at the Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin City, Edo State Capital as the supporters of both the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) engaged themselves in a free for all fight allegedly under the watchful eyes of the Nigerian Police Force. The …
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There was a rowdy session on Wednesday at the Senate following the dumping of Senator Yele Omogunwa, Ondo South of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC. The development led to all the PDP senators staging a walk out from the chambers to address Journalists in hearing room 2. Soon after Senate President Bukola …
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Central Bank of Nigeria Tuesday in Yenagoa said that a 50 kg bag of Nigeria rice is selling in Ebonyi for N8,000. This was disclosed by the Acting Director, Corporate Communication, CBN, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, in Bayelsa State. Speaking at a sensitization workshop for the CBN Anchor programme for farmers, he said: “We should eat Nigerian rice provided for by …
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Ado-Ekiti-In a bid to avoid the political booby trap that threw the succession plan of Governor Olusegun Mimiko into disarray and eclipsed the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the just concluded Ondo governorship election, Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, hinted Wednesday on the possibility of using another platform to prosecute his succession battle during the 2018 governorship poll . …
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President-elect says he wants to avoid appearance of conflict of interest once in office, but gives little detail before planned press conference in two weeks. Donald Trump has announced that he will be stepping away from his business interests “in total” in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest once he enters the White House. The …
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Workers were waiting to hear details about how many jobs would remain in the US and how the president-elect had persuaded Carrier to keep jobs in the state. Nine months after announcing plans to move more than 2,000 jobs from Indiana to Mexico, the Carrier Corporation said Tuesday evening that it had reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to …
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