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The Federal Government has started compiling the list of legislators in both chambers of the National Assembly over constituency projects earmarked for them in the 2014 and 2015 budgets, which were not executed. The sum of N100bn was earmarked for constituency projects in each of the 2014 and 2015 budgets. The worth of constituency projects totalled N200bn for the two …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at the weekend said the issue of who flies the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo governorship election does not rest with the commission. He said that is for the judiciary to decide. The INEC boss, while speaking during a working visit to the …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City, Nigeria – Legendary African pop star and a popular telecommunication ambassador, Innocent Idibia has ignited the passion of youths in Edo state, with a charge to them to uphold the values that promote peace before, during and after the September 10th 2016 governorship election in the state. Idibia, also known as Tuface/2Baba, urged youths to …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City, Nigeria – Benin Kingdom Crown Prince, Edaiken N’ Uselu, Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa has urged the Nigeria Police Force to put machineries in motion to avert violence in the September 10 gubernatorial election in Edo State. Prince Erediauwa made the appeal while playing host to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 5, Mr. Adeyinka Kolawole …

One of the contenders for the position of National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Raymond Dokpesi, has said that the postponement of the convention in Port Harcourt was “a blessing in disguise.” He also said that governors of the party were planning to impose Mr. Jimi Agbaje on the party as the national chairman before the convention ran into a …

In spite of heavy criticisms of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led administration by many Nigerians, former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday, gave President Muhammadu Buhari a pass mark saying “so far, Buhari has not disappointed us”. Speaking with newsmen in Taraba state, Obasanjo expressed confidence in President Buhari’s ability to “overcome” Nigeria’s challenges. “So far, Buhari has not disappointed us. …

Following the harsh economic realities in the land, an outspoken Lagos based Christain preacher, Pastor Tunde Bakare of Later Rain Assembly has appealed to all Nigerians to exercise patience with President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, saying the hard times would be over soon. He assured that the maxim of change which is the slogan of the ruling All Progressives Congress, …

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in Edo had shown that the state was viable. Oshiomhole, who stated this at rallies in Ameddokhian, Egbele, Uzea and Ivue, near Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo on Saturday, noted that the PDP was never interested in the development of the state. He …

The Federal Government has stepped up vigilance within the drug supply chains in the country on the circulation of two confirmed falsified versions of Quinine Sulphate. A statement said the Federal Ministry of Health received a medical alert that the two falsified drugs contain zero active pharmaceutical ingredients. The statement by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations of …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he and four other eminent Nigerians brought President Muhammadu Buhari to salvage Nigeria from its current challenges. He said they took the decision when they felt that the country stood at a crossroads. Obasanjo said, “Three or four other of us from different part of the country got together and said to ourselves …