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By Oladipo Airenakho Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the All Progressive Congress have asked the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin City to throw out the petition filed by the Young Democratic Party (YDP) and its governorship candidate, Nurudeen Inwanfero, for lack of merit. Nurudeen, in the petition, is asking the tribunal to cancel the entire …

The Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, on Friday unveiled plans to establish farms in several communities across the Benin Kingdom. Oba Ewuare II said produce from the farms would be sold to low income earners at prices lower than prevailing market prices. Speaking at his first enlarged meeting with his people at his palace, Oba Ewuare II told the people …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 . …