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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been recognized as the Digital Governor of the Year (Public Sector Automation) by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), a Nigerian government Agency. Obaseki will be decorated with the award during the Nigeria GovTech Public Service Awards 2024 scheduled for October 10 and 11, 2024, in Abuja in celebration of his digital …

Academic setbacks are imminent for Edo State public Primary and Secondary schools as the newly recruited 5,500 teachers threaten to withdraw their services due to alleged government’s persistent refusal to issue employment letters. On school resumption for the first term 2024/2025 academic session on Monday, September 30, 2024, the teachers announced their intention to cease duties starting Monday, October 7, …

….Says party rocked its own boat, ignored warnings Former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has expressed deep regret over the party’s poor performance in Saturday’s Local Government elections in Rivers State. In an interview with Vanguard, Senator Wabara attributed the PDP’s failure to internal divisions, stating …

A chieftain of the Labour Party in Abia State, Mr. Nwabueze Onwuneme, has commended the leadership of the party both in the national and state as led by Senator Nenadi Usman and Chief Emmanuel Oti for the very peaceful and transparent way they held the primaries for the chairmanship and councillorship positions for the November 2 local government elections. In …

This revelation comes as killings and kidnappings continue to rise in northern Nigeria, despite the government’s heavy expenditure on security. Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that his negotiations with bandits always occur in the presence of police and government officials. When asked in an exclusive interview with Sunday PUNCH why he has taken the matter of speaking to terrorists seriously, Gumi said, …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance officially inaugurated into …

*Rivers political events mirror past crisis in western region, Jonathan warns. *APC, PDP factions fail to stop elections&Explosions rock Rivers APC secretariat, Obio/Akpor LG council The Action Peoples Party (APP) was yesterday declared winner of 22 chairmanship seats in Rivers State as Governor Siminalayi Fubara defied all odds and conducted local government elections, despite protests by members of the Peoples …

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has officially issued certificates of return to the newly elected local government chairmen following a contentious electoral process. In the recent local government elections held on Saturday, the Action People’s Party (APP) secured victory in 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions, while the Action Alliance (AA) candidate won one seat. RSIEC Chairman, Adolphus …

According to Kwankwaso, he is politically bigger than Obi. The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the last general elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that he is willing to deputise, Peter Obi, who was the Labour Party presidential candidate in the same elections.  In a trending video clip on X microblogging platform, the former governor of …

The new Asagba of Asaba, Obi Epiphany Azinge, has declared that his reign would give zero tolerance to gossip, especially in the palace. Azinge made the declaration shortly after taking the oath of office as the 14th Asagba of Asaba on Saturday at the palace. He said, “I want to thank the 13th Asagba of Asaba who joined our ancestors. …