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…Says Edo already leading the way with massive investment in cassava, oil palm value chain Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need to prioritize production for the domestic market to stabilize the nation’s food supply and the fluctuating exchange rate. Obaseki said this while inspecting the Dufil Farm, Ethanol Factory and other investments in Ovia North East Local …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sworn in nine re-nominated commissioners in the state. The swearing-in ceremony was conducted at the state Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt. The commissioners had resigned to show their loyalty to Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, in the heat of the tussle between Wike and the governor. …

The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the five-year imprisonment for Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from an oil magnate, Mr. Femi Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd. A five-member panel of Justices …

“Sister, what do you need? I sell good winter jackets for men and women. I will give you a good price. Sister, come with me, let me show you my shop,” Olufemi Agbaoye, 39, called out to me as I approached the popular Yaba Market. Despite expressing my disinterest in his merchandise with a simple headshake, he pressed on. Mr …

Istanbul —Sara Khreis replays the last day she spent with her mother over and over in her mind. Their family had spent weeks agonizing over whether to flee as Israeli troops moved into Gaza City’s al-Rimal neighborhood, tanks rolling past their front door and a terrifying cacophony of bombs, quadcopter drones and gunfire thundering all around them. After two nights of bombardment so …

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Bola Tinubu to explain the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan. NNPCL had on 16 August last year said it would secure a $3.3 billion loan to give support to the Naira and stabilise the foreign exchange market. Atiku, in a statement he personally signed on Thursday in …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The election year decision by President Joe Biden aligns with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in exports, in the form of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is locking …

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has dissolved the Anambra Traditional Rulers Council, saying the present composition of the council was in violation of the law establishing it. Mr Soludo announced this on Tuesday during a meeting with traditional rulers in the state, according to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Christian Aburime. Mr Aburime said the governor, at the meeting which …

By Igbotako Nowinta Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – An unsung Edo hero, living in the United States of America, Professor Dickson Idusuyi has been eulogized by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, as a philanthropic intellectual of repute, for his selfless and priceless humanitarian ventures. Represented by his wife, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, Governor Obaseki delivered the praise at a …

WASHINGTON— Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he launched a quieter campaign to rack up Republican endorsements In early 2021, after Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden and inspired a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol trying to overturn the 2020 election, the defeated president started laying the groundwork for the support in Congress he would need for a …