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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 …

Camille Gamarra and Diego Gallardo sat in their living room and watched as armed gunmen stormed a local television news studio, taking anchors and staff hostage during the live broadcast. People watching it play out were left stunned, and word quickly spread on social media and through WhatsApp messages of simultaneous attacks that were being carried out through Ecuador’s largest …

Ondo State Deputy Governor nominee, Okayide Owolabi Adelami, has promised not to betray Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the confidence reposed in him. Adelami, a retired Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, spoke shortly after he was screened and confirmed by the Ondo State House of Assembly. He said he would not disappoint the people of the state. Clerk of the House, Jaiyeola …

Three Governors from Northern Nigeria have advocated the consolidation of the achievements recorded by the immediate past administration in the areas of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and digital assets to address the challenges facing the country. The Governors include Babagana Zulum of Borno state, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. Former Lagos State governor and immediate …

Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed his gratitude to God, President Bola Tinubu and the minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for his triumph at the Supreme Court. The governor declared his resolve to remain committed to the purpose for which he was elected as governor saying nothing would distract his governance. Fubara restated his commitment to governance …

Apex Court Validation Of 15 Gov’ship Election Vindicates INEC – Group The Northern Emancipation Network (NEN) has said that the validation of all the 15 Governorship Elections disputes that were pending before the Supreme Court is a vindication of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s( INEC) commitment to the conduct of credible elections. The group in a statement signed by its …

• Ondo Assembly to screen Adelami for deputy governor today• Aiyedatiwa appoints new SSG, CoP• Ondo judicial workers boo sacked Commissioner• Yoruba Progressives Forum urges Southern governors to immortalise Akeredolu Barely a month after the death of former Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa yesterday took full charge of the power levers when he dissolved, with immediate effect, the cabinet and all …

A five-member panel of Justices on the court held in the case of Rivers state that, the appeal by Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was unmeritorious. In the lead judgment, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa held that Cole and the APC failed to prove their case with sufficient evidence. Justice Saulawa resolved all the four issues identified for determination …

…facilities employed quacks, sold expired medicines, others, says Health Commissioner Edo State Government has stepped up regulation of the State’s health sector, sealing off over 108 unregistered health facilities for various unsafe medical practices and failing several quality assurance checks, thereby endangering the lives of millions of Edo people. The Edo State Health Commissioner, Dr. Samuel Alli, who disclosed this …