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Some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Thursday, said the former governor of the state, Nyesom Wike ran to the party to save his political career. They also noted that the former minister of state for education deserved no praise for the growth of the party in the state. According to a statement signed by the state …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will appear before the UN Security Council on Thursday to denounce the use of food as a weapon, according to officials, with Russia in the firing line for its war on Ukraine. The United States took over the monthly presidency of the Security Council on Tuesday, and Blinken will use the podium to make …

Former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, were on Thursday officially ratified to replace the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and former National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore. The decision was taken barely an hour after President Bola Tinubu arrived at the Transcorp Hilton, venue …

NEW YORK — The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also decide if he’ll face time behind bars. For Trump, who’s now facing his third criminal indictment — this time for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and block the transfer of presidential power — winning is about more than ego, redemption, score-settling or the …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday forwarded a fresh list of 19 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Among the nominees are former Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola; former Kebbi governor Atiku Bagudu; former Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle; former Yobe governor, Ibrahim Geidam; former Plateau governor, Simon Lalong; a former senator from Bayelsa State, Heineken Lokpobiri and Shuiabu Abubakar Audu, son of a …

By Eben Enasco Against the backdrop of epileptic power supply in Evbuobanosa, Abudu, and environs in Orhionmwon Local Government Area, the Minority Whip in the Edo State House of Assembly Hon. Osamwonyi Atu, is calling on the authority to urgently intervene. Hon Atu, a member Representing Orhionmwon East Constituency, at the plenary on Tuesday, presented a motion seeking the restoration …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the Museum of West African Art, Edo (MOWAA) when completed will create over 30,000 jobs for Nigerians. The governor disclosed this when he inspected the ongoing construction of MOWAA, Edo project site along Ezoti Street in Benin City, on Wednesday. Obaseki, who led members of the State Executive Council (EXCO) on a …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria – A 60-year-old man has appealed to Edo State Government and the state police command to release the corpse of his mother as his family is ready for burial. Meanwhile, Edo State Ministry of Health has said that it is unaware that vandals suspected to be body snatchers attacked an embattled ‘mortuary’ …

*Obaseki Promises N500m Monthly Palliative By Eben Enasco  Workers in Edo State on Wednesday, join other protesters across the country to demand the immediate repair of the three Refineries in the Country by the Nigeria Government. They said it would go a long way to address the issues surrounding the present economic hardship in Nigeria. The Protesters who matched across …

The Nigerian Senate has promised to resolve the demands of protesting members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) within seven days. NLC members on Wednesday occupied the National Assembly complex to protest against the hardship inflicted on Nigerians as a result of the removal of subsidy on petrol. The protesters were led by the National Chairman of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, and …