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Edo State Government has said it will, from August 2023, begin the clampdown on all unregistered and unapproved schools in the State, as part of renewed efforts to sanitize the education system. This was disclosed by the Acting Director General (DG) of Quality Assurance (QA) of the Ministry of Education, Rosaline Okosun, during a meeting with leaders and private school …

…Sets for maiden Christian Music Festival with N50 million prize for winners Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has renamed 1st Ugbor Road in Oredo Local Government Area after Archbishop Margret Benson Idahosa of the Church of God Mission International. Addressing journalists after a thanksgiving service at the Mega Convention 2023 and in celebration of the 80th birthday of Archbishop …

•Vows to cripple fuel supply, power grid, shut markets, schools, hospitals•Federal Government begs, fixes another meeting with labour for Monday•CSOs say labour can’t be trusted, SAN warns against disobeying court order The Federal Government will on Monday meet with the representatives of the organised labour in an effort to prevent the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress. However, the …

The much awaited list of ministerial nominees to form the Federal Executive Council that will work with President Bola Tinubu was unveiled last Thursday by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The list that was presented by former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila contained 28 nominees, leaving about 11 states …

Enugu Youths Storm Streets In Celebration. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday confirmed the authenticity of the handwritten note by its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to Simeon Ekpa ordering him to stop calling sit-at-home on his behalf in the South East region. This was as Enugu youths stormed the streets yesterday in support of the IPOB leader’s directive to …

Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum said his team had been “underestimated and underappreciated” as they strive to seal their place in the Women’s World Cup last 16 on Monday. Waldrum Nigeria drew 0-0 with Olympic champions Canada in their opening match and then fought back from a goal down to beat co-hosts Australia 3-2. That left the Super Falcons just …

When the first batch of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees list was presented before the Senate on Thursday, it revealed the President’s resolve to put in place competent lieutenants in charge of the ministries. Beyond that, however, the list also indicated a Commander-in-Chief’s strategic plan to have full grip of political structures in each of the 36 states ahead of …

NEW YORK (AP) — At a moment of growing legal peril, Donald Trump ramped up his calls for his GOP rivals to drop out of the 2024 presidential race as he threatened to go after Republican members of Congress who fail to focus on investigating Democratic President Joe Biden. “Every dollar spent attacking me by Republicans is a dollar given …

Following the submission of the first set of ministerial nominees to the Senate, indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu will restructure some of the ministries of the Federal Government by merging some, creating new ones and scrapping others. Saturday PUNCH investigation revealed that the decision to restructure the ministries was in line with the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye report …

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has issued a directive to the renegade Biafra activist, Simon Ekpa to put an end to all sit-at-home protests in the South-east zone. The IPOB leader made it clear that sit-at-home which started on August 9, 2021 “is a waste of time, resources and energy”, adding that …