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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government will reconstitute the state Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board. He said this during a courtesy visit by the new leadership of the Edo State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) led by Chairman, Apostle General (Dr) Irekpono Omoike, at the Government House, in Benin City. He said, “The …

…Presents gratuity cheque to retired Chief Judge Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed the State retired Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Joe Acha as a performance-driven leader who surpassed expectations while he served the state. The governor made the remarks at a valedictory party in honour of Hon. Justice Acha who retired at the age of 65 as required by …

Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Nigeria from a trip to Europe where reports claimed he went to fine-tune preparations for his May 29 Presidental inauguration. Tinubu was spotted at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja this afternoon, according to report by the Vanguard. The President-elect was received by the Vice President-elect, Kassim Shettima, Senate …

The Federal Government has appointed Oba of Benin, Ewuare II as the Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, two years after the institution has been without a Chancellor. The university, is the largest in Nigeria with over 120,000 students, cutting across the various learning centres nationwide. The Vice Chancellor of the university,  Prof. Olufemi Peters, who announced this when …

…Lines up 50 witnesses Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Saturday, asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal for seven weeks to present his case, including 50 witnesses that would testify and tender evidence to establish that the 2023 presidential election was rigged against him. Obi, made the request at the resumed proceedings on the petition he filed to …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says he has lined up 50 witnesses to prove his petition against the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu’s victory as Nigeria’s president-elect. Others sued in the case – Mr Tinubu, the APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – also gave the numbers of witnesses they would call at a …

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) is thinkering with an idea of consolidating all the surviving three petitions challenging the conduct and outcome of the February 25 election that produced Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress(APC) as the president-elect. The intention was communicated to counsel to the parties on Saturday by Chairman of the five-member panel, Justice Haruna Tsammani, …

•Stay away from inauguration venue if you don’t have business there – SGF •Buhari hands over transition documents to incoming President Thursday. About 65 world leaders, including Heads of State, have been invited to grace the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who will be sworn in as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29. Also expected at the nation’s …

In spite of ongoing litigations and protests, the inauguration of the President-elect and his deputy, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, would hold as scheduled on May 29. This was disclosed at the World Press Conference by the Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The media outing was organized to brief Nigerians …

It was James Freeman Clarke, the 19th-Century American minister, theologian and author, who once said, “A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation.” Mr Godwin Obaseki, from his trajectory since he assumed the high office of the Governor of Edo State in 2016, has clearly demonstrated that he belongs to the class of statesmen, with …