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…Edo only State in Nigeria hosting a film festival, NFVCB boss commends Obaseki’s strides Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has said the focus of his administration is to make the State Nigeria’s entertainment and creative hub. Obaseki said this during a panel session at the Edo State International Film Festival (ESIFF) 2.0, held at the Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said in a news release, as reported by the Associated Press. Chief …

The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja, said the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024. Mohammed said this on Thursday as an …

A Senate committee, on Thursday, threatened to report some oil and gas companies in the country to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) if they are found culpable of misappropriating a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intervention loan of N135 billion. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Gas Resources, Agom Jarigbe, issued the threat when the beneficiary companies appeared before the committee …

As the Senate opened debate on the 2024 budget on Thursday, the Majority Leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi, said the N9.9 trillion recurrent expenditure of the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget was too high, noting that it was about 43 per cent of the money bill. The Senate began debating the general principles of the budget in Abuja on Thursday. According to …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Edo State began yesterday on a shaky note. A meeting called by the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party in Benin City, the state capital, was boycotted by those loyal to the National Vice Chairman (Southsouth), Chief Dan Orbih. The Orbih followers – members of the Legacy Coalition in Edo State …

Justice Sherifat Solebo retired on November 25, 2022, after serving as a magistrate and high court judge in the Lagos State judiciary from 1999 to 2022. She speaks to NAOMI CHIMA about her experiences and the need for reforms in the country’s justice system Was becoming a judge your childhood dream? Justice Sherifat Solebo My becoming a judge was not …

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory and Israel dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza urging people to leave their homes, suggesting it was preparing to widen its …

Measures will crash shortfall  from 6.11% to 3.88% of GDP Senate, House begin debate on N27.6 trillion estimates Budget brilliant, says Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim A number of measures have been adopted by the Federal Government to reduce the budget deficit by nearly half. This action, which will involve a combination of fiscal, economic and accounting strategies, is expected to lead …

•Issue’ll soon be put to rest —Erelu Dosumu Following the dust raised by the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Oba Ewuare II, over the founders and settlers of Lagos, the Olofin of Isheri and Adimula of Awori Kingdom, Oba Sulaimon Bamgbade, yesterday, insisted that the Awori people were the first settlers in Lagos. But the Erelu Kuti of Lagos, …