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  Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful transitions of power, and resolved disagreements in courtrooms and legislative chambers—not through violence. We have experienced the longest stretch of civilian rule in our history. Our democracy is not perfect, …

The senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District, Joseph Ikpea, has commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for ordering the closure of some secondary schools in Edo State following intelligence reports of a planned attack on schools by suspected kidnappers. In a statement made available to journalists in Benin City on Wednesday, Ikpea described the governor’s action as timely and proactive, saying the …

Edo State Government has ordered the sealing of a two-storey building under construction which collapsed in Benin City, the state capital on Thursday. The occurrence is raising fresh concerns over the increasing incidence of unsafe building practices and the use of substandard construction materials. The building, located on Gospel Avenue, off Adesuwa Road in Oredo Local Government Area, reportedly caved …

Panic gripped motorists and residents on Thursday as several persons were feared dead after a suspected branded Dangote Cement truck reportedly plunged into the Ovia River along the Benin-Ore Expressway in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The truck, loaded with cement, was said to have crashed into the river from the Ovia River Bridge in circumstances that …

  At the end of the voting process, 289 members supported the motion for state police, while four voted against it, effectively clearing the proposal for further legislative progression within the constitutional amendment process The House of Representatives has passed for further legislative action a bill seeking the establishment of state police, following a decisive voice vote during Thursday’s plenary. …

  According to the motion, Sections 88 and 89 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), confer investigative and oversight powers on the National Assembly and its Committees for the purposes of lawmaking, accountability, transparency and good governance. The Nigerian Senate is set to consider a far-reaching motion which it claimed is aimed at preserving …

  The upper chamber held that the power to authorise such a threat rests solely with the presiding officer of the Senate, in line with its rules and constitutional provisions. The Senate on Thursday disagreed with the decision of its Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to issue a warrant of arrest against a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian …

Activist and member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has criticised the party’s national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, saying he appeared “insecure” and was acting as though he was in competition with the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Yesufu stated this in a post on X on Thursday while responding to comments made by Dickson during an interview …

A prominent Niger Delta investor, businessman and political leader, High Chief Peter Ojemen, has called for deeper collaboration among stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to drive economic growth, sustainable development and national stability. Chief Ojemen made the call during a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali, where discussions …

Benin City, Edo Nigeria — Six years after the kidnapping and brutal murder of Barr. Iyoha Osobase, judgement was delivered on Wednesday with the sentencing to death of five of the six accused persons by presiding Judge of State Civil High Court 2, Hon. Justice Efe Ikponmwonba. Late Barr. Iyoha Osobase, was allegedly murdered on May 9, 2020, in Aduwawa, …