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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 …

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into the aircraft accident in the Ikeja area of Lagos on Monday. A media officer at the NSIB, Tunji Oketunbi, in a statement, described the aircraft as “a Jabiru J430, a light single airplane with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-CCQ operated by Air First Hospitality & Tours, which occurred around …

Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has urged the federal government not to follow the dictates of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying it should trade with countries that accept naira as exchange rate. He also admonished President Bola Tinubu’s administration to enforce the Central Bank Act and take charge of the country’s economy. Falana disclosed this while speaking with …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, Kano Chapter, on Wednesday, embarked on a peaceful protest which has paralysed business and commercial activities in the metropolitan city of Kano. This is in compliance with the nationwide protest called by the NLC over the FG’s removal of fuel subsidy. The Kano NLC protest march began at the Murtala Mohammed Library, Ahmadu Bello Way, and …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has refuted the claim of President Bola Tinubu that N1 trillion has been saved since his government ceased payment of fuel subsidy. In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the president revealed that a total of N1 trillion had been saved since subsidy payment was stopped. Speaking during the ongoing nationwide protest of orgaised labour, Comrade …

Angry protesters have pulled down the gate of the National Assembly complex in Abuja. Earlier, the protesters led by the leaders of the Organised Labour, Joe Ajaero of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Festus Osifo of the Trade Union Congress asked security operatives stationed at the legislative building to open the gate to allow the angry workers to express their …