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The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar; Labour Party, Peter Obi, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, have all agreed that security and proper education are required to pull Nigerians out of poverty. They said this while responding to questions on the Arise TV Presidential Town Hall Series, on Sunday. In his submission, Kwankwaso …

All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has, again, shunned the Arise presidential debate, with the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP), and Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in attendance. As the third series of the debate began on Sunday, Kwakwanso has accused most of the …

Horniman Museum in London has transferred ownership of 72 looted Benin artifacts in its collection to Nigeria, becoming one of the few museums in the United Kingdom to make the milestone move. The event was witnessed by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Prof. Abba Tijani and the representative …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Police in Edo have warned cultists and other troublemakers to steer clear of the state or be ready to face the full weight of the law. The warning followed intelligence reports received by the state police command that some cultists/miscreants are plotting to foment trouble in and around Ekosodin Community of Benin City. …

…List security, infrastructure among 7 key priority areas …Insist a new Nigeria is possible Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have in conjunction with the party, released a 62-paged manifesto titled “Pact with Nigeria” in which they outlined 7 priority areas if elected come 2023. The Vanguard reports that the document …

By Isaac Eranga Benin City, Nigeria – A workshop on drafting and developing a legislative bill titled: ‘A Bill for Urban Poor and Rural Women in Edo State’, has been held in Benin City. The workshop which was organized by Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative (ECOWA), in collaboration with Women for Fairness and Equity Organisation (WEFON), with support from …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, departs Abuja today for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for high-level bilateral engagements in the Southeast nation, including meetings with the President of Vietnam, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Osinbajo will also meet that country’s Vice President Vo Thi Aah Xuan, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, other government officials and the business community, according to Laolu …

*Says N625bn disbursed to them in 2 years *Delta State to Buhari: Okowa not among stealing governors In a step apparently aimed at ensuring that governors of oil-producing states account for the 13 per cent derivation money disbursed to them, the Presidency yesterday revealed that the nine states in the club received N625.43 billion from derivation, subsidy, and SURE-P refunds, …

Prominent Nigerians at home and abroad on Thursday, graced the official book presentation of “The Letterman”— a book on Obasanjo’s ‘secret’ letters authored by the PREMIUM TIMES Editor-in-chief, Musikilu Mojeed. The book unveiled is a 492-page narrative nonfiction. Titled: “The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo”. It extols the uniqueness and significance of letter writing …

Abuja, Dec. 3, 2022 (NAN) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have urged the Federal Government to put an end to the fuel shortages and price hike in the country. The Presidents of NLC and the TUC said this in a statement, signed by Mr Ayuba Wabba and Mr Festus Osifo on Saturday in Abuja. It …