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    Drama played out on Thursday at the Edo State House of Assembly when dozens of heavily armed security operatives stormed the complex, leading to the eventual renovation of the complex. As early as 8 am, police officers comprising operatives attached to the Police Mobile Force and Operation Thunderstorm occupied the complex in Benin … Continue reading Drama As Men Smash Mace, Destroy Property At Edo Assembly

  Former Niger-Delta states Governors, Orji Kalu and Emmanuel Uduaghan on Monday denied any wrongdoing regarding their involvement in Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contracts. Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, had reportedly mentioned both former Governors as beneficiaries of NDDC contracts. However, Kalu, who was Abia State Governor between 1999 to 2007, said his … Continue reading NDDC Contracts: Orji Kalu, Uduaghan Deny Wrongdoing

Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, the Chief Imam of Benin City, Abdulfatah Enabulele has endorsed Governor Godwin Obaseki for the second term in office. Accompanied by some other Muslim clerics, Enabulele said Governor Obaseki has won his way into the hearts of the people of the state since assuming office … Continue reading Edo Election: Chief Imam Of Benin City, Enabulele Endorses Obaseki

    The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has restated that the Federal Government’s Special Works Programme (SPW) is for all Nigerians and not for members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Keyamo said this in a series of tweets on his handle where he refuted claims that he ordered … Continue reading Special Works Recruitment Is For Nigerians, Not An ‘APC Programme,’ Says Keyamo

  The police have arrested and paraded a lady known as Halima Ali, for severing her husband’s genitals in the Tella community of Gassol local government area, Taraba State. The 20-year-old suspect is said to have drugged her husband, Mr Ali Umar, and used a sharp knife to sever his genital organ while asleep. Parading … Continue reading Police Parade Woman For Severing Husband’s Genital In Taraba

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for the Edo governorship election, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, as a barefaced treasury looter, who has no moral rectitude to speak on corruption. The PDP described as a huge irony that Governor Ganduje, who has become a … Continue reading ‘You Are A Barefaced Treasury Looter’, PDP Tells Ganduje

  The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), toeing the path of his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, who had earlier defected to the party. Governor Obaseki is now the standard-bearer of the PDP in the September 19, 2020 … Continue reading Edo 2020: Obaseki’s Spokesman, Osagie, Defects To PDP

  Bayelsa State Government has discharged 54 COVID-19 patients from the isolation centre in the state. This was disclosed on Monday by the Director of Public Health in the State, Dr Yerinbuluemi Stow. READ ALSO: Edo Election: I Won’t Support Obaseki – Kassim Afegbua According to him, the strategies put in place by the government … Continue reading Bayelsa Discharges 54 Recovered COVID-19 Patients

    Police in Lagos have arrested a 61-year-old man accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his 19-year-old daughter. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Bala Elkana, noted that Eke Kanu was apprehended following a complaint from a female lawyer at the Ikorodu Police Station. According to him, … Continue reading Police Arrest Two Fathers For Raping Daughters In Lagos

By Akpos Oghenetega, This may not be the best of time for the embattled Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin …