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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said his administration is putting in place measures to decentralise power supply in the state, improve efficiency and reduce the burden of poor electricity supply on residents and businesses. Okpebholo disclosed this at the 52nd Annual Convention of the Uromi Community Association of Nigeria, UCAN, held at…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a pastor and his wife in Lagos after discovering 11 kilograms of skunk concealed in hidden compartments of their vehicle. The suspects, Pastor Afolabi Hodonu, 45, allegedly in charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Agonvi Sea Beach, Sakpo area of Seme border, Badagry, and…
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Bayero University, Kano (BUK), has announced the death of Hajiya Hadiza Attahiru Jega, the wife of the former Vice-Chancellor of the university and former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega. The university, in a statement shared on its official social media page on Sunday, “announce the passing of Hajiya Hadiza…
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A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Ken Imasuagbon, has urged Nigerians to mobilise against President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid in 2027. Imasuagbon, a former governorship aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in Edo, stated this in Ewohimi, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, while receiving a wave of…
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Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has extended warm Easter greetings to Christians across Delta State and Nigeria, urging them to be committed to building a nation where peace, justice, and brotherhood prevail. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, Governor Oborevwori urged Christians to remain steadfast in their faith and…
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As Edo State prepares for the local government election, the state’s Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has urged peace within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the party to emerge victorious at the polls. Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Friday Aghedo, in a statement, said the deputy governor made the call…
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U.S. Policy Firm To Brief Congress, Trump Administration On INEC’s Suspension Of ADC Leadership The firm’s intervention comes in response to INEC’s recent action withdrawing recognition of the ADC leadership and halting all official engagement with the party pending the outcome of ongoing litigation. U.S.-based policy firm Von Batten-Montague York L.C. has announced plans to…
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Captain Ibrahim Traoré says Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy. Capt Traoré said political parties were divisive and dangerous. Democracy “kills” and the people of Burkina Faso must “forget” it, the country’s military ruler has said in an interview aired on state television. Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a coup three years ago,…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is facing a wave of criticism following a controversial comment in which he suggested he would have “shot” a television presenter over remarks made during a live broadcast. The comment, directed at Seun Okinbaloye of Channels Television, has ignited widespread backlash from media groups, civil society organisations,…
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Femi Falana, a lawyer and activist, says lawyers and judges, with their various litigation and judgments, are to blame for turning the country into a one-party state. Mr Falana disclosed this on Thursday at the fifth Comrade Yinka Odumakin Memorial Lecture in Ikeja, Lagos. Citing the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday…