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_Nigerian Government is expected to do things differently to tackle the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria_ *By Ogiemwonyi Osazuwa* Although the Federal and  State Governments of Nigeria are doing its best to contain the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, however their best are not good enough. The Federal Government and the 36 State Governments should intensify actions to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. More have been said on COVID-19 preventive measures and Nigerian Government has been trying to keep Nigeria safe with theoritical approach rather than practical approach. The effect on this is that the Nigerian Government is doing the same thing but expecting different results. In less than five months Nigeria came out from partial lockdown and Nigeria is on partial lockdown again. As of today, several states across Nigeria are on partial lockdown. And Federal Government is considering ban on some countries.  Apart from COVID-19 sc...

Godwin Obaseki is an Alumnus of UI — Alumni body The President of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association Worldwide, Prof. Elsie Olufunke Adewoye, has debunked the rumour currently in circulation that the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is not a graduate of the institution. In a press statement released in Ibadan, Prof. Adewoye disclosed that Mr. Obaseki graduated from the University of Ibadan, where he studied Classics. She further stated that Mr. Obaseki gained admission to the University in 1976 and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours, Lower Division. While wondering why the controversy should arise in the first place, the Alumni President stated that records of his admission and graduation were, in fact, intact in the archives of the University, stressing that this formed the basis of his unanimous selection by the Alumni Association to deliver the 2018 Alumni lecture held on the 3rd of August, 2018. She further disclosed that Mr. Godwin N. Obaseki was honoure...

Earlier today, Bar. Ken Immasuagbon, a PDP leader from Edo State, was at the IDP camp in Benin to share hundreds of bags of rice to the inmates as part of his usual endeavour during the Christmas. He also bought other items such as cartons of noodles, soft drinks, small chops and gave them cash gift of #250,000. As part of his appreciation for those inmates who had been admitted into the university studying different courses such as medicine, law, banking and finance, Bar. Ken Immasuagbon and his wife promised #200,000 yearly for the best students. The over 3,000 thousand inmates trooped out enmase to thank him for the gifts and prayed that God should grant him long life and prosperity to continue to have more than enough to give to those in dire need. He also enjoined other good people of Edo State to come to the aid of the Internally Displaced Persons as there are potentials there to be harnessed from the inmates. Not done with the IDPs, Bar. Ken Immasuagbon also went to the market i...

Bar. Ken Immasuagbon has congratulated Governor Obaseki as the Tribunal sitting in Benin dismissed the Action Alliance petition challenging his victory in the last gubernatorial election held on 19th September, 2020.  Addressing pressmen in Abuja, Bar. Ken Immasuagbon said, "I congratulate my brother and friend, Governor Godwin Obaseki on this Tribunal victory. I can assure him the mandate given to him by the good people of Edo State will stand and the state will see massive development in the course of his four years in office.  "I had no doubt all these frivolous petitions filed by unknown candidates of these small parties are going to be mere academic journeys that will lead nowhere. None of these party, not even APC, has any single evidence that Godwin Obaseki of the PDP did not win the election. In law, when you accuse, when you petition, you must prove. The burden of proof is on you. The election was adjudged by even foreign observers as one of the freest elections ever...

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin City has dismissed the petition filed by the Action Alliance and another against Governor Godwin Obaseki’s re-election. The Tribunal dismissed the suit challenging Governor Obaseki’s victory in the September poll in a unanimous ruling delivered on Thursday in Benin City, the state capital. Justice Chukwudi Nwakwo delivered the ruling in the presence of the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Abdulrazak Abdulkareem, and the third judge, Justice Josephine Ayua. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which Governor Obaseki sought re-election, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which declared the governor as the winner, were joined as respondents to the petition. When the case was called, the counsel to the petitioners, Steven Osaigbovo, was not present in court. In its ruling, the Tribunal held that in the petition against the first and second respondents, the petitioners failed to file...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Monday, said the Action Alliance (AA), a petitioner in the Edo State governorship election petition tribunal has no petition before the court because it failed to file application for pre-hearing notice. It would be recalled that AA and four other political parties are challenging the outcome of the September 19 Edo State governorship election that brought in governor Godwin Obaseki. At pre-hearing yesterday, counsel to PDP, Onyechi Ikpeazu said the petitioner has abandoned its petition for failing to file for pre-hearing notice which he said is in line with the Electoral Act 2010 as amended. He said “The tribunal has no jurisdiction to entertain the petition and we urge the tribunal to dismiss the application. We didn’t receive the petitioner’s reply to activate the pre-hearing by applying for the issuance of the pre-hearing forms”, he said. But counsel to AA, Stephen Osaigbovo who objected to the position of PDP saying the petitioner...

THE Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives has called on Nigerians to compel their representatives in the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for “gross incompetence and persistent and continuous breach of Section 14(2) (b) of the 1999 Constitution.” The section partly reads, “The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government; …"   The caucus also called on members of the Federal Executive Council to invoke the provisions of Section 144 (1) of the Constitution by declaring that Buhari was incapable of discharging the functions of the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Leader of the PDP caucus, Kingsley Chinda, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, titled, ‘PDP caucus mourns, says Nigeria saddled with the circus’, said it was disheartening to the caucus that the President has failed to lead Nigerians from the front...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, swore-in the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., and urged him to remain undaunted and focused in the discharge of his duties." The swearing-in ceremony held at Government House, Benin City, Edo State capital. The governor reiterated that the pressures of the job would continue in our quest to restructure our systems for efficient service delivery to Edo people, noting, "We started this journey together. Ogie is part of the whole process. The advice I have is for you to brace up to face more pressure than ever before.  “This is because one of the most difficult things in life is to change an aged system or to try to get an old person to change their ways. What we are attempting to do in the next four years will not be easy and we need all the support we can get to make Edo great again." Dignitaries at the event include Edo People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Mr Tony Aziegbemi; Nationa...