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*_…‘APC acting in defiance of our regulations’_* *_…warns against use of thugs to disrupt peace, stir up violence_* The Edo State Government has reiterated its resolve to enforce the laws and regulations emplaced to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), charging political parties to restrict the conduct of their primary elections within the protocols and provisions of the state’s COVID-19 Quarantine Regulations and Gazette on political gatherings. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., in a statement, noted that the state would spare no expense in upholding the law and protecting the lives of the people. According to him, “The Edo State Government is calling on all political parties holding primary elections to restrict themselves to conducting their activities within the protocols and regulations provided for in the Edo State Coronavirus (COVID-19) Quarantine Regulations and the Government’s Gazette on political gatherings during this pandemic. “The...

Our people says "the young shall grown" a little boy of yesterday has grown up to become the father of today. Our able Governor, Godwin Obaseki has grown up to become a strong man in today's leadership, hence is no longer unripe mango as we thought few years back. The mango has ripe to the best of all fruits. You are a true man of the people, the people's Governor. With you, Edo is blessed among all states. Chief, Mrs, Evelyn Igbafe.

Says we found nothing wrong with him Gov: I presented all my certificates from secondary school to NYSC Chuks Okocha in Abuja The tenor of the debate in the Edo State governorship tussle formally changed on Saturday with the clearance of Governor Godwin Obaseki to seek re-election on the platform of his new party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Hon. Kingsley Chinda-screening committee gave Obaseki a clean bill of health ahead of the PDP primary election scheduled for June 25, saying it found nothing wrong with him. The governor told reporters after the screening that he had presented to the panel all his credentials, from secondary school to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The panel also cleared the other three governorship aspirants: Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, Gideon Ikhine, and Mr Kenneth Imansuangbon. Though, there were allegations that they were under pressure from the party to step down for Obaseki. Obaseki defected to PDP from the All Progressives Congress ...

Okwe Obi, Abuja A governorship aspirant on the platform of Action Democratic Party (ADP), ahead of Ondo State election, Martin Olateru-Olagbegi, has lambasted the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state, saying it has ruined the fortunes, and impoverished people despite the enormous natural resources it is blessed with. Olateru-Olagbegi, who vented his displeasure yesterday after obtaining the expression of interest form, at the party secretariat in Abuja, said the people do not feel safe because of the scourge of insecurity, acute poverty and highhandedness. The former vice presidential candidate in 2019 general poll, maintained that if the status quo remains, “we may not have a state that we can call our own in the nearest future.” He, however, pledged to turn things around especially in the areas of agriculture, health and security with the help of his friends scattered across the world, if elected governor. “It is no longer safe to leave our lives, destiny and ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Ilorin zonal office has accused the state chairman of kwara State chapter of Nigerian Union of Teachers and the permanent secretary, the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), among others, of diverting a sum of N31 million. In a statement issued on Friday by the Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale said the sum of thirty one million naira which was meant to be used for the payment of over four hundred Teachers working with the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board was allegedly shared by the suspects. The anti-graft body said other beneficiaries in the fraud include, Director of Finance, SUBEB, Ahmed Husain, the Controller of Finance of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Omole John and the State Cordinator of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Tijani Idris. While giving details on how the sum were shared, the anti-graft body Spokesman said while interrogating the State Chairman of NUT, Salihu I...

‌ Eniola Akinkuotu The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has been able to get the 9th Senate to confirm at least 207 appointees for him in the last one year of the existence of the current Senate, Sunday PUNCH reports. The 207 already confirmed include judges, ministers, ambassadors, commissioners and heads of agencies. However, Buhari has not considered the re-appointment of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. Magu was appointed by the President on November 9, 2015 subject to confirmation by the Senate. But he has remained in acting capacity since then. He was rejected twice by the 8th Senate, under the leadership of Dr Bukola Saraki, based on a security report by the Department of State Services. He, however, remained in office. Saraki’s tenure as Senate President was characterised by a frosty relationship between the Presidency and the National Assembly. However, since the inauguration of the 9th ...

As the rains intensify in Edo State, the government has warned residents, especially those living in flood-prone areas, to desist from dumping refuse in water ways, noting that the indiscriminate dumping of dirt and refuse into gutters and other water channels can cause blockage, leading to avoidable flooding. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led state government has taken serious measures to mitigate the impact of flooding in Edo, including improvement of the state’s drainage systems and the completion of erosion and flood control projects in the three senatorial districts of the state. Osagie reassured that all relevant agencies of government have been put on alert to adequately respond to any unforeseen occurrence during heavy downpours. According to him, “Some sites which have been completed to mitigate flooding in the state include sites at Oshiobugie Flood and Gully Erosio...