The Senate has described the use of dangerous chemicals particularly calcium carbide by fruit vendors to artificially ripen fruits as hazardous and a major public health threat to consumers across the country. The Senate therefore resolved to amend existing laws to criminalize the practice, and called for more investigation into the ugly practice The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Senator Anthony Okorie Ani (Ebonyi South), who demanded urgent intervention from relevant regulatory agencies. The...

Following the minority status of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State Assembly occasioned by the defection of PDP members, including the speaker, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Mrs. Maria Oligbi-Edeko, has resigned her position. Mrs Oligbi-Edeko representing Esan North-East II announced her resignation during the plenary in Benin City, the state capital, on Monday. In her resignation letter to the House, Oligbi-Edeko said her resignation was...