Governorship/HoA Elections: Elect credible candidates, CSO group charges Edo People

The Edo State chapter of the Organised Civil Society Organisations (OCSO) has charged Edo State residents  to vote only credible candidates in the forthcoming governorship and House of Assembly elections. The group noted that it is another opportunity to elect credible candidates that would represent their interest in the state House of Assembly in the next four years. While addressing a world press conference in Benin, Marxist Kola Edokpayi who spoke on behalf of the...

Revisiting the Pathway to Nigeria’s President of Igbo Extraction

Probably by the end of the coming week, many people would have gotten used to the fact that the 2023 Presidential Election has been won and lost. Again, with the Southeast not able to produce a President after an intense run by Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Moving on from here, what is next in the bid for actualizing the vision for a Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction? No doubt the 2023 Presidential Election...

Ekiti State Government To Assist Rainstorm Victims

Ekiti State government is the victim of a rainstorm that destroyed about 105 buildings mostly residential in the Oke-Ako community in the Ikole local government area in the state. Governor Biodun Oyebanji stated this while assessing the level of damage caused by the rainstorm in the community and condoled with them over the disaster. Represented by his deputy, Mrs. Monisade Afuye, was conducted around the affected areas by the Regent of the town, Her Royal...

Fire Destroys Properties Worth Millions Of Naira In Four Villages Of Jigawa State

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire in Malamawar Dangoli, Karangi, and Kwalele villages, in Kiyawa LGA of Jigawa State. Affected by the inferno are residential houses, livestock, animals, farm products, and other belongings. The Jigawa State police spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam while confirming the incident said, “No loss of lives recorded so far, but some of the family members suspected to have run for their lives are missing.” He said...

Vehicles and Tricycles Burnt In Enugu , Sit-At-Home Order may be Motive

The Abakpa community in Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu state on Monday witnesses a mindless dastard act of destruction of some unfortunate persons’ vehicles and tricycles in the early hours of the day. Such ugly occurrences on sit-at-home ordered days had subsided hence the scapegoats unsuspecting of the calamity that would befall them as they set out for their day’s activity. Could the destruction be to enforce the order which had been cancelled by...

JAMB trains 2,000 proctors, reviews guidelines for examination officials in 2023 UTME

In line with its effort to improve examination  standards, and as part of measures towards ensuring a seamless 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  has trained over 2,000 proctors nationwide. The Board also used the opportunity of the training to review the guidelines for its proctors and other examination officials. JAMB in its weekly bulletin explained that the training, held virtually on Saturday, 4th March, 2023, was done...

Delta Govt. approves new retirement age for teachers

The Delta Government has announced an  approval of  a new retirement age for teachers in the public service across the state. Mr Charles Aniagwu, the Commissioner for Information stated this after an Executive Council  (exco) meeting presided by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa,  stressing that the executive council gave the approval to enable the teachers and the tertiary institutions workers contribute more to nation-building. He noted that teachers in public schools would now retire at the attainment...

APC/PCC asks Atiku, to stick to his decision to seek redress in court

Following protest to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has asked the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar to stick to his decision to seek redress in court and avoid constituting obstacle to road users in the guise of pursuing a stolen mandate. It would be recalled that leaders of the PDP had on Monday marched...

IGP discloses arrests of 203 electoral offenders, linked to  presidential, NASS elections

Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)  has reported that about 203 offenders linked to various electoral offences and sundry crimes have been arrested during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. He made this known when he met with Strategic Police Managers comprising of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police and members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police, and heads of tactical investigative and operational units of the Force at...

Edo: 500 indigent persons to benefit from NAS free medical care

Indigent persons numbering 500, are to benefit from its free health care services in Edo State, courtesy of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), popularly called Pyrates Confraternity, with over 250 beneficiaries in the first phase. Mr Dirisu Odion, the Edo North branch Capoon Hybrid Deck, who disclosed this on Monday during the flag-off of the association’s medical mission in Ososo, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo state  said, the programme, tagged “NAS Medical...

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