We Will Push Water Resources Bill to the Peak – FG Insists Despite Rejection from Many Nigerians

The Federal Government on Tuesday reiterated its insistence for the realization of the National Water Resources Bill 2020, adding that the majority of Nigerians opposing the bill are doing so because they have access to media. The FG said it would go ahead and ensure the passage of the bill because it is for the food of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the firmed position at a press...

The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, has explained why Agboola Ajayi, the present Deputy Governor was not picked as his running mate. Agboola defected to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his bid to secure a governorship ticket but was defeated by Jegede in the party’s primary election. The deputy governor then left the PDP for Zenith Labour Party,...

Zamfara Ex-governor, Yari administration Diverted N10.8bn for University Project – Commissioner

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Zamfara Government has accused the administration of former governor Abdulaziz Yari of diverting N10.8 billion set aside for the state university project. The State Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, made the accusation at a press conference in Gusau. However, former commissioner of finance under Yari’s administration, Alhaji dismissed the allegation as politically motivated. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  quoted, Garba saying  “based on the records available to us,...

Saudi Arabia Resumes ‘Umrah’ Pilgrimage from October 4

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round Umrah pilgrimage from October 4, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, seven months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. In the first stage, “6,000 citizens and residents within the kingdom will be allowed to perform the umrah per day from October 4”, the ministry said in a statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency. Visitors from outside the kingdom...

Run people-oriented Programme as `Godfatherism` Ends – Ex-agitator tells Obaseki

Mr Kingsley Muturu, a peace ambassador and leader of Amnesty Phase II in Delta, has described Gov. Godwin Obaseki`s victory as the final blow to godfatherism in Nigerian Politics. He, however, called on the governor to carry everyone along and ensure that his administration ran a purposeful and people-oriented programme. Muturu said this in a congratulatory message to Gov. Obaseki following his victory at the just-concluded Edo governorship election. He noted that Obaseki`s victory in...

Obaseki Hails the People of Edo, Says “Lions, Tigers” are Tamed, Now in Zoe

The Governor of Edo and Governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, praised the people of Edo for ensuring his victory at the recently concluded governorship election in the state. He added that his reelection has brought an end to the institution of godfatherism and ensured that “the lions and tigers” were permanently put in the cage. Obaseki said this while speaking to party supporters at the Museum Ground, Kings Square in Benin City after he had...

APC Finally Concedes Defeat, Admits Edo Poll is Free, Fair

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, conceded defeat 24 hours after Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party, was declared winner of the Edo Governorship Election. Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni in a statement titled, “Edo State Governorship Election: Victory for Democracy,” he congratulated Obaseki over his victory. In the signed statement, Buni said, “Edo State Governorship election is over, the winner has been declared...

PDP Vows to Replicate Edo Victory in Lagos in 2023 Election

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to replicate the victory the party recorded in Edo State Governorship election in Lagos State. The party made this known in a press statement through its spokesperson in Lagos, Taofik Gani. In the statement titled, ‘Edo Victory, we are fired up’, Gani noted that the victory of Godwin Obaseki has strengthened the party’s determination to win the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State. The Independent National Electoral Commission...

INEC Result, True Reflection of Edo People’s Choice – Group

The Edo Civil Society Organisations has reacted to Saturday’s governorship poll in the state and described the outcome as a true reflection of the people’s choice. The Public Relations Officer of the group, Mr Osazee Edigin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. Edigin said that the result of the poll declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that Edo people decided who to lead them...

Obaseki’s Victory Indicates New Political Era – Oyebode

An International Law and Jurisprudence scholar, Prof. Akin Oyebode, says the victory of Mr Godwin Obaseki in the just-concluded Edo gubernatorial polls has wiped off god-father politics in Nigeria’s political culture. Oyebode made the statement while speaking in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday on the outcome of the Edo governorship election. According to him, the result of the election has opened a new and better era...

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