After weeks of embarrassing his party and facing a likely defeat, All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo finally emerged, albeit briefly, to answer softball questions about his bid to lead the state. He appeared on British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, Pidgin, where he avoided the challenge of communicating in standard English. Even then,…
By Amb. Tony Okonigene It was the Late Afro beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti that sang the hit song “UNKNOWN SOLDIERS “ to expose the tactics the military used in eliminating his late mother without trace to them. Masked soldiers with no means of identification stormed the Kalakuta Republic home of Fela and destroyed everything in…
Saddled with a vacuous candidate and unable to articulate a serious campaign message, the APC in Edo has resorted to cheap shots and base attacks on its leading opponent, Dr. Asuen Ighodalo. One such attack is that he is an extension of the incumbent, and his emergence would result in the continuation of ongoing developments…
… We’ll develop the blue economy along River Niger — Ighodalo By Kingsley Ohens The Open Field of Ogbaki Primary School, Agenebode, headquarters of Etsako East Local Government Area, on Wednesday turned a carnival ground as Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, led the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Asue Ighodalo and his…
Nasarawa State House of Assembly, NSHA, is pushing for a law to create roads and maintenance properties, which is a great initiative to improve the state’s infrastructure. Our correspondent Yahaya Idris report that the proposed law aims to shift the responsibility for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction of roads to a new entity and This…
Omala Local Government Scribe, Hon. Simeon Omale (JP) has ascribed the level of acceptance of the local government Chairmanship candidate under the All Progressives Congress, APC party for October 19 election, Hon. Edibo Ameh Mark as divine. In a statement, the Secretary said, “the coming on board of Hon. Edibo as a Caretaker Chairman, now…
…Solicit for level playing field for all parties By Kingsley Ohens The Team Asue Media Organization (TAMO) has condemned the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly harassing and intimidating members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State. TAMO is demanding a level playing field for all parties ahead of the September 21 governorship election….
IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja. To ensure massive food production and power generation, Kogi State Government has concluded arrangement to effectively utilize the da across the state for irrigation farming Kogi State Commissioner for Water resources, Yahaya Danladi Farouk, disclosed on Monday while inspecting the facilities at Omi Kampe dam, a world bank supported project, Sustainable Power…
By Rita Ebiuwa In 2015, when the All Progressives Congress (APC) assumed power, Nigerians paid N87 per litre for petrol. Today, in 2024, that price has skyrocketed to an unprecedented N897 per litre. In just nine years, the APC government has managed to do what the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) could not do in 16…