Senator Kashim Shettima, the Vice President, revealed yesterday that the Federal Government has disbursed N3 billion to each state to assist with flood control and other disaster response measures. A statement signed and made available to the press by Amos Uchiv, President, Defenders of Democracy (DoD)., Senator Shettima disclosed this information on his official Facebook…
The Edo State Government is aware of the puerile and unsophisticated effort by Kassim Afegbua, Media Director for the Edo All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign council, to distort the facts surrounding the Peace Accord signing on September 12, in the lead-up to the Edo State gubernatorial election. A statement issued by Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser,…
By Chris Ojeikere Edo APC’s brazenly ungodly, immoral and criminal arrogance of wanting to steal an election by using the police and other coercive methods is now visible to the blind and audible to the deaf in Edo State. And we are putting the evidence out there before the world to see. Even the crudest…
By Kingsley Ohens The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, Thursday, 12th September 2024, has restrained the Inspector General Police, IGP, and his agents from arresting Dr. Kelly Inedegbor, Chairman of Esan North East Local Government. The court has issued a restraining order against the Inspector General of Police, preventing the arrest of another…
By Jane Uyi Orobosa After Edo people protested the indiscriminate arrest and detention of the People’s Democratic party, PDP, members before the September 21 governorship election, Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun directed their arraignment on fabricated charges in an Abuja Magistrate Court. Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has stated unequivocally that he and…
By Kingsley Ohens As the September 21 governorship election in Edo State approaches, Team Asue Media Organisation (TAMO) has vehemently denounced the blatant collaboration between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Nigeria Police Force, and expressed support for Governor Godwin Obaseki’s decision not to sign the Peace Accord. In a statement released on Thursday…
The Director General of the Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has appealed to Deltans to turn out en masse to support their state team as the 8th edition of the National Youth Games begins on Thursday, September 12, in Asaba, Delta State. While addressing journalists on Tuesday, Oghenesivbe acknowledged Governor…
On Tuesday, September 10, protesters entered the Senate building and raised their fists in a gesture of defiance. Early Wednesday, the Mexican Senate narrowly passed a contentious judicial reform, following a chaotic scene where protesters broke into the chamber and forced proceedings to be suspended. The Senate vote was the ultimate major challenge for the…
BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF. The Special Adviser on Agriculture to the President, Honourable Abiodun Yunusa, has extended condolences to the people of Borno State regarding the recent flooding in the area. While urging the populace to relocate to higher ground, he also seized the opportunity to offer similar assistance to the people of Bauchi state, as…
…Says he’s most suited for the job By Kingsley Owens In a significant development just 10 days to the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANs) has endorsed Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. NANS Zone B, made up of all…